Playoff Facial Hair (...and lack thereof)
The Saint's lightly peppered face has been the subject of much discussion here amongst the Friends of The Show. So far, it looks like most of you are giving Sid's (haha) "beard" a big thumbs down. Leave it to Dave Molinari of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to go get the full story on which Pens are capable of growing face forests and which Pens need magnifying glasses to prove that there are in fact whiskers on their chins:
And here's Mad Max and Bugsy shown presumably after forgetting their respective morning shaves in two separate pictures taken by Friend of The Show Lexie101 just before the end of the regular season:
Big thank yous go out to Friends of The Show Allison Y. for the link to the article and Lexie101 for the awesome pictures. :)
For every guy like Ryan Whitney, Ryan Malone or Max Talbot -- who modestly claims to grow the world's finest playoff beard -- in the Penguins' locker room, there is a Marc-Andre Fleury, Sidney Crosby or Kris Letang.HAHAHA! I, too, thought Sid's face looked a bit more dirty than hairy! Here's a good closeup shot of Sid's fuzzy work in progress:
Members of the first group probably could morph from clean-shaven to a full-fledged lumberjack look if they'd devote a long weekend to it; those in the latter look as if they could be cleaned up with nothing more than a soapy washcloth and some vigorous rubbing.
I think he's going to need some help with that...
And here's Mad Max and Bugsy shown presumably after forgetting their respective morning shaves in two separate pictures taken by Friend of The Show Lexie101 just before the end of the regular season:
Maybe HIS nickname should be Bugsy. I mean, MY GOD - he looks like a mobster! ;)
I bet the real Bugsy is one hairy dude, LOL!
Big thank yous go out to Friends of The Show Allison Y. for the link to the article and Lexie101 for the awesome pictures. :)
Labels: beards, playoffs, Stanley Cup
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16 Comments in The Friends' Zone:
I'm probably the minority but I don't mind Sid's playoff growth. In game pictures it definitely does look a little like dirt, but in that press conference pic it's not so bad.
He's not quite contending to be the long lost Neidermayer brother though.
haha, dayna - it doesn't bother me, either. i just think it's funny because it's so patchy. :P
Dayna's pretty much right...
Sid's "playoff growth" looks somewhat dirty in game photos (but only cuz he really does look like a kid playing with a bunch of guys). But he looks sooo fine in his regular clothing---the patchiness of his beard and moustache suits him well and makes him look really manly instead of boyish.
I've got no complaints! ;>
Dayna - I agree. In the press conference picture it doesn't look that bad! But, it would be better if that was grown after, say, two or three days, not two weeks! Hahaha, oh Sid! I doubt he is a huge fan of his own beard, but its all for the team!
It is getting better, but he's been working on it since apparently April 2.
Game photos not so good, but the conference photos don't look too bad. Either way you still can't take you eyes off of him! Or at least I can't. Not to mention he can play hockey too...
As I was watching that last game, I actually thought maybe Sid had shaved! Granted, I'm watching on my computer and the picture is fuzzy to begin with....
Poor Sid...I suspect he is going to get ribbed for this for the rest of the playoffs. Not sure the "beard" is going to become more noticeable as time goes on! (I prefer him clean shaven anyway :) )
Poor Sid, I remember back when he played with Rimouski and they ended up going all the way to the Memorial Cup, it was pretty greasy. hahahhaha. I see it hasn't gotten any better :P
nice to see ya on facebook!
battle for the Atlantic Division title? sure.
battle for the Eastern Conference title? Please Yes!
battle for a spot in the Stanley Cup final? DEFINITELY!
battle for best playoff beard? ... there are sometime when the most gentlemanly thing on can do is admit defeat. Sid, sweetheart, love you to death, but this is one battle you aren't going to win - at least not this year.
can anyone tell me: in the event that *prematurely knocking on wood* the Pens win the Cup, will that make Sid the youngest Stanley Cup-winning Captain in NHL history?
Don't imagine Sid will be getting and huge contracts endorsing Gillette or Schick products anytime soon (hehehe). If they want to really have fun with this they should make it a contest agmonst themselves...Best Beard, Worse Beard, & Most Colourful (If they don't already).
If you watch the Post-Practice scrum on www.pittsburghpenguins.com for today one reporter makes a comment to Sid about his beard (it's at the very end of the video, around 8 minutes probably)...he makes a funny comment back about the cameras needing to be HD. haha. I must say though...it is looking better lately. :)
GO PENS GO!!
According to Stan Savran on Sportsbeat last Friday night, apparently all the guys on the team are calling Sid "Zorro," in derisive reference to that little black moustache he's been sprouting . . . Bob Errey and Phil Bourque were laughing.
anon @ 10:21,
it took me five minutes to recover from the laughter. zorro?! THAT one's gonna stick here at the show!!!
If his beard is patchy, ok fine. But his GAME is never patchy!!
WOOO
Sidenote: I'm so bored without hockey. I'm not going to give in to the Pirates until June, so forget that. And I'm already sick of the NFL draft talk.
Who do you think will be our next opponent, given that there's nothing certain in the East??
Personally, I'm hoping for the capitals. I don't want to see the Rangers, and I hate the Flyers so much that I'd have to take a week off from work just to deal with hate overload.
Anyone?
wouldn't it cause a tear in the time/space continuum if the pens end up facing the flyers? can't the caps get their heads out of their rears and take care of that for us, LOL? good LORD! i think i might stroke out from hate overload of which you speak, michelle...
...heh heh heh, aren't cross-state rivalries THE BEST?! :)
Haha omg CAPS.
DO IT.
one step closer, michelle... the caps have forced a game seven. ;)
even so, i think we're getting a little bit ahead of ourselves. if the flyers win game 7, we're taking on the rangers. if the caps win game 7, it's CROSBY v OVECHKIN. (well, at least that's what it's going to be in the media.)
we know the pens will definitely win their next series. ;) but the flyers would have to win this series AND their next series in order for the pens to end up facing the flyers.
so we have a little time to make reservations for a rubber room so our fits of rage can't hurt others or ourselves, LOL!
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