Day Four & Pic

Happy Saturday to all!  These playoffs sure are shaping up to be nail biters aren't they?  So far, all of the series that have played two games are tied 1-1.  There has yet to be a dominant team.  The Capitals/Canadiens game is getting ready to start and we're hoping for that streak to continue with a Capitals win tonight.  The Boston/Buffalo game was an interesting one this afternoon.  Just when you think the Sabres have everything under control...here come the Bruins!  I didn't think they could do it but I guess anything is possible.  I bet all you Sharks fans are happy to see a win.  No one wants to see a repeat of last season.  I'm pulling for them!

Time to go cheer on my Capitals.  I hope everyone is rocking the red tonight!  I really don't want to have to put away my new Varlamov jersey quite yet...Go Caps!!

Here's the latest beard pic.  I have yet to hear back from the brother-in-law about the beard-off.  As soon as the details have been finalize I will try to provide pictures.  Hope everyone is enjoying the journey!

Day Three

It's another busy night in the NHL.  It's the first night for the Chicago/Nashville series.  Should be interesting...  They are the only series yet to play.  There are some teams that are looking for revenge tonight after losing their first game on Wednesday.  The Pittsburgh/Ottawa game just went to the first intermission and tempers are starting to flare.  They are tied at 1-1 right now.  Can't wait to see how the remaining two periods evolve.  What game two is everyone looking forward to tonight?  San Jose vs Colorado?  Pittsburgh vs Ottawa?  I'm curious to see how San Jose handles Colorado tonight in game two.  Too bad I can't stay up long enough to watch it all!  I'm so old...

I'm sure all you hockey fans have heard about the Capitals loss last night to the Montreal Canadiens in the first game of the series.  It was only a one goal loss in OT, so I'm not going to go into this much.  No need to worry Caps fans!  Plenty of time left to take care of business.  The second game of the series is tomorrow night at 7pm on Versus (I think...).  We all know what the Capitals are capable of.  Chin up!

And as promised, here's the latest beard update.  There's been a recent "challenge" from Brian's brother.  Apparently he also has yet to shave since Wednesday.  He is not a hockey fan, but sees this as an opportunity to see who can grow the better beard.  He's been instructed not to call it a playoff beard, or he will be known as a bandwagon jumper.  Sorry Joel, that's how it goes.  I have requested pictures so we can watch the beard-off in progress.  Below is Brian's recent picture.  Again, if anyone else is growing a playoff beard and wants to share their progress, feel free to email me pictures! Email

Day Two Pic

It's just about game time and here's the day two pic.  It's been roughly 48 hours since his last shave.  Good luck to all those who have teams playing tonight!

Game Day! (Day Two)

The time has come.  It's game day for the Washington Capitals.  Round 1, game 1 against the Montreal Canadiens.  There's a lot of chatter going around today after the games last night.  All the lower seeded teams won except Phoenix against Detroit.  The San Jose Sharks fell to the eighth seeded Colorado Avalanche in a 1-2 loss.  This has the Capitals' coach Bruce Boudreau not counting out the Montreal Canadiens quite yet. Bruce's Thoughts On The Upsets

While Boudreau is focusing on the upcoming game, the media has been trying to ruffle a few feathers in Washington.  Let's just say, Brucie doesn't like having his feathers ruffled Cut That Sh*t Out!

Enough with the recaps.  I'm sure by now you've already heard all or most of the news in the NHL.  I include it for those 1 or 2 people who may not follow hockey like a religion.  Moving on...I would love to hear what everyone's thoughts are throughout the next month or so.  Feel free to post questions and comments on the site.  The latest beard pics will be taken tonight (and every night in the future) at game time and posted before the end of the first period.  If you are also growing a playoff beard and would like to share your progress, email me the photos and I'll post them along with Brian's.  I think Steve brought up an interesting point.  If you're growing the beard and your team isn't doing so hot, do you shave it?  Or do you hope their luck changes and keep it going?

Day One Pic

It's been about 24 hours since the last shave.  It's 7:00PM and the playoffs are getting ready to start!

Day One

Today is the official start of the 2010 NHL playoffs.   As some of you may know, we are Washington Capitals fans.  This has been a record breaking season for the team and as we get ready to start the playoffs, there's only one thing left to accomplish...the Stanley Cup!  The Capitals clenched the Presidents' Trophy with a week remaining in the regular season.  This makes them the team with the best record in the entire league, and grants them home ice privileges throughout the playoffs.  The Capitals first round match-up is against the Montreal Canadiens.  The series will kick off tomorrow evening at 7:00PM at the Verizon Center in Washington.  Some of you may have heard of the playoff beard. There is a long running tradition that men, both fans and players, don't shave their beards during the playoffs as long as their team is still actively playing.  It's believed to bring good luck to your team.  The longer you don't shave = the longer your team keeps winning.  Well, my husband is not a beard guy.  No stache, no goatee, nothing!  As you might imagine, I was surprised when he decided to go with tradition and start the playoff beard.  Any takers on how long he holds out?  Just for those of you who are unfamiliar with hockey playoffs, each series can play a maximum of seven games.  First team to win four, wins the series and moves on.  So if a series goes to game seven, it will run over a week.  This means that if the Capitals make it all the way to the Stanley Cup finals, they will have played three different teams before meeting the winner of the Western conference in the finals.  It could easily be over a month before the Stanley Cup is won.  Think he'll make it all the way?  This will be the ultimate test of his team devotion.  Time to Rock The Red!!  And the beard...