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5 hours ago, monkeypower said:

What are shoes if not jerseys for the feet?

Whenever I see the Vans logo, I always think it's expressing the square root of ANS

42 minutes ago, FrutigerAero said:

Matte looks weird in the NFL to me

It looks weird in general. The Coyotes and Canucks in the NHL both have matte helmets with their alternates and I don't really like the look.

(side note, goodwill being the yotes helmet ad is hilarious)

Technically the only sock option that the Chargers currently have for their primary uniforms is powder blue, so adding powder blue pants would most likely mean a powder blue leggings look. No thanks.

13 minutes ago, monkeypower said:

Look at the difference between the home and road uniforms. My main problem with the current Avs uniforms is that the switch to blue equipment was always meant for the home uniforms, with little attention paid to the road uniforms. It just doesn't look right to me, especially with those blue numbers.

3 hours ago, CaliforniaGlowin said:

I still love the chargers look. Gives brightness to a mostly dark colored league.

Yeah, there is something refreshing about seeing a bright, bold colored matchup like Chiefs/Chargers

When a lot of the league looks like this

13 minutes ago, rfraser85 said:

 

That looks excessive to me, having TV numbers on the helmets AND sleeves. I think TV numbers should only be on the helmets if there's no room on the shoulders or sleeves.

That's fair. You can remove the helmet numbers and my point still stands.

I always saw the new Chargers set as an inferior version of these, the best uniforms the Chargers have ever worn:

The Avs just released this graphic of Cale Makar, and the editing they used made the white jersey's shoulders blue. I . . . don't hate making the shoulders/hem blue if they insist on keeping blue pants and making blue the primary color.

Staying on the Patriots theme,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Can't stand white pants with white socks, even if the socks are striped.

2 hours ago, monkeypower said:

However, I do wonder how much, if any, of the Rocky Mountain Extreme made it through to the the Avalanche.

Do we know what the color scheme for the Rocky Mountain Extreme would've been?

11 minutes ago, Kevin W. said:

They should. The pre-Edge jerseys were the best they've ever had and they're far superior to the retro jerseys.

Again, disagree on the second point, but the 2003-2007 jerseys are unfairly hated because of those Edge jerseys. They're far better than the unnecessary side panels, piping, and provincial/national flags that Reebok introduced. They very well could've gained the "modern classic" status that we apply to jerseys like the original Mighty Ducks, original Avalanche, or Dallas "star" jerseys if they stuck around longer.

This one is even more bizarre than Kipper's banner. At least he actually wore the 80s jersey as a throwback from time to time. The black C didn't even exist when Vernon was playing.

1 hour ago, henburg said:

Don't get me wrong, this is a really nice, well-balanced set visually, but it always irks me from a logic perspective. The "C" is obviously on fire, so it shouldn't be colored as though it is burnt charcoal or something like it is here.

This is my biggest complaint with the 90s/00s/10s Flames as well. In the context of fire, black just means "burnt out." 

The 80s/current look is also my favorite non-Original 6 look in the league (hot take, it's better than the Wings, Leafs, and centennial Bruins as well), so I don't want to see it replaced again. There's certainly a place for the black C as an alternate, I don't necessarily hate it, and I blame the subsequent Reebok Edge disaster for why it became so hated, but I simply like it less than the 80s/current look. At the very least, it should replace the Reverse Retro Blasty jersey as alternate.

The Flames did not do it right. Miikka Kiprusoff only wore the traditional Flames uniform as a throwback alternate later in his career.

1 hour ago, Kevin W. said:

This should be their primary.

Uh oh, I seem to have touched off the "should the Flames have black?" debate again.

A few NHL players who played 1-2 seasons in their teams' old uniforms before they were changed to their current looks:

Sebastian Aho in the Hurricanes' 2014-17 uniform:

William Nylander in the Leafs' 2010-2016 uniform:

Rasmus Dahlin in the Sabres' 2017-2020 uniform:

Mikko Rantanen in the Avalanche's 2008-2017 uniform:

Anyone else feel like the theming for Kiprusoff's number retirement should've been the 2000s red/black jersey?

To be fair, I think the current look is far superior, but I feel like number retirement banners (and team banners in general) should fit the era that the player is most remembered for.

6 hours ago, Morgan33 said:

All that blue on the equipment and numbers and hardly a single trace of it on the actual jersey

You didn't even show the worst part of the Avs road jersey:

What the  are these numbers??? The blue is wayy too light and contrasts with the rest of the jersey. Yes, the pants are blue but they clash horribly with the burgundy hem -- I agree with @Morgan33 that the blue and burgundy shouldn't be touching. 

The problem with the Avs' jerseys are that they were clearly designed for a neutral shade to act as a buffer between the blue and burgundy. The black equipment clearly established burgundy as the primary color and blue as the secondary color, as the main color of the dark jersey was burgundy and the shoulders and hem of the white jersey were also burgundy. 

I disagree with @Morgan33 that the current home jersey is a mess. The blue equipment actually fits because there is a significant amount of blue on the home jersey (at the shoulder and hem), which line up well with the helmet and pants. It's a lot of blue, but at least it's cohesive. But the road jersey just shows how poorly planned this equipment change was. In 2021, the first year of the change, the road numbers were still black, despite there being zero black anywhere else on the entire uniform.

It didn't look right and the Avs knew it, so they overcorrected to the blue numbers seen today, which fit even less. Thing is, they proceeded to lift a Cup in them, so they're probably not going anywhere for a while.

I think the Avs should take a page out of Columbus' book and buck the trend of both primary uniforms having the same pants and introduce some burgundy pants to wear with the road uniforms. Either that, or choose blue as the dominant color in the scheme and make the shoulders blue. Either way, make the numbers on the road jersey burgundy. But as currently designed, the only way to keep both jersey designs and match their pants/gloves would be to make them black.

On 2/29/2024 at 5:58 PM, burgundy said:

 

I love those Pats and Broncos sock designs (if not the rest of those uniforms) with the red and orange tips

9 hours ago, MCM0313 said:

I wish players today would say they hate monochrome. 

They don't, they absolutely love it. That's the problem.

29 minutes ago, tigerslionspistonshabs said:

 

Oh lol...I thought you were talking about the Habs.

I've had hot takes before, but I gotta respect the Habs sweater (besides the horrendous color-clashing ad they slapped on it)

3 hours ago, tigerslionspistonshabs said:

Got off-topic, was talking to @spartacat_12 about the Washington Capitals.

On 2/28/2024 at 8:44 AM, spartacat_12 said:

 

That's true. Although I don't mind them sticking with navy as it helps differentiate them from Montreal a bit more.

I do because the navy color combined with their dated uniform design leads to one of the dullest, most uninspiring looks in the NHL. They're essentially stuck in 2008.

Apparently the Kraken wore their Winter Classic uniforms again last Saturday against the Wild (the same night the Flames and Oilers reprised their Heritage Classic matchup). It did include the unwelcome addition of their ad patch.

Mika Zibanejad in the Reebok-era heritage uniform. It was retired before his second season with the Rangers along with all alternates in the Adidas changeover.