When Gritty was first unveiled as the Flyers' new mascot, a lot of fans (jokingly) speculated Scott Hartnell was the person under the mask (for obvious reasons).
That is obviously not the case, but Hartnell and the most interesting mascot in the world are closer than you think. On Thursday, the Flyers tweeted these videos of Gritty and Hartnell becoming the best beard buddies on the planet.
Gritty also gifted Hartnell this for retiring from the NHL: It's the friendship every fan hoped would come to fruition when the Flyers revealed their new mascot before the season and now that we have these videos, the only thing we want is Hartnell to be Gritty for one game. (H/T: Philadelphia Flyers)
