Reasons Why It's Ok to Grow a Playoff Beard

A good friend of mine sent me this article a couple days ago. It "debunks" every reason to not grow a beard for the NHL playoffs. After watching the Capitals pitiful effort vs the Canadiens last night, perhaps there is no better time than now to grow the playoff beard for good luck.  And maybe this could bring Alex Ovechkin back from the dead!  Where the heck was he for Game 1?  Not even a shot on goal?  That has only happened one other time this year.  He led the league in shots even after missing 10 games. Seriously, Ovechkin and the Capitals need to pick it up if they want to win this series. I guess there are two good things I can take from this game:

1. As horrible as the Capitals played for the 2nd, 3rd, and OT periods, it still took the Canadiens an overtime period to beat them. This shows that the Capitals are that much better than the Canadiens when they play at a high level. If that Capitals can pick it up and play their game, they should be able to bounce back and win this series.

2. The Capitals once again have been reminded they are not invincible and have to play hard if they want to have a shot at the Cup.

San Jose and New Jersey may be able to benefit from some lucky beards as well. Well without further adieu, here's arguments against each reason to NOT grow a playoff beard:
http://www.rockthered.net/2010-articles/april/debunking-every-reason-to-not-grow-a-playoff-beard.html