Gingerbread man…check.
Snowflake…check.
Snowman…check.
Jingle bells…check.
Christmas tree…check.
And finally…Jake Guentzel…check!
Potash's Ugly Holiday Sweater featured a smiling Guentzel decked out in a Santa hat across the front, with that same headshot also featured in the pattern alongside the abovementioned holiday items.
"It's the ugliest Christmas sweater I've ever seen," Bryan Rust joked during his pregame interview with Potash.
"Really? Hands down?" Potash said.
"Hands down. Not even close," Rust laughed.
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Potash first came up with the idea back in training camp while searching for inspiration on the Internet. This particular style came up and he thought, what if I put a Penguins player in the Santa hat? Right away, he thought of Guentzel.
"He and I have had our fun little battles, but I knew he would have fun with it - which he did, to his credit," Potash said.
Guentzel first saw Potash's sweater on the bench during warmups - with Potash joking that "This is payback!" - before joining him for the first intermission interview.
"Just so you know, we're still best buddies," Potash said before turning to Guentzel. "I had to sit on this for a couple months. Impressions? Like/dislike? Thumbs up/thumbs down?"
Guentzel simply replied, "It's alright."
…But couldn't keep the smile off his face while doing so.
