Smoked meat versus Beavertails: Watson makes playoff bet with Montreal mayor

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The real stakes of the Ottawa Senators-Montreal Canadiens playoff series have been set.

Following in that most sacred of playoff rituals — the public wager of politicians — Mayor Jim Watson and his Montreal counterpart, Mayor Denis Coderre, have agreed to the following terms, according to a statement issued Monday by Watson’s office:

Depending on the results of the first-round NHL playoff series:

• The losing city’s mayor will wear the winning team’s jersey to a city council meeting;

• The losing city’s mayor will fly the winning team’s flag at City Hall for a week;

• If Ottawa wins, Mayor Coderre will send Montreal smoked meat to Mayor Watson; and

• If Montreal wins, Mayor Watson will send Beavertails to Mayor Coderre.

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