Ryan Kesler already stared down Shea Weber and his beard, so he wound up laughing at Joe Thornton's invitation to fight in Game 1. Kesler shared with the world that Joe Thornton challenged him to fight when the two were tossed from the opening faceoff. And Thornton, said, yep, he did just that. ... "He was asking me to fight," Kesler said. "I laughed at him." Later, Thornton was on the podium and one of the reporters told him what Kesler had said. The Sharks captain confirmed it was accurate and when he was asked why, replied: "Why not?" Later he expanded that slightly when asked what he said. "Let's fight. Let's start the series off with a bang. That's about it." Was Thornton surprised when Kesler declined? "No."