Hockey fans were losing it after seeing what Patrik Laine's beard looks like in NHL 19

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EA Sports has released the first batch of its NHL 19 ratings and the results drew all sorts of reactions.

Some argued players were too low, others argued some were too high, but one of the main debates revolved around Patrik Laine… ‘s beard. After his overall card was released, fans couldn’t believe how good the Finn’s beard looked.

89.....do you think @EASPORTSNHL has it right? #NHL19Ratings #EAathlete https://t.co/aYFlHgzXfX pic.twitter.com/zYiBP4Cl2V
— Patrik Laine (@PatrikLaine29) August 22, 2018

Patrik Laine? Or Chris Hemsworth?

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Here’s what the internet had to say:

That doesn't look like your beard though!
— philly (@thatguyphilly) August 22, 2018

No. The beard looks way better on the game package than in real life. Here’s hoping to seeing it again, however, in 8 months time. In the interim, talk Teemu out of retirement!
— Scott Antonation (@ScottAntonation) August 22, 2018

Pretty generous with the beard haha
— Ham (@hamstra16) August 22, 2018

He wishes his beard looked like that.
— keegan williams (@Keegan1011) August 23, 2018

And then there was this user…

Oh you all are talking about his beard! Lol!! I thought he was talking about how his number is wrong. Should have been a 29....
— Jessica Angell (@JessicaAngell33) August 23, 2018

Another hot debate surfaced involving Laine, of course, involving Auston Matthews. Fans had all sorts of reactions after seeing that the two were given the same rating.

Let the debate continue as @easportsnhl release both #AustonMatthews and #PatrikLaine's player ratings. Who deserves the higher rating? 🤔🍿

A post shared by TSN (@tsn_official) on Aug 23, 2018 at 10:58am PDT

Those who have been following Laine in the offseason know the beard is no more, but all of that can change in the coming season. Especially if the Jets make another deep playoff run.

Laine shaved off his beard but kept a little lip sweater 👌👌 . (Via: @patriklaine)

A post shared by TSN (@tsn_official) on May 25, 2018 at 11:55am PDT

(H/T Patrik Laine)