A reunion with ulterior motives?

That's what David Backes joked after his Boston Bruins lost to the Blues on Tuesday, as the former St. Louis captain hosted some of his old teammates for a Thanksgiving meal the night before.

David Backes on hosting some Blues last night: "I tried to weigh them down with a bunch of steak and had my wife coming around with wine." — Amalie Benjamin (@AmalieBenjamin) November 23, 2016

Here's a look at Backes and some Blues around the dining table.

Thanksgiving came early at the Backes house. #stlblues pic.twitter.com/BlJN5SiR9H — St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) November 22, 2016

Backes scored the 20,000th goal in Bruins history to open the game, but the Blues eventually prevailed.

Good try, good effort.