David Backes, Alex Pietraneglo putting friendship aside for Stanley Cup Final

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David Backes will see some familiar faces when the Bruins and Blues face off in the Stanley Cup Final.

Backes spent his first 10 seasons in St. Louis and has some close friends on the opposing side. His best friend is Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo, who was his teammate for eight years.

But Backes made it clear that friendship won't exist for the duration of the series.

"I told him I love him now, I'm gonna love him afterwards, but I'm gonna hate him for the next three weeks here," Backes said. "I think that's a mutual decision."

Judging by Pietrangelo's comments, that decision indeed is mutual.

"When you get to this point in the season and you get into these games, everyone's going as hard as they can regardless of whether you know each other or not," said Pietrangelo.

So yeah, don't expect these two to be buddy-buddy until the handshake line takes place.

The Stanley Cup Final will begin Monday, May 27. For the full schedule, you can go here.

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