Playoffs/beard update 4/18

The playoffs started Wednesday night, and I've already laughed, cried, gasped, cheered, jeered, jumped, clapped, shouted, stomped, and celebrated an incredibly exciting overtime Blackhawks win. God I love playoff hockey.

For those not in the know, the Blackhawks fought their way to a victory (that personally, I don't think they deserved) in game one of their series against the Calgary Flames.

They came from behind to tie the game twice, and Martin Havlat scored the game winner 12 seconds into overtime (the third fastest goal in overtime in Stanley Cup playoff history).


As for the playoff beard, things are looking good so far. I shaved the morning of the Blackhawks game (Thursday). Look at that shading, it's marvelous.










Here is a close-up, HD shot. The stubble alone should send enough good vibes to the United Center so that the Hawks can win game two in regulation and it won't have to go into overtime.

Speaking of game two, I read an interesting article on http://www.nhl.com/. Did you know that 70 percent of teams that win game two in a Stanley Cup playoff series end up winning the series?

So while the Hawks OT win was exciting and a great way to welcome playoff hockey back to Chicago, a win tonight is even more important.