WSU151 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 11 minutes ago, AFirestormToPurify said: There our many, many differences with the current Habs uniform and the one from the 70s. Please enlighten us as to the many, many differences: 4 2 Quote Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFirestormToPurify Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 1 minute ago, WSU151 said: Please enlighten us as to the many, many differences: Shade of red, shade of blue, name and number font, collar, logo shape and size 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 9 minutes ago, AFirestormToPurify said: Shade of red, shade of blue, name and number font, collar, logo shape and size These are the only real changes, though, with the collar being a manufacturer change and not a team update (though the current collar is heavily inspired by historical Habs jerseys) Quote Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 The Oilers news is both good news and hilarious. It's the right move to go back to the 80's look, again, of course, but it's so funny that they keep having to relearn that lesson. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastBias Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 On 7/5/2022 at 8:13 AM, AFirestormToPurify said: Yawn This is what they should be wearing, minus the orange cuffs. Keep the orange as an alternate and scrap the stealth jersey. Their current white jersey is one of the best they've ever worn I don't care what anyone says, the royal blue jerseys are extremely dated and Gretzky left the team 40 years ago, it's time to move on. Leave dark royal blue and orange to the Islanders, they look much better than Edmonton in those colours If it was up to me, they would be wearing navy and copper. If there's ONE team in the league that needs a drab and dark colour scheme, it's the team called the Oilers ffs. Oh well, gotta sell some jerseys to suckers trying to relive their glory years, eh? Go Condors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridleylash Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Hopefully this time, the message sticks with the Oilers that the fanbase wants them as a royal blue team full-time and they keep the experiments to alternates and the like. C'mon, Anaheim, you know you're next. Embrace the Mighty. 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 54 minutes ago, ujju2 said: As a (fellow?) Oilers fan, I can say confidently that it was all the same red. The issue was that in the stripes, the red and copper touched, and that made the red look weird. It was never salmon. I'm more an Oilers enjoyer. They're one of the teams I like, but I'm (unfortunately) a born and raised Leafs fan. But thanks for the clarification. I could have sworn it was salmon but it's been years. 1 Quote 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...
AFirestormToPurify Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 24 minutes ago, WSU151 said: These are the only real changes, though, with the collar being a manufacturer change and not a team update (though the current collar is heavily inspired by historical Habs jerseys) Shade of red was changed in '99. Pretty obvious if you compare a jersey from 1998 or earlier to a current one Pretty sure the shade of blue was also darkened that same year Name and number font makes a HUGE difference, especially on the away jersey, but of course that's not the one you posted cause it wouldn't suit your argument lol The color went from blue-white-blue with no laces to white-white-blue with laces and it's not due to the switch to adidas as they were wearing a solid white collar with laces the year before with Reebok so you're wrong again The logo absolutely did change over the years. Sounds like you've never owned any older Habs jersey. I have. I know what I'm talking about All subtle changes but all real changes. Nice job trying to shift the goalposts lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampyrRabbit Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 15 minutes ago, Ridleylash said: Hopefully this time, the message sticks with the Oilers that the fanbase wants them as a royal blue team full-time and they keep the experiments to alternates and the like. C'mon, Anaheim, you know you're next. Embrace the Mighty. Become once again a surge of force that never dies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildwing64 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Sadly it looks like we're suffering another year of the Ducks' current duds. At least going by the promo shot they're using for the season schedule. I'm thinking "more orange" probably means whatever they're doing with the Reverse Retro. 1 Quote PotD: 24/08/2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 55 minutes ago, AFirestormToPurify said: Shade of red was changed in '99. Pretty obvious if you compare a jersey from 1998 or earlier to a current one Pretty sure the shade of blue was also darkened that same year Name and number font makes a HUGE difference, especially on the away jersey, but of course that's not the one you posted cause it wouldn't suit your argument lol The color went from blue-white-blue with no laces to white-white-blue with laces and it's not due to the switch to adidas as they were wearing a solid white collar with laces the year before with Reebok so you're wrong again The logo absolutely did change over the years. Sounds like you've never owned any older Habs jersey. I have. I know what I'm talking about All subtle changes but all real changes. Nice job trying to shift the goalposts lol I gave you full credit for the name and number font change! Red and blue shades weren't really noticeable to anyone, and it's far less of a change from royal to dark navy. 1% darker red and 1% darker blue aren't really noticeable from the stands. There are numerous photos where the blue and red from the 70s/80s/90s look just as dark as they do today. The Avs changed burgandy shades in the 90s and nobody really calls it a significant update. And minor changes to the shape of the logo aren't really noticeable, either. 2 1 Quote Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 3 hours ago, Nordiks_19 said: Well, it's official now, and along with a matching white at least And all is right in the world… well Atleast in the world of hockey uniforms, everywhere else the world is pretty screwed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky_Roby Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 I misplaced my login info and months behind on this thread! I'm assuming nothing has been announced for 30th anniversary logos for the Senators and Lightning? I saw a mockup of a Lightning one recently but it looked maybe fake? I haven't seen anything official - here or anywhere else - and wondering if I'm just losing my mind... Re: Golden Knights - makes me kind of sad. Their grey jerseys were one of my all-time favourites of the modern era. The gold ones are nice but.. they work better as a third jersey. Having the greys at home, and gold alternates was so perfect, why change it... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroCree Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 4 hours ago, Nordiks_19 said: Well, it's official now, and along with a matching white at least Oilers bring back the classics (again) until they get bored in a few years and bring back navy (again) until that gets boring and they bring back the classics (again) until... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordiks_19 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 23 minutes ago, insert name said: Oilers bring back the classics (again) until they get bored in a few years and bring back navy (again) until that gets boring and they bring back the classics (again) until... So is the circle of life of the Oilers uniforms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicate Genius Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 The classics should be here to stay. The owner loves them, and the fans and players pushed for their return according to the President of the Oilers Entertainment Group. The people who were in charge of switching to navy and neon orange in 2017 are no longer with the organization. Their thinking was that the McDavid era needed its own look. It was a dumb and ugly mistake. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampyrRabbit Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Remember the Oilers haven't been wearing navy "for a few years". They have spent almost two decades wearing Navy as part of their first choice uniform. The Oilers changed to navy with copper and red trim for the 1996-97 season, and wouldn't return to the classic uniform until they brought back that uniform as an alternate for 2008-2009. It wouldn't be until 2010 - 11 that the royal blue and orange returned as the first choice. That is eleven seasons till it made a return, and 13 until it came back as the first choice. They have been wearing the current navy and orange for five seasons. Combined, that is 18 seasons the team has been wearing Navy as part of their first choice colour scheme. Hell, considering 2000 and, well, everything, it feels like the Oilers have been wearing that scheme for even longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicate Genius Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Edmonton's AHL team (Bakersfield Condors) are switching to royal blue and darker orange as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekono Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 6 hours ago, Sport said: The Oilers news is both good news and hilarious. It's the right move to go back to the 80's look, again, of course, but it's so funny that they keep having to relearn that lesson. Along with the Islanders, Flames, Blues, Flyers, Avalanche, Senators, Coyotes, Penguins, Original 6, MOST of these teams have learned the right lesson by having an all -time throwback identity. Now, if the damn Sharks would go back to 91 and the Kings go back to Yellow and Purple, things would be be just about perfect. MLB looking the best a league has looked in it's entirety in a long time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcake Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 10 hours ago, Nordiks_19 said: Well, it's official now, and along with a matching white at least This. This is how the Oilers should look. You can make the argument for navy and orange looking better objectively (Tbf I do think their away jersey was beautiful) or navy and copper fitting the name better. It doesn’t matter. None of it matters. These jerseys are the Oilers. When I think of the Oilers, I think of these jerseys. If you want to throw in an orange alt or a navy alt or do whatever with the third jersey, be my frickin’ guest. But for the love of all that is good on this earth please just keep these as the primaries from now on. 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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