SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers often show up to work in suits. Until further notice, they’re wearing robes.
The Stanley Cup champion Panthers got personalized bathrobes for their two-game trip to Finland last week, a gift from the team. They showed up for the two games there wearing the robes. They won both games.
And since hockey streaks are never messed with, the robes are still in style. Every Panthers player showed up at the arena Thursday wearing their robes — which remain unbeaten. Florida beat Nashville 6-2.
“I think we’re just going to ride it out until our luck runs out,” Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk said.
So, the robes will be worn again when the Panthers return to the ice Saturday?
“There’s a very good chance,” Tkachuk said.
It was a spur-of-the-moment idea by the Panthers to wear the robes — a nod to Finland’s sauna culture — to the games in Tampere last week. The defending Stanley Cup champions decided at their morning skate Thursday to keep the new tradition alive, with captain Aleksander Barkov sending a message to the team group chat saying to wear the robes to work.