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So does rebranding after a relocation suddenly make you ineligible for throwback jerseys? People don't seem to take issue with the Lakers wearing Minneapolis throwbacks, or Memphis breaking out the Vancouver Grizzlies uniforms, but suddenly it's a problem when the Canes & Titans decide to dip into their history. I grew up as an Expos fan, and I didn't have any issue with the Nationals dressing in the old powder blue Montreal uniforms a few years ago.

With the NHL officially announcing the Four Nations Faceoff happening instead of the All Star Weekend next year, I wonder if we'll get a glimpse of what Fanatics is looking to do with the jerseys down the line. The 2016 World Cup of Hockey was the debut of the Adidas templates before the NHL teams adopted them.

Do the Packers need to use yellow numbers? Do the Niners need gold numbers? The Browns tried using orange numbers, and it looked terrible. Most teams use their secondary colour as trim on the numbers, if they have any outlines at all.

The problem with Toronto and the GTA is that it's a major league city. Most people here think they're above lower level leagues because we've got the NHL, NBA, MLB, and (to a lesser extent) MLS. It's the reason why the CFL struggles, but an NFL team would have no problem selling out. Even the Marlies can't manage to sell out an 8000 seat rink, and those tickets are very affordable.

I was thinking about pro sports in general. There are a lot of royal & red teams, but the Clippers are the only ones that have made black another one of their main colours. I guess the Marlins are the closest thing, but the shades of blue & red they use aren't quite the same, and they're a mostly black team. The closest example I can come up with for an ideal Clippers colour balance would be similar to the old Colorado Avalanche alternates, just with a bright red instead of burgundy.

I feel like the addition of black isn't a bad thing for the Clippers, but they haven't found the right way to execute it yet. It's always felt tacked on, but I'm sure there's a design that would make it feel less like BFBS. Considering how many other royal & red teams there are, the black does help them stand out. I actually think the Pacers are one of the few royal blue teams that improved their set by switching to navy in the '90s. The Warriors have owned the royal & yellow look in the NBA for a little while now.

I think they'd be better off getting the Coyotes. Whatever the relocation fee would be, it would be much less than an expansion fee. They'd also be inheriting a roster with a lot of good, young talent, no terrible anchor contracts (there's only 2 guys who are signed for more than the next 2 seasons), and a ton of draft capital. I can't say whether it would work or not, but the potential owners seem confident that having the arena/entertainment district in the northern suburbs would be a better situation (similar to the Braves). The market itself has the typical things the league likes in a city (large population/tv market, massive corporate presence), plus it's the headquarters of Turner Broadcasting, which is now a league partner.

Busy morning in the hockey world. McLellan fired, Monahan traded to Winnipeg, and confirmation that the NHL will be sending players to the Olympics again in 2026.

The NHL is selling this merch which seems to confirm the Devils & Rangers helmets. I couldn't find any Islanders shirts with this design.

EA Sports has given us the first look at the full ASG uniforms. I'd have preferred black pants for the red & blue uniforms

The original slate of Stadium Series uniforms all used basically the same template, so we can probably take a good guess as to what it was gonna look like. I'd think it was similar to the Kings design with red instead of grey & green instead of black. It seems like the initial idea for the Stadium Series (aside from recouping revenue that was lost in the 12-13 lockout) was to have outdoor games in some less traditional markets. Since then, the lines have been a bit blurred a bit since teams like Vegas, Dallas, and Nashville have gotten included in the Winter Classic, so it does feel like they aren't always sure what direction to take the Stadium Series anymore.

Pittsburgh & Philly both wore black helmets in the Stadium Series a few years back. It seems like there's different standards for the outdoor games.

These are all pretty decent. Rangers is probably my favourite of the bunch. The Flyers extending the nameplate into the striping makes it look a lot less awkward.

The team doesn't seem like they're looking to make wholesale changes to their set. They've gradually been phasing out the bone, but beyond that they seem pretty attached to the other logos/uniforms.

The team's COO has said that 2025 would likely be the earliest that they add a new jersey.

Disappointing, but not surprising. It seems like the loudest portion of the fanbase has been calling for this lately. Just look at the responses to this Luongo tweet: The guy actually makes some great points, many of which have been made on these boards already, yet the response from Canucks fans seems to boil down to, "shut up boomer".

It feels like Columbus and Winnipeg just need to swap colour schemes. They both have alternates that are essentially in the other team's colours that seem to be very popular with the fans. Let Winnipeg be the navy blue & red team, while the Jackets can be the two-tone blue & silver team.

Both the Tortorella & Hayes stuff were just unfounded rumours that have since been debunked. People seem generally happy with the return. They got Jamie Drysdale, who was the 6th overall pick a couple years before Gauthier, plus a 2nd rounder. I think what people are pissed about is that at the draft he told the Flyers brass that he was excited to be part of the team, then changed his tune after he was selected. He refused to even meet with them before the trade, and allegedly never gave them an actual answer as to why he wanted out.

Pretty ironic considering everyone seemed to love last year's jerseys, which also made an appearance on happy meals.

They still would have had to pay the exact same expansion fee. Anaheim & Florida both paid $50M for their franchises. The only difference is that half of Anaheim's fee went directly to the Kings, instead of being evenly divided amongst the league's owners

I don’t hate these as much as I probably should. I wouldn’t buy one, but if you’re going to go bold with a design, the All Star Game is the time to do it. I also prefer having 4 different jerseys instead of 2. I’m calling it now, give it 30 years and these will be seen as beloved classics.

I have a feeling Bieber (or at least his drew house line) was involved in designing this year's All Star uniforms.

Yes, but they had already switched to athletic gold at home by that point.

Well, sort of. In 2016 they designated the black throwback as their home jersey, and wore it throughout the playoffs. In 2017 they introduced the white throwback to match the home look,

https://www.espn.com/nhl/insider/insider/story/_/id/39271187/nhl-trade-cutter-gauthier-flyers-ducks-details It's not too often that we see a proper NHL trade these days, let alone one involving a couple of recent top 10 picks. Credit to the Flyers for keeping everything quiet, since it sounds like they've been sour on Gauthier since he skipped development camp in the summer. It would be pretty funny if he legitimately wanted out of Philadelphia because of his childhood allegiance to the Penguins.