With the playoffs come all the grand traditions that are associated with them. Some are awful (call a fucking penalty, refs, it won’t kill you). Some are cool (handshake lines). And some are fun.
Playoff beards fall into the last category. While the Leafs normally have a no facial hair rule under Lou Lamiorello, this only applies to the regular season, as confirmed by Brendan Shanahan earlier this week.
Brendan Shanahan on Leafs growing playoff beards. "They're allowed to. The question is, can they?"
— steve simmons (@simmonssteve) April 9, 2017
Shanny says what we’re all thinking.