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  1. They did it! Looks like it has the faux-ribbed retro collar. Makes the NHL shield just kinda float there.
  2. You can choose to look at it as a thinly veiled ad for a casino, or you can look at it as a deliberate decision to highlight the tribe instead of just its casino. Just as you can choose to look at Climate Pledge Arena as a thinly veiled ad for Amazon, or you can look at it as a deliberate decision to highlight the environmental initiative instead of the corporation. Just as you can choose to look at the Kraken Community Iceplex (training facility and admin offices) as a thinly veiled ad for the title sponsor Starbucks, or you can look at it as a deliberate decision to highlight Starbucks 'Community Stores' program instead of the whole of the corporation. Would I personally prefer to eschew ad patches and corporate naming rights entirely? Absolutely. Does it feel kinda like the lesser of multiple evils, especially in the case of Amazon and Starbucks? Yeah. But again, if you're going to fill ad space, at least the Kraken have been consistent in their decisions - and in their appeals to my optimism!
  3. Kraken have partnered with the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe for their jersey ad space starting next year. If they must fill the ad space, I suppose this is the way to do it.
  4. I am a total sucker for the Kraken's Ice Blue, so have wondered similar things in anticipation of a third jersey likely coming next year. Not to be taken as a leak or hint, but his rugby shirt from Adidas shows one possible stripe treatment on an ice blue base. It feels like a different stripe, but it pretty much just swaps ice blue in for the navy (nay deep sea blue) on either side so the top stripe disappears. The widths of each stripe are probably in different proportions too, but you get the idea. If going this route, it might look good to keep a thin navy stripe underneath to sandwich the red, like on the jersey hems?
  5. It bothers me when they cut to different cameras and the digital ads suddenly change into different, physical board ads. It has also been odd to see the away teams' logos (digitally) plastered all over the dashers.
  6. The helmet is the only place where the stenciled logo is applied in a stenciled kind of way (even though a W doesn't necessarily need to be stenciled with those breaks). The outline/background used on the logo elsewhere, and on the numbers, makes zero sense and just makes it look like a poorly drawn 3D letter - or origami as others have said.
  7. Captain C got smashed into the armpit
  8. When the branding was first released, the Boundless Blue color was only applied as an accent to the Deep Sea Blue when appearing on light backgrounds. So basically just as the accent color on the anchor logo and wordmark, when on white or Ice Blue. It was originally mocked up that way on the shoulder patch for the away sweaters. But upon the release of the actual sweaters, both retail and on-ice, the accent color on that shoulder patch was instead the Shadow Blue color which is also used in the sleeve striping and number outlines. It still provides enough contrast against a white background, and ties into the other elements, so I'm for it. The Boundless Blue is still being used on print materials and on merchandise as an accent to the Deep Sea Blue. Also of note is that they are being very intentional about limiting the use of their Red Alert color, and it is never allowed to be used as the main color on any print materials or merchandise. So while I've seen some folks on the internets wondering about a potential red third in the future, it ain't gonna happen.
  9. I've seen the Kraken colors closely compared to Winnipeg on here, especially right when it was released. I was kind of worried about it, too, tbh. But they're really not all that similar. Check out the Kraken and Jets draft hats to compare the colors. It's like saying Avs and Blue Jackets share a color scheme. Even if they were more similar shades, I doubt Winnipeg would be taking the Kraken into account when making uniform decisions.
  10. More like Justlingeringforlongerthananyoneasked, am I right?
  11. Because Whistlepig is a fantastic and underused name for groundhogs/woodchucks/land beavers. February 2nd, Whistlepig Day. Let's do it.
  12. I'm not really seeing the inspiration from the HOME sign in those wordmarks. They may be trying to claim too many local connections in all of this.
  13. The Raiders only have/only need black and silver. The Jags are doubling up on the same color while letting other good accent colors go unused.
  14. I get the point, and I agree with the point. It wasn't a 'gotcha' post. What I find interesting is that they've actually outlined the numbers, but done so with the most lifeless option available to them in each case. Get some teal or gold onto those jerseys!
  15. The interesting thing is that the current Jags do have outlined numbers... they're all just outlined in the same color as the jersey. Do you, Jags.
  16. How is the current ND helmet not true gold? From where I'm sitting, it's the truest gold in sports. And it's now much more representative of the Golden Dome from which it draws inspiration. Are you referring to the actual gold flecked paint from their previous helmets? Because these still have gold in the paint, but this application doesn't have to be re-painted every week (which is enough to make me love this current helmet, as someone who used to be a part of that weekly re-painting. It always made for a fun fact, but a decidedly unfun process.)
  17. It also seemed like maybe the lighter orange I was seeing on some players' pants stripes was due to the stretching of the pants. The material Nike uses for those stripes can start to look a little lighter the more they are stretched. It's not like the thicker knit stripes of yesteryear.
  18. I was trying to figure this out as well. I told myself it was just because it didn't have any purple to separate it from the white, but the more I looked at the pants stripes they really seemed more like a Tennessee Volunteer shade of orange.
  19. All this DEFENSIVENESS isn't a good look. I don't see anyone challenging whether or not you're dissing the uniforms. They are simply disagreeing with the assertion, which you seem to be presenting as fact, that the uniforms are so similar. And I tend to agree. Yeah they share some colors and a pointy leg stripe, but I really don't look at the Dragons uniforms and think Broncos. But I do wish the Dragons would stick with green and orange, with blue to accent. It's weird to see all of their in stadium signage with zero blue, and then the team wearing all blue. I much prefer their away uniforms, and they seem more in line with the rest of the branding.
  20. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Tt3s3nPjS/?igshid=1tkqkneykig6d Here's a better look at the Dragons' secondary logo from their instagram.
  21. This reads more A to me than H. I mean, obviously I see their H, but when I look at the full logo my eyes still tell me I'm looking at an A.
  22. I don't like that it appears to have two DC's stacked on top of each other, with the way those bolts come together. If they fleshed out that in-bolt DC, they could do away with the dopey DC at the bottom of the shield.
  23. Shaq's jersey is the first in the rafters to use the new Lakers jersey template. It was an odd choice to use the front of the jersey, though, as made apparent by the v-neck and the little horizontal stitch at the base of the collar. Instead of looking like a NOB, it feels like the 'O'Neal' replaces the 'Lakers' wordmark.
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