Artemi Panarin Revealed His Shaved Head To His Wife Over FaceTime Which Sounds Like A Terrible Idea

For the last few seasons, New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin has had one of the greatest heads of hair in hockey. So, he shocked a lot of people when he decided to shear off his famous crop of head lettuce.

That includes his wife, who reportedly heard this news over Facetime.

While a lot of people assumed that Panarin went with the Jason Statham do to rid himself of the bad juju that plagued him in the Blueshirts' playoff series with the New Jersey Devils last season, The New York Post reports that this isn't the case.

It turns out that the Breadman just always wanted to give shaving his head a go.

And so he did. However, he didn't mosey into the nearest Sport Clips or Super Cuts to do it. Instead, he did away with his signature locks while at a banya, which is a traditional Russian sauna.

Afterward, he delivered the news to his wife Alisa over Facetime.

I've been hung up on that detail. Is that the best or worst way to reveal a drastic change in hairstyle? My first reaction was that it was the worst. However, the more I thought about the more I think it might not have been a bad move. Think of it as a soft launch for the new look. He was easing her into the new do.

Now, Mrs. Breadman probably didn't see it this way. Panarin said that every time he went to shave his head for the first three months after cutting his hair, his wife begged him not to do it.

Whatever the motivation for the new look, it may be helping Panarin, who is off to a solid start this season.

Through 5 games, Panarin has scored 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points and a +1 rating (if you still put a lot of stock in +/-).

The Rangers are 3-2 in the early going and currently sit 2nd in the Metropolitan Division behind the Philadelphia Flyers.

They'll take on the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night, which will see every NHL team in action.

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