There's little like suiting up alongside a player you loathe.
Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher and Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand are cut from the same cloth. Both are a pain in the ass to play against, and both have had their battles over the years, with each other.
This spring, they're teammates for Canada at the World Hockey Championship, and it seems they're enjoying the experience - and that old habits die hard.
If this gets 10K retweets I'll jump @bmarch63 when he's not looking. #NHL17McDavid
— Brendan Gallagher (@BGALLY17) May 9, 2016
If I get 5k retweets I'll run @BGALLY17 from behind in practice tomorrow #NHL17McDavid
— Brad Marchand (@Bmarch63) May 9, 2016
@BGALLY17 you better sleep with one eye open tonight !! It's on like donkey kong
— Brad Marchand (@Bmarch63) May 9, 2016
The tweets are clearly a ploy to get Edmonton Oilers phenom Connor McDavid on the cover of EA Sports' NHL '17, as most of the Canadians in Russia are taking to Twitter on Monday:
If this gets 5K RTs I'll jump in the river with @matt_dumba & @hallsy04 and yes there will be a video #NHL17McDavid pic.twitter.com/nM2JPaanCK
— Max Domi (@max_domi) May 9, 2016
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