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CORAL SPRINGS (CBSMiami/AP) — For some it’s uncharted territory. For others its well-mapped terrain.
Plenty of young players in the Florida Panthers’ locker room are getting exposed to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time, and some are already struggling.
Not in the hockey sense.
Problem is, a few fresh-faced Panthers, well, they can’t grow beards.
“It might be an issue,” Florida forward Nick Bjugstad said Monday, running his fingers along the few wisps of scraggly blonde hair barely covering his chin.