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<img src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/jakub-dobes-posing-with-a-mattress.jpg?id=61443230&width=1200&height=800&coordinates=97%2C0%2C98%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>Like many players on the team, <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/tag/montreal-canadiens" target="_blank">Montreal Canadiens</a> backup goalie Jakub Dobes has picked up a sponsorship deal. But his latest Instagram post is getting attention for reasons he probably didn't expect.</p><p>Earlier this week, Dobes shared a series of photos promoting a mattress company, and the shots are... something. Posed on a bed in a condo-looking room with what's clearly an iPhone camera, the photos feel more like something a buddy dared him to do than a serious brand partnership.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DM_t31OgUuK/?img_index=2" data-instgrm-version="4" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);">
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</blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script> <p>"Thanks @jumpbed for taking care of my sleep for this coming season," he wrote in the caption of the ad. "If you're looking for a new mattress, definitely check them out at Matelas Bonheur.”</p><p>Since then, his comment section has turned into a group chat, with <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal-canadiens-nick-suzuki-wedding" target="_blank">Canadiens teammates</a> and other pro hockey players piling on with jokes. Some chirped his poses, others questioned the lighting, and a few just dropped emojis to make their point.</p><p>"Jesus Christ man," Montreal winger Patrik Laine wrote.</p><p>Defencemen Arber Xhekaj and Jayden Struble, meanwhile, dropped a series of laughing face emojis.</p><p>Ex-Habs d-man Logan Mailloux chimed in with some skull emojis of his own.</p><p>"Dude relax my wife is on this app…" wrote former Laval Rocket netminder Kasimir Kaskisuo.</p><p>Aside from his comments section, Habs fans have already on X have already turned the Czechia native's pics into meme material for next season. </p><blockquote class="rm-embed twitter-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1953170273139589507">
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<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <p>Dobes, 24, is not the only Habs player to have collaborated with Matelas Bonheur, though. Centre Jake Evans also has a deal with the brand. And last September, Montreal forward Alex Newhook shared a sponsored post of his own to Instagram, posing with one of the company's products.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_59gDIPDDd/" data-instgrm-version="4" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);">
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</blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script><p>His photoshoot, however, was a little less... seductive. And he made sure to turn the comments feature off. </p><p>Now we know why.</p><p><em>Love this? Check out our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/notices/" target="_blank">MTL Blog noticeboard</a> for details on jobs, benefits, travel info and more!</em></p><p><em>AI tools may have been used to support the creation or distribution of this content; however, it has been carefully edited and fact-checked by a member of MTL Blog's Editorial team. For more information on our use of AI, please visit our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/editorial-standards" target="_blank">Editorial Standards page</a>.</em></p>
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