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Joe Thornton shaves iconic “lifestyle beard” during season pause

We’ve all been getting the urge to cut our hair while in isolation, right? I gave myself bangs a few weeks ago, also trimming a few inches off the ends, and lately I’ve been wanting to buy bleach and go to town on my hair. Hair salons and barbershops being closed have lead people to either getting creative or getting bored enough to take some scissors to their own hair. Giving yourself bangs right now isn’t quite the cry for help that it used to signal.

But what about beards?

An eight-second Twitter video has revealed that for the second time, Joe Thornton has removed his iconic “lifestyle beard,” — a trend started in the 2015-16 season with teammate Brent Burns that has continued since.