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11 minutes ago, AFirestormToPurify said:

So so bad? I think you're overreacting. It's just a simple cursive script. Generic or boring maybe, but I don't see how it could be considered inherently bad. Maybe Devils would have been better than Jersey? Either way, it's the extremely derivative and mostly black and white jersey that is the main problem to me. How hard was it to take their Brodeur or Christmas era jersey and swap red for black?

There is no design to that script.  Its a basic "script" font that doesnt look great as a crest.  Look at the two other sweaters you posted, they both use crests not fonts.

3 minutes ago, AFirestormToPurify said:

Okay getting Puddy to narrate your video unveiling is great, but other than that it's like every other decision they made was wrong or stupid or just to piss me off personally lol. Solid black gear, why? Captain letters on the wrong side, why? Drop shadow on the numbers like their archrivals the Rangers, why?

Why does this jersey even exist?

I'd argue it looks even worse now lol. It's not the Jersey script that is the problem, it's everything else surrounding it imo

lol what? That script is so so bad

This was hard:

Lol Martin Brodeur designed the Jersey alternate.   

15 minutes ago, DTConcepts said:

I wish NHL teams would follow the NBA's lead and wear their special edition uniforms for an entire game. It'd make the events feel much more meaningful, and it'd make the league a lot more colorful.

gross.  no thanks

9 hours ago, Chewbacca said:

Boy do I ever hope that Devils leak is nothing more than a prototype. What an absolute disaster. All the ideas they could have gone with and they went with that!?

it was a well thought out exercise in looking at all the stock fonts in Illustrator.  

wooof, i didnt mind that kings uniform when it was first released but it sure was ugly last night.  Such a downgrade from their normal uniform

8 minutes ago, Marlins93 said:

I think they should introduce a bit more purple, but I wouldn't call them the White Sox or a black and white team. They use silver fairly well and I think that it should be a major part of their scheme. In terms of adding more purple, it's mostly the front numbers and/or wordmark on the home primary that could use that.  But I get the impression that people want more drastic changes than that and I wouldn't see that as necessary.

The homes are almost identical, minus the name/logos.  Look at this photo of the back of the home uniform....

47 minutes ago, Marlins93 said:

I never understood why people clamor for a new Rockies set. I realize that some do not care for the serif font, but I think it works well enough for them. They have a distinctive look. although I think they should own the purple a tiny bit more. I find it impressive that the Rockies have sustained more or less the same identity since their inception, even if it isn't entirely perfect. The other three 90s expansion teams have hit the reset button several times during the same stretch. And in most cases, those were downgrades. A team should never be in the position where fans are eager to return to an identity that the team mothballed. 

 

Keep the Rockies and Mariners just as they are for the most part, aside from making minor changes or changing up one of the alternates.

Because its a black and white set for a team that should be purple.  I would rather not look like the White Sox....

23 minutes ago, SilverBullet1929 said:

For now it sounds like they're just getting one new alternate. Most are assuming they'll update the black vest but it's unlikely much more than that especially if we haven't heard of something bigger by now.

Thanks, thats a bummer though.  Was hoping for a whole new set.

Wasn't Colorado supposed to get new uniforms next year?  Is that still a thing?

15 hours ago, the admiral said:

 

The way to do the shot count is to throw it up only at stoppages. Ideally, with all manner of shots flying about and shots on goal not telling the whole story, you'd want to break the count into on/missed/blocked to get a full picture of scoring attempts. You don't need all those numbers running in real time, and they'd probably be inaccurate anyway. It only needs to come up intermittently. 

Yup, agreed.  I hate score bugs that have shots on goal all the time and especially ones that the shots tally is nearly the same size as the score.  As if there were some direct correlation or relevancy to that SOG count.   It's too much and clutters up the screen. 

ESPN nailed their graphics package.  I was worried they were gonna use the boring NCAA hockey bug.  
 

Fantastic work by ESPN and their presentation is already 10x better than anything NBCSN ever did.  

1 hour ago, Nordiks_19 said:

According to the NHL uniforms database's Facebook page, the Devils and Penguins are supposed to unveil a new third jersey for the upcoming season. Was that confirmed somewhere ?

Would possibly explain the Devils adding a grayscale logo to their pants....

I love the white gloves. 

10 minutes ago, Nordiks_19 said:

With the success of their throwback jersey from last season, there' s only one acceptable direction with that

An all black stripe less version?!

Reports from the Athletic that the reverse retro is getting a reboot for the 22/23 season.  

Lol.  How did this make it to TV.  Easily one of the worst bugs in sports history.  

Yup, I have done this mockup so many times.  Not sure why Colorado doesnt add the blue stripe.  The look is 100% complete if they would just add one stripe....

1 hour ago, PlayGloria said:

 

I think its a combo of things why people don't like it, with the main reason being imbalance.

Maybe I'm the crazy one, but why don't they just add a pair of burgandy breezers to the road set? Wouldn't that solve everything? The home looks great and the road set is a complete mess. Blue>Black on the home set. Burgandy>Black>Blue on the road set. It's that easy.

I've discussed this way too many times but no.  Burgundy gear on the away uniform is not the answer.  

47 minutes ago, O.C.D said:

Those blue numbers are growing on me. The blue seems so much more vibrant now

The Avs uniform is 10x better than it was 2 years ago.   Removing the black creates such a cohesive look that relies only on team colors.   The away uniform is now actually bright and not a dreary mix of dark burgundy and black.  

If the Avs had always gone this route, people would be cringing hard at the black gear. 

As for the Avs, I don't know if these are preseason/camp only helmets and we will see an ad version once the regular season starts though.   I haven't found any info on this.

8 hours ago, Patchey13 said:

Vancouver went back to the Orca on their home helmets tonight

 

https://imgur.com/a/m12KxCK

I can’t find an updated list of helmet ads for this year.  It appears to be a mixed bag 

27 minutes ago, pepis21 said:

Correct me if I'm wrong but Kings used dazzle fabric on their 90's throwback which was before Vegas alternate.

Nah, this is a production error not a real deal, rest of players had normal socks. Dazzle fabric is add as well.

I think he meant the socks have the new "dazzle" fabric.  The stripes are different only because that player used black tape to cover the top stripe.

1 minute ago, RyanMcD29 said:

Getting our first look at the NHL on TNT graphics tonight

I like the score bug.  Could do without the huge tnt logo though.   
 

not wild about the serif font on the other graphic.