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Tuukka Rask will show some love for Tom Brady and the New England Patriots on Friday when he rocks a special Patriots-themed goalie mask for the NHL Winter Classic at Gillette Stadium.

A few hours before puck drop, Brady returned the favor. Well, kind of.

Ever the Facebook maven, Brady took to social media to post a hilarious picture of him rocking goalie pads ahead of the Boston Bruins' matchup against the Montreal Canadiens.

That's some pretty solid Photoshop work, but Brady might have been outdone by one of his teammates. Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman posted a pretty fantastic picture to Twitter early Friday morning featuring him, Rob Gronkowski, Danny Amendola and head coach Bill Belichick as Bruins "enforcers."

Well played, Tom and Julian.