ESPN the Magazine revealed Joe Thornton and Brent Burns’ appearance on the cover of the magazine’s annual “Body Issue,” with the bearded center and defenseman appearing in the buff.
ESPN also published an interview with the Sharks’ bewhiskered best buds, and we’ve pulled some of the highlights. Here are Burns and Thornton on pain:
Do hockey players even feel pain after a while?
[Brent Burns]: This one does! I have the pain gene. People say tattoos on the arm don't hurt. No, I got a sleeve done and that sucked. I'm a wimp.