The Giant Pacific Octopus Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Those throwbacks were fun but look dated too me now. I prefer the current homes. The Catch of the Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Those throwbacks were fun but look dated too me now. I prefer the current homes. I hated those Pens uni before, still hate them now. Way too much Gold/Yellow/Athletic Gold/Saffron/1235 C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianLion Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Those throwbacks were fun but look dated too me now. I prefer the current homes.Be quiet and get in my Greek Salad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 You're all nuts. At most I'd ditch the pants stripes. Maybe. If I had to. Otherwise? That Penguins alternate is perfect as is. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad43dog Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 As much as I liked the Penguins look last night, it was strange seeing Crosby and Co. in that look. If they change to those full time, I'll always remember Crosby taking dives and delivering cheap shots in the black and Vegas gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer15 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 You're all nuts. At most I'd ditch the pants stripes. Maybe. If I had to. Otherwise? That Penguins alternate is perfect as is.Honestly, I'd keep the pants stripes too. I don't think they looked forced like Nashville's.I love this look for the Pens. GTA United(USA) 2015 + 2016 USA Champions/Toronto Maroons (ULL)2014, 2015 + 2022 Gait Cup Champions/Toronto Northmen (TNFF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 The socks match nothing and the color patterns don't match each other within the jersey itself. It looks very thrown together. https://www.behance.net/bmatukewic8043 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan33 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 The black version is perfect as is but if they brought in a white version, I wouldn't want it to be an exact replica of the one used in 1991. That set had some major problems with the striping, fortunately these issues were confined to the white jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian_Idiot Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 The socks look identical to the Bruins alt's socks, and they don't match the arm stripes.I know it would be difficult to have these socks perfectly match the arm stripes(yellow top, black bottom), but at the least I wish they would mirror the waist stripes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddball Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 A lot of you need to get over the anal retentiveness of the stripes everywhere have to match. If it looks good, then it looks good. Not everything has to be symmetrical... or match. Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafiaman Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 The Penguins looked a million times better last night against the Flyers than they did tonight against the Red Wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvus Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 A lot of you need to get over the anal retentiveness of the stripes everywhere have to match. If it looks good, then it looks good. Not everything has to be symmetrical... or match.Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgnmrwrw Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 A lot of you need to get over the anal retentiveness of the stripes everywhere have to match. If it looks good, then it looks good. Not everything has to be symmetrical... or match.Yep. I guess my reply would be that, particularly in this case, the mismatched stripes don't look good (to me), and precisely because they are mismatched. It's really an effect of the way two different colors interact at their meeting points. Black is so dark, and white (also "gold" in this case) is so bright, that when they border it creates a harsh or strong border. Fine. But put two bright colors--white and "gold" side by side, and the abutment becomes softer. It's just a different affect on the eye, and it seems unnecessary, particularly when the fact that the shapes and the size ratios of the pants stripes and sock stripes versus those on the jerseys are also considered. Everything is contradictory. Why not make all of the striping patterns and all of the color interactions consistent? I get that many years ago, these things weren't given much thought, and it was more cost prohibitive to make these sorts of changes, but what are the logical reasons for not addressing them now? If it's just for the sake of nostalgia, then that's okay. But I still feel this could become a classic, modern set, if they fixed a few inconsistencies that probably only existed because of what are now outdated reasons. HURRICANES | PANTHERS | WHITE SOX | WOLFPACK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatic Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Didn't really appreciate it until I actually saw them in action tonight, but goddamn, the blues look so much better now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeJ Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 A lot of you need to get over the anal retentiveness of the stripes everywhere have to match. If it looks good, then it looks good. Not everything has to be symmetrical... or match.Yep. I guess my reply would be that, particularly in this case, the mismatched stripes don't look good (to me), and precisely because they are mismatched. It's really an effect of the way two different colors interact at their meeting points. Black is so dark, and white (also "gold" in this case) is so bright, that when they border it creates a harsh or strong border. Fine. But put two bright colors--white and "gold" side by side, and the abutment becomes softer. It's just a different affect on the eye, and it seems unnecessary, particularly when the fact that the shapes and the size ratios of the pants stripes and sock stripes versus those on the jerseys are also considered. Everything is contradictory. Why not make all of the striping patterns and all of the color interactions consistent? I get that many years ago, these things weren't given much thought, and it was more cost prohibitive to make these sorts of changes, but what are the logical reasons for not addressing them now? If it's just for the sake of nostalgia, then that's okay. But I still feel this could become a classic, modern set, if they fixed a few inconsistencies that probably only existed because of what are now outdated reasons.i'm going to completely agree with this. couldn't have said it better myself.and since i couldn't have said it better, i'll just say something similar, but shorter and more bluntly.it doesn't look good to us, and our opinions are just as valid as anyone elses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigers6884 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 A lot of you need to get over the anal retentiveness of the stripes everywhere have to match. If it looks good, then it looks good. Not everything has to be symmetrical... or match.+1000000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I guess my reply would be that, particularly in this case, the mismatched stripes don't look good (to me), and precisely because they are mismatched. It's really an effect of the way two different colors interact at their meeting points. Black is so dark, and white (also "gold" in this case) is so bright, that when they border it creates a harsh or strong border. Fine. But put two bright colors--white and "gold" side by side, and the abutment becomes softer. It's just a different affect on the eye, and it seems unnecessary, particularly when the fact that the shapes and the size ratios of the pants stripes and sock stripes versus those on the jerseys are also considered. Everything is contradictory. Why not make all of the striping patterns and all of the color interactions consistent? I get that many years ago, these things weren't given much thought, and it was more cost prohibitive to make these sorts of changes, but what are the logical reasons for not addressing them now? If it's just for the sake of nostalgia, then that's okay. But I still feel this could become a classic, modern set, if they fixed a few inconsistencies that probably only existed because of what are now outdated reasons. +10000000000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoops McCann Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 The socks look identical to the Bruins alt's socks, and they don't match the arm stripes.This x 1000. The problem is that they match the Bruins striping that I grew up with (70s to early 90s). The Bruins current alt is a throwback to that look. To me, the striping looks way out of place on a Pens jersey. The Bruins own that striping ( is it possible to own a striping pattern? To me, yes it is) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Giant Pacific Octopus Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 The Penguins have different helmets with the third jerseys.I thought they were simply wearing the home helmets but you can tell the color of the triangle is a different shade of gold. The Catch of the Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phutmasterflex Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Or maybe they just swapped out decals. It's cheaper that way then having another helmet for every player. Go A's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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