Duclair, who proudly has worn his hair in dreadlocks and also signifies part of his culture and heritage, posted to his personal Instagram account with a smiling crying emoji in a sarcastic response to having been asked to remove his hair.
Lamoriello has always ruled his teams with an iron fist, and tries to instill an old school method of "keeping up appearances" much like the New York Yankees in the MLB who ensure players do not have any facial hair, and keep themselves proper; a tradition that has gone on for decades.
The statement is a noble one, and it's clear that Miller is progressively thinking, even though this issue should be a non-issue; it's a player's hair. Let them be who they want to be, it does not affect their on ice performance. But not everyone agrees:
