daniel75 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 The Lightning's current set is way better than anything they've ever had, however I would like to see a black alt.If you consider ripping off Torontoand Detroit better than sure.yup, only they look nothing like Detroit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 The Lightning's current set is way better than anything they've ever had, however I would like to see a black alt.If you consider ripping off Torontoand Detroit better than sure. yup, only they look nothing like Detroit.Even though they used the exact same template they had worn for eighty-odd years? Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel75 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 The Lightning's current set is way better than anything they've ever had, however I would like to see a black alt.If you consider ripping off Torontoand Detroit better than sure. yup, only they look nothing like Detroit.Even though they used the exact same template they had worn for eighty-odd years?exact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 yep a complete rip off of those two looks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 The Lightning's current set is way better than anything they've ever had, however I would like to see a black alt.If you consider ripping off Torontoand Detroit better than sure.yup, only they look nothing like Detroit.I think it's pretty obvious they look like Detroit. It takes willful ignorance to say "they look nothing like them". Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Not everyone in these past few posts may know this, so:When the Lightning first unveiled their current look, the numbers were solid white, rather than white-black-white. Additionally, the lightning bolts weren't on the pants; instead, they had a simple, thick white stripe down each side. It was painfully obvious that Yzerman was going for a "Red Wings in blue" look, and the fans revolted until the team added some minimal touches of black and bolt to the new look. The Lightning promised more changes back toward a "traditional (for the Lightning)" look, but that never happened.So when you see "Tampa Bay Maple Wings" or what have you on this board, there's good reason for it. On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 How these ever got approved by the league is a real wonder. Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger77 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 They have actually grown on me. PotD May 11th, 2011looooooogodud: June 7th 2010 - July 5th 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerslionspistonshabs Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 I've never hated them, but I just think they're a little too simple for a team called the lightning. I think even a lightning bolt down the pants would make them so much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgo Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 They have actually grown on me.Me too (although I hate watching them play against the Leafs).I'm preaching to the choir here, but they really need a lot more black (and silver also). However, I like this look because it's a lot brighter than their previous looks which I felt were really drab. Sure, they won a cup in black, but there's already many teams wearing primarily black.I like to think that the brighter, more 'kinetic' blue that they wear now resonates well with Florida and 'lightning' in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 I've never hated them, but I just think they're a little too simple for a team called the lightning. I think even a lightning bolt down the pants would make them so much better. They DO have a lightning bolt on the pants (now anyway). They have actually grown on me. Me too (although I hate watching them play against the Leafs). I'm preaching to the choir here, but they really need a lot more black (and silver also). However, I like this look because it's a lot brighter than their previous looks which I felt were really drab. Sure, they won a cup in black, but there's already many teams wearing primarily black. I like to think that the brighter, more 'kinetic' blue that they wear now resonates well with Florida and 'lightning' in general. Same shade of Blue that they've worn since 2001-2002. Same shade the Maple Leafs wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgo Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Same shade of Blue that they've worn since 2001-2002. Same shade the Maple Leafs wear.Thanks for the clarification! It always looked like they changed shades since they used so much black back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illini1 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Not to mention that "Honolulu Blue" is what the Detroit Lions use and it doesn't look a thing like that shade of blue. "Honolulu Blue" has been a number of different shades over the years:That 1980-1996 shade WAS EXACTLY what the Lightning called "Hawaiian Blue".Bottom line: teams can call colors anything they want to. Doesn't mean a damn thing.I remember the Lions wearing a much lighter shade of blue than that in 1980-1996. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 I remember the Lions wearing a much lighter shade of blue than that in 1980-1996. Not in print it wasn't. The swatches from 1980-present reflect confirmed official Pantone values. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soarindude Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 I honestly wouldn't mind a complete overhaul of the Lightning look. Name change, anything. Why do they find the need to completely resemble the Maple Leafs in every way possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I honestly wouldn't mind a complete overhaul of the Lightning look. Name change, anything. Why do they find the need to completely resemble the Maple Leafs in every way possible?Because of the retro-for-retro's sake fad around the NHL. Same reason why the Stars now look like the St. Patrick's Day Rangers. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 They have actually grown on me.It's a great look, if you exclude any ressemblances to those said teams.They could use some black though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I honestly wouldn't mind a complete overhaul of the Lightning look. Name change, anything. Why do they find the need to completely resemble the Maple Leafs in every way possible?Because of the retro-for-retro's sake fad around the NHL. Same reason why the Stars now look like the St. Patrick's Day Rangers.Coming from the guy that said these two jerseys were too similar, no. You don't get to have hockey uniform opinions. | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 At least when the Stars played O6 dress up, there wasn't already a green and white team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 At least when the Stars played O6 dress up, there wasn't already a green and white team.And they're already an old-school team. They have every right to go all retro if they want. Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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