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Former foes Roman Polak, Justin Braun now San Jose Sharks teammates
- Updated: May 16, 2016
2:53 PM ET
ST. LOUIS — Don’t open that Roman Polak door.
Justin Braun is just happy he can knock on that door now and see a friendly face.
When the St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks last met in the playoffs, in 2012, Braun engaged in a fight he wished he had never accepted.
To which Blues head coach Ken Hitchcock after the game delivered one of the great all-time lines: “You found out, don’t open the Roman Polak door. Don’t ever open that door. Whoa.”
Whoa, indeed.
Perhaps to ensure that the elephant in the room was eradicated right away, the Sharks showed a sense of humor in the aftermath of the team acquiring Polak from the Toronto Maple Leafs in late February.
“Actually, it was funny,” Polak said on Sunday, smiling, as the NHL’s Western Conference finals got underway. “The first …
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