The NHL playoffs are back tomorrow and with them come the annual tradition of attempting to put Gillette and the Dollar Shave Club out of business. Much of the buzz at Flyers practice this morning -- aside from Ray Emery being the guy in net tomorrow night -- was about Jake Voracek's beard.
He's had the scraggly-orange facial hair for months now, but today it was much, much different. It was black.
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He dyed his beard black.
Jake is not the first Flyer to ever go this route.
Twitter user @illecnofacguod has an interesting theory as to why:
Jake Voracek dyed his beard black, so as it continues to grow it will become orange and black #genius #Flyers
— døug (@illecnofacguod) April 16, 2014
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And in playoff beard news ... Sean Couturier appears completely clean shaven, while Jake Voracek has dyed his beard dark. Possible memorial
— Adam Kimelman (@NHLAdamK) April 16, 2014