Delicate Genius Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 McDavid's contract extension was announced today and here's the new road jersey: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash61 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 On September 20, 2012 at 0:50 AM, 'CS85 said: It's like watching the hellish undead creakily shuffling their way out of the flames of a liposuction clinic dumpster fire. On February 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM, 'pianoknight said: Story B: Red Wings go undefeated and score 100 goals in every game. They also beat a team comprised of Godzilla, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, 2 Power Rangers and Betty White. Oh, and they played in the middle of Iraq on a military base. In the sand. With no ice. Santa gave them special sand-skates that allowed them to play in shorts and t-shirts in 115 degree weather. Jesus, Zeus and Buddha watched from the sidelines and ate cotton candy. POTD 5/24/12, POTD 2/26/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatic Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Honestly 12.5 is pretty fair. The road jersey is exactly as anticipated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicate Genius Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 https://twitter.com/jrnlbarnes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJ Sands Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Much better than the orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreamSoda Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Oilers dropped the white outline on the numbers on the away jersey. Just blue with a single orange outline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowld Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Look good to me. Love the new Orange. That oil drop really pops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Crowder Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 I'm a huge fan of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 I'd say the Oilers are probably are the team that most clearly has better roads than homes. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicate Genius Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 The numbers look similar to what they used in 1980-81: http://www.nhluniforms.com/Oilers/Oilers02.html Arm numbers are fat, back numbers are skinnier. Compare the boxes in the 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 A solid new look for the McDavid era; both the home and road are beautiful. My only issue is that the road will look a little similar to the Sabres road, but it's just a minor nitpick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 8 minutes ago, Danny said: The numbers look similar to what they used in 1980-81: http://www.nhluniforms.com/Oilers/Oilers02.html Arm numbers are fat, back numbers are skinnier. Compare the boxes in the 9. Alot of teams do that for legibility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcj882000 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Eh, it's alright; I still prefer the old gapped numbers though, to be honest. Really that about sums up my opinion about the Oilers' new set: "Fine, but not better than the old one." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-mer Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 I think overall the Oilers look good. Away is beautiful. Home is alright but not terrible. Certainly could have been worse. Id rank them near the top of the Adizero scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 I really hate those dimples on the shoulders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 2 hours ago, habsfan1 said: A solid new look for the McDavid era; both the home and road are beautiful. My only issue is that the road will look a little similar to the Sabres road, but it's just a minor nitpick. Haha... my first thought was that this is pretty much exactly what I want the Sabres to look like. Was the white "outline" on the crest always so huge? That's the only thing that bugs me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIYsportsguy Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 3 hours ago, Danny said: Arm numbers are fat, back numbers are skinnier. Compare the boxes in the 9. The back numbers appear to be the same shape as the middle layer of a 3 colour number, similar to the Canadiens' homes. The arms look like a new font, but I'm not positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan33 Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 The Oilers set looks great overall. Adjusting the orange uniform to the dynasty striping was a good move in spite of the orange and navy touching. As for the navy, it looks good enough. Let the Islanders be the Royal and Orange team while the Oilers usher in a new era under McDavid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Interesting point about the Devils being considered "O7". Ironic since they're the 3rd incarnation of a franchise. They certainly present themselves on ice like I'd imagine an O7 club would, but I'm not sure if the franchise is really in that class, despite all the success. What other clubs would be "O7", at least from a visual perspective? I don't think the term literally means O6+1, leaving room for more. I can't think of any non O6 teams that haven't had major changes to their identities (even if they reverted back) except for the Flyers. Even when they switched to black, they were still orange and black with the same logo they've always used, and they weathered the Edge storm with only a minor dent to their image. Every other franchise has had either a significant logo change, full color changes, radical uniform redesigns, or are a relatively young franchise. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnPheitseog Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, BringBackTheVet said: Interesting point about the Devils being considered "O7". Ironic since they're the 3rd incarnation of a franchise. They certainly present themselves on ice like I'd imagine an O7 club would, but I'm not sure if the franchise is really in that class, despite all the success. What other clubs would be "O7", at least from a visual perspective? I don't think the term literally means O6+1, leaving room for more. I can't think of any non O6 teams that haven't had major changes to their identities (even if they reverted back) except for the Flyers. Even when they switched to black, they were still orange and black with the same logo they've always used, and they weathered the Edge storm with only a minor dent to their image. Every other franchise has had either a significant logo change, full color changes, radical uniform redesigns, or are a relatively young franchise. I'd say that the leafs had a bigger hit to their identity than the flyers did during the edge takeover. And the devils, like the leafs, will know what they did wrong and fix it. Formerly known as DiePerske Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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