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Bayne

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  1. Par for the course from the Hurricanes organisation. I find all the primary concepts to be an unnecessary downgrade from their current logo (which has always been underrated imo, and has stanley cup history). But at least this might meant they'll actually commit to an identity instead of constantly being all over the place.
  2. The Colorado flag symbol is so boring though. The Colorado's identity is caught between trying retain some of its personality, and everything around it suffering from being blanded down and 'cleaned up'. As a result, it feels like a uniform and an identity that doesn't look like it has a very well thought-out plan. The uniforms look like a terrible compromise between old and new. They should either embrace their cool history, or start again and re-design everything to work with their black-less, flat, geometric, minimal aesthetic that they seem to want to try and go with lately.
  3. It's kind of a miss from me on the Lightning third. There are some decent ideas and some nice details, but the overall design and impact of the jersey is pretty drab. Such a shame considering what they have to work with - there's some solid history and with a name like the lightning these thirds should be a lot more fun. I never thought that shoulder patch would make a good primary and even though they have dressed it up a little, I feel validated.
  4. The Wild's green and yellow jerseys are decet (I don't love them as hard as a lot of people seem to) but I think their red and green jerseys are beautiful and they should just continue to own that look. I find it to be far superior to the North Stars re-colouring, and it's their history as the Wild. By doing this they are yet another team succumbing to an alternate history that shouldn't dilute their already unique and strong identity.
  5. I think I identified this a little while ago as what I consider to be the best uniform matchup for me. Agreed. I think it's pretty much flawless.
  6. Love the Devils with green. A nice permanent dark green would be lovely. I've actually really started to appreciate the Flyers jersey. Favourite one for me. Very nice. I think the Devils' is actually, honestly just as boring as the Islanders'. Isolating the NJ to its silhouette only doesnt look great to me.
  7. Rangers: Good. Delivered on the brief. Flyers: Pretty good. They stick to their identify and I can't fault them on it. Devils: Never been a fan of the NJ sans holding shape. Vindicated after seeing this. I don't like the duotone thing. Meh. Islanders: Don't hate it but it's pretty average and dull.
  8. I don't love the Kraken identity but I think they're doing a really solid job so far which I love to see. I love the Knights identity but I think they've gone a little too far with their kind of ugly gold jerseys and the dumb chrome helmets. (But they're Vegas so I guess they get a bit of a pass, tbf).
  9. Weird. Seems like this is what is happening. Doubt I will not hate it.
  10. Hmm yeah quite possibly its a reaction to what I am used to seeing, however I would submit that the visual similarity to minor league/college hockey drives my reaction. Not that this is a good reason why it shouldn't happen, but I don't like it. The balance of colour - while it can work okay some of the time - is too top heavy. It almost makes them look smaller. If 2 or 3 teams did it then thats fine..im just worried a dozen or so teams will jump on it and that will result in a whole lot of subpar looking unis.
  11. Its easy not to love it. They look like they're wearing pyjamas and I'm just not a fan of the contrasting helmets. It makes the away team look less 'sleek' and 'pro' in some way. I wish I liked it, but it just doesn't make the away team look better IMO.
  12. I think dark road helmets CAN look okay if there is a strong enough presence of the same colour on their jerseys (ie, the shoulder yokes). If it's a predominantley white jersey (like the Leafs' road) it just looks unbalanced and I don't like it. I'll see if my theory holds up if/when we see more....
  13. I mean, fair point and you're probably right. I'm just a sucker for strong design (as I see it) regadless of historical accuracy. I apprciate a good throwback but if i think the design could be improved (and they actually do it) I'll be a materialistic, consumerist shmuck and fork out for it.
  14. Yeah its a maple leaf but if you had to pick a logo that compliments the look and feel of a jersey then this isn't that bad. It's when the logos start to stand out like a sore thumb that is really starts to get depressing. Like the TD logo on the Canucks' black jerseys.
  15. I disagree. The 'upgraded' flying skate jersey works better for me - the white in the logo gets in the way of the contrast of the yellow. Without the white, the yellow and red pops much better. There's plenty of crisp contrast going on. The sublimated Vs on the striping, yeah sure I could do without but its not that ergregious. I bought one of these jerseys and I wouldnt have bought one of the original throwbacks. This newer one feels much fresher and sharp.
  16. This is exactly my feelings on the dark buckets with the white jerseys. It just feels very minor league. I was watching the Leafs the other day and I just couldn't get beyond it no matter how hard I tried. Might take some time, but it just makes them look a bit 'lower-league' and less professional.
  17. Tampa Bay, really? That's very much a shoulder patch logo and nothing more to me.
  18. Agreed on the Jets. Disagree on the Caps. I know I'm in the minority though.
  19. 100%. There is a great Shark logo in there somewhere - I wish theyd find it. If they could have a classic looking primary logo that went with the style of this shoulder patch I'd probably be deeply in love with the Sharks' look. While on the topic, can I just express how perplexed I am when people think that these shoulder patch logos are perfectly suited to be used as primary crests. Am I crazy or does anyone else feel like about 85% of the time, this is never a good idea. The design intention of a secondary logo is never for it to be used as the primary logo for an organisation. Vegas do it - it doesn't work. Carolina do it - it's an awful jersey logo. Blue Jackets have it - I don't like it. Dallas use their secondary on a fluro jersey - awful. Minnesota, nope its just a wordmark. Washington shouldn't do it even though everyone wants them to. Florida's sunrise logo was just a gimmicky looking thing. There are about half a dozen more teams that could use their shoulder patches as primaries but they'd all look bad in my opinion. The only one in recent memory that I think has worked pretty well is Bostons 'Bruins' logo with the bear. I'll sit back and wait for the comments on my opinion. Pretty sure almost everyone will disagree to some extent.
  20. I agree with most of what is being said here. Sharks look great now (was calling from them to drop the orange on the jerseys for years) but the logo still bothers me a little. Too anime/exagerrated cartoon feeling. Does not feel like a classic hockey logo - which is a shame because their jersey does.
  21. No idea why they thought removing it was necessary. I'm not sure whether it significantly impacts the look of their overall uniform that much or not, but I can't see how it could be seen as that much of an improvement. Not sure I would have advocated for a similar striping pattern to match that of the jerseys though, that feels like it wouldn't look right.
  22. That was the obvious problem that logo had from the second I saw it. It's always looked dumb to me. Not to mention it's a weird logo in that its a ratty flag pole. It's just not nice to look at.
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