Just like magic, Joe Thornton’s beard disappears

Sharks center Joe Thornton (19), left, talks to Erik Karlsson (65), right, during practice at Solar4America Ice in San Jose during training camp in September. Thornton will play in his 1,500th game Thursday night against Dallas. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group) Joe Thornton’s beard is no more.

In a video posted by the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, a bearded Thornton is standing next to his daughter at their South Bay home. Ayla then folds her arms and bows her head and voila! Her dad’s beard disappears.

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The last time Thornton, 40, shaved his prodigious beard was right before the 2018-19 season when, at a team gathering at Brent Burns’ house, the decision was made to remove the long…