wildwing64

I can see the 25th anniversary jersey influence on the home and roads, and it makes for a solid look that pays homage to everything they've worn before. I prefer the eggplant and jade colour scheme, but something like this is ideal if they're sticking with black and orange. Even putting aside my logo preference (I prefer the Mighty Ducks crest over the D) this is a big improvement over the current uniforms. I don't know if it would look better without coloured shoulder yokes, but I liked it on the 25th anniversary jersey and I like it here too. The alternate is nice, only change I would suggest is swapping the yellow sticks for orange on the logo to match the rest of the identity. Jade helmet and pants is something we never saw in the Mighty Ducks era so that could look interesting, or it might be a bit too much jade. But with this being based on their 2003 alts I can see why you did it that way. Speaking as a Ducks fan who is not a resident of Anaheim, let alone North America; I like the flag inspired design in itself, however it kind of goes against how the team markets itself. The whole reason they use orange in their identity is as a nod to Orange County, so maybe a design inspired by the Orange County flag would be a more appropriate way to tie it all together. That said, if the Ducks were ever to host an All Star game the design you're currently using would be perfect for that.

A decent looking matchup for the Heritage Classic overall. The Sabres jersey isn't especially remarkable as a slightly diferent take on their classic look, but I like the design in itself. With the Arenas text in blue the Toronto jersey almost feels like it's meant to be a halfway point between the 1917 and 1918 versions, otherwise I'm not sure what they're going for. Or maybe they couldn't decide if they wanted it with or without the white Arenas text, either of which would have been preferable.

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We've already had the Pens swap out shoulder patches, the Wild logo on a North Stars jersey, and a mashup of eras for other teams. If the last one was a hit with Flames fans I could see them putting Blasty on a pedestal*. *No pun intended.

I could get behind that. The purple/black colour swap would do it a favour, plus it makes sense that they'd go with something a bit different before bringing out a proper throwback (or throwback-inspired uniform) for their 30th anniversary.

Pat Verbeek is the new Ducks GM.

The W looks like a placeholder meant to go with whatever name they picked... so not much different from the WFT version. Literally the only changes are the outline and stencil effect. Commanders is 80's cartoon levels of cheese.

I liked the Flames in red and black - not so much the white jerseys of that era, for some reason that I can't put my finger on - but I also like them without black. I used to think the retro look was a bit garish but it's grown on me a lot. A red and black alt more like their 2004 era jersey would be neat, otherwise I think they're better off sticking with the classic colours for their primary look.

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Without knowing the context of its inspiration, it comes off as something made for a pro wrestler or an over the top extreme hype video. That was my first impression anyway. Now I have a better understanding and can appreciate how and why it came about, but "SMASHVILLE" is still groanworthy.

Tampa Bay's is the better of the two, but it's also not much different from alternates they've worn before. Very run-of-the-mill for a Stadium Series sweater. The Bolts script is a bit tacky, but nothing will ever be as tacky as "SMASHVILLE" on a team's jersey.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154563814917 It's the Ducks Reverse Retro jersey, exactly as the rumours said it would look before it was unveiled. Also, it has Ryan Kesler's name and number on it! The best part is that they went through the trouble of embroidering the Wild Wing illustration even though that has never been done on the real versions.

I noticed from the NHL highlights that they've worn the thirds for a couple of ESPN broadcasts. If I remember right with their old thirds (now homes) they were very deliberate about wearing those for nationally televised games. Also since 2010 they've worn alternate jerseys for almost every Black Friday game, except in 2014 and 2017 when they didn't have a third.

"The laces represent Martin Brodeur and resemble a piece of goal netting. They also look exactly the same as the laces used by the Bruins, Canadiens, Islanders, Maple Leafs, Rangers and Sharks."

I retract my previous statement.

And here it is:

Anaheim gets their 1,000th franchise win, Getzlaf gets his 1,000th point, Terry's on a 15 game point streak and the Ducks are on an eight game win streak. Not bad for a team that's supposed to be rebuilding.

I see there is much rejoicing among Ducks fans. It's unfortunate that this is how it had to happen instead of him simply being a mediocre GM, but not all that surprising given that one incident with a barstool a few years back.

The current home jersey is almost a perfect balance for that colour scheme if they continue to insist on being a primarily black team. Too much orange isn't the problem, but it's too much extra crap those jerseys don't need, which is especially evident on the road whites. Why is there an extra black outline on the crest? Why is there a black shoulder yoke? Even the garish sidepanels wouldn't be as bad if not for the extra black stripe and orange pinstripes. The black jersey is a poorly thought out design and the white version is a lazy recolour. I don't like these uniforms and yet I still kind of prefer them over the 06-14 set.

The D and the shoulder patches would certainly have been improvements, but the rest of that uniform was still boring to look at. They pushed for representing Orange County yet all it amounted to was a thin strip that faded into the black base. The only way I'd want that brought back would be for another Reverse Retro jersey; eggplant and jade replacing black and orange, and metallic silver in place of the gold, to celebrate the "mightiest" Ducks.

Great Britain still uses a variation of that terrible spiky template and the logo is... whatever. So about what I'd expect from my own country.

Funnily enough for the Disney+ series, they made a mock version of the logo to get around the fact that it's owned by the NHL Ducks.

On the International NHL Shop we have - amid a boring selection of stuff - this purple Ducks hoodie with the gold triangle third jersey logo... and with the wrong shade of purple. Style guidelines, man.

So the chrome domes are back, but at least they fit a little better here than with the Stadium Series set. Also not as obnoxious as the Knights' gold helmets. That aside, it's fine.

They don't. Or maybe they do but I'm not really sure. If any change has been made, it's so subtle that no one would notice.