See The Disgusting Ploy One Hockey Player Used During a Faceoff on Thursday

Thursday’s game between the Buffalo Sabres and the Montreal Canadiens took an odd turn after Buffalo’s Steve Ott during a third period faceoff tried to, uh, lick Montreal’s Jeff Halpern.

On the face. Visor. Whatever.

“Maybe there's a reason Ott is eighth in the league in faceoff win percentage,” writes Deadspin’s Barry Petchesky.

“Ott and Halpern were teammates in Dallas for a few years, so hopefully this was more of a ‘hey buddy’ thing. Hey buddy! Here's my tongue! Why don't you wipe off your visor instead of waiting for the puck drop!” he adds.

Yeah, maybe that’s it:

Oh, and in case you were wondering, Halpern won the faceoff. I guess he doesn’t get psyched out easy.

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