Lou Lamoriello has been running hockey teams for longer than some of us have been alive. In that time he’s developed a peculiar set of rules for the teams he runs. We knew that these rules were coming to the New York Islanders when Lou was hired. And it seems that these rules are finally being enforced.
All of these rules aren’t anything serious. Notoriously Lou doesn’t allow facial hair or long hair. Lou doesn’t like beards, mustaches, or long hair like Matt Martin used to have. Clean cut is the way a team needs to be.