ST. LOUIS -- They are the two toughest guys on their respective blocks and they are smack dab in the middle of a neighborhood throw-down.
They should be dancing toward each other like Riff and Bernardo, the leaders of the Sharks and Jets in West Side Story, ready to lead the rumble. There's just one problem: Ryan Reaves of the St. Louis Blues and Chris Stewart of the Minnesota Wild are the best of pals. Former teammates in St. Louis, they remain very, very close.
So when the pushing and shoving starts, and the sticks come up during goal mouth scrums, it's, well, difficult.