Predators' coaches don holiday suits after losing wager with players
Peter Laviolette is a man of his word.
The Nashville Predators head coach and his staff sported holiday-themed suits behind the bench during Saturday's game against Dallas after his team swept a recent three-game road trip through Western Canada.
This is what Peter Laviolette has to wear tonight for losing a bet after the #Preds swept a three-game Western Canada road trip: pic.twitter.com/Jpne23taby
- David Satriano (@davidsatriano) December 24, 2017
This fulfilled the stipulations set out in a friendly wager proposed by captain Roman Josi, per the team's website. The players would be allowed to wear holiday suits to their final road game before the holiday break if they took five of six points from those three games, and the coaching staff would have to keep theirs on during the game against the Stars if a sweep was accomplished.
Here's a look at the entire coaching staff's threads after the Predators did, indeed, beat Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary:
Happy holidays to you too, coaches. #Preds
- Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) December 24, 2017
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