No Bull Predators coach Peter Laviolette dons postgame mask

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When it comes to keeping his promise, Predators head coach Peter Laviolette is not full of B.S.
For the second time in le s than a year, Laviolette kept his word to his players and did something completely out of character after the team stood up to achallenge from its coach.
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Saturday night, after the Preds completed a sweep of their two Isiah Kiner-Falefa Jersey -game trip to Alberta with a 3-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers, Laviolette stunned reporters by showing up his postgame briefing wearing a bull head mask. While several of his players watched -- and P.K. Subban shot video on his cell phone -- Laviolette answered questions Jesse Chavez Jersey from the media in a matter-of-fact manner, as if he were not wearing the surprising head gear.
"I'm making good on a deal with the players that I had," Laviolette calmly explained. "We had a challenge to come into Western Canada against two good teams and take four points, and this is the back-end of the challenge.
"We knew it was going to be a tough trip, so we threw it out to the players, and they got to choose the back-end Taylor Hearn Jersey of the challenge, and that's what we're honoring here."

Saturday's victory came 24 hours after the Preds disposed of the Flames 5-3 in Calgary. The Predators return home with a five-game winning streak and having won seven of their first Robinson Chirinos Jersey eight games this season.
Laviolette acknowledged that "the mask was part of something different", but did not elaborate. However, Subban provided a bit more insight.
"It was about coming on the road --I can't get too much into the details becausethat stays in the locker room --but it was a bull (named Bushwacker, who had a 42-0 career record) that was just huge and solid and battled hard," offered Subban. "That's why (Laviolette) has the head."
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So, that's not much of an explanation. But, to the players, the most important part is that the typically intense head coach, followed through again on a fun bet, allowing himself to be cast in a somewhat ridiculous light.
"Its awesome," Subban Logan Forsythe Jersey . "Lavis an amazing person and a fun person to work with every day. Good on him to hold up his end of the bet."
Last December, Laviolette i sued another challenge to his team around the holidays. Earn at least five Ferguson Jenkins Jersey of six points on a West Coast trip and the players would be allowed to wear fun, festive holiday outfits on the way to Dallas, as team captain Roman Josi requested.
The Predators held up their end of the bargain, and Laviolette agreed to wear a rather hideous Christmas suit behind the bench on Dec. 23against the Stars.
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