DDR Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 I was just on the Blackhawks site and I saw stills from the game last night, and then stills from the jersey unveiling, and I have no way to prove this, but doggone it, I think the Hawks' red is brighter. Perhaps it's just a sheen from the new material. And perhaps this is old news, but I haven't been following the RBK switch too closely. I've probably only read 150 pages of posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 I've read most of the posts on both threads, and don't remember anything about them maybe altering the colors.Pantone doesn't have anything about them changing colors on his site, and he's on top of those things. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvus Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 I haven't, up until now, really minded the "apron-string" piping so much, aesthetically speaking. But man, seeing it in action, it really messes with where they can put the A's and C's. Check out Florida, where they've put the A nearly in the center of the jersey, right above the logo:http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/76826546.j...C251F5382E91426And then check out Edmonton, who've actually put the A on top of the piping:http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/76851443.j...4EE622D1A329B0EAnd similarly with Philadelphia:http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/76814032.j...0DFABD1234C9E9ESince captain's C's and A's are necessary elements of a hockey jersey, it seems like this would be a pretty basic thing they'd have to think about at the design stage. Instead, they almost looked slapped on as an afterthought.Of all the solutions, I think putting the A over the piping may be the best solution. Of course, not having that atrocious piping pattern in the first place would have been a good idea. I thought Edmonton's blue jerseys were awful when I saw them in action, but those white ones may even be worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 No, San Jose has no limitation on that. Torrey Mitchell was wearing #69 (of all numbers) tonight.I hate when players do that because they think it's funny. It's not! It's just dumb. Oooooh *giggle* look at me I'm ****ing 5 years old.Alright, call ME Juvenile, but I just hope This Kid doesn't get assigned THAT NUMBER by the Lightning... @Frenchie_TO Owner of the Rochester Americans of the MLH Owner of the Toronto Frenchies of the GCFHL6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Oh man those new Sharks jerseys are absolutely beautiful. By far the best of the newly released unis. Period. Maybe a bit biased, but im very proud of what the Sharks have done here, very proud.Just curious what you thought about their last set. If you love these, then I'm assuming that you didn't like those. I personally loved their former set, and really am not a fan of their new contrived traditional set.I personally loved their previous set, but noticed a few flaws in the logo. These are definately different, but I think its a wonderful update to a good, yet imperfect logo set. And I also feel the somewhat classic template succeeds well in keeping the look somewhat toned down despite the new addition of brighter colors. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetropolisPt31 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Oh man those new Sharks jerseys are absolutely beautiful. By far the best of the newly released unis. Period. Maybe a bit biased, but im very proud of what the Sharks have done here, very proud.Just curious what you thought about their last set. If you love these, then I'm assuming that you didn't like those. I personally loved their former set, and really am not a fan of their new contrived traditional set.I personally loved their previous set, but noticed a few flaws in the logo. These are definately different, but I think its a wonderful update to a good, yet imperfect logo set. And I also feel the somewhat classic template succeeds well in keeping the look somewhat toned down despite the new addition of brighter colors.You have summed up my feelings about the new unis perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number81 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 I haven't, up until now, really minded the "apron-string" piping so much, aesthetically speaking. But man, seeing it in action, it really messes with where they can put the A's and C's. Check out Florida, where they've put the A nearly in the center of the jersey, right above the logo:http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/76826546.j...C251F5382E91426And then check out Edmonton, who've actually put the A on top of the piping:http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/76851443.j...4EE622D1A329B0EAnd similarly with Philadelphia:http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/76814032.j...0DFABD1234C9E9ESince captain's C's and A's are necessary elements of a hockey jersey, it seems like this would be a pretty basic thing they'd have to think about at the design stage. Instead, they almost looked slapped on as an afterthought.Of all the solutions, I think putting the A over the piping may be the best solution. Of course, not having that atrocious piping pattern in the first place would have been a good idea. I thought Edmonton's blue jerseys were awful when I saw them in action, but those white ones may even be worse. The Avs are also placing the A / C over the piping... http://anyonebutdetroit.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zig Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 I haven't, up until now, really minded the "apron-string" piping so much, aesthetically speaking. But man, seeing it in action, it really messes with where they can put the A's and C's. Check out Florida, where they've put the A nearly in the center of the jersey, right above the logo:http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/76826546.j...C251F5382E91426And then check out Edmonton, who've actually put the A on top of the piping:http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/76851443.j...4EE622D1A329B0EAnd similarly with Philadelphia:http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/76814032.j...0DFABD1234C9E9ESince captain's C's and A's are necessary elements of a hockey jersey, it seems like this would be a pretty basic thing they'd have to think about at the design stage. Instead, they almost looked slapped on as an afterthought.Of all the solutions, I think putting the A over the piping may be the best solution. Of course, not having that atrocious piping pattern in the first place would have been a good idea. I thought Edmonton's blue jerseys were awful when I saw them in action, but those white ones may even be worse. The Avs are also placing the A / C over the piping...All part of rbk's master plan to eliminate the patches for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letterform Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 No, San Jose has no limitation on that. Torrey Mitchell was wearing #69 (of all numbers) tonight.I hate when players do that because they think it's funny. It's not! It's just dumb. Oooooh *giggle* look at me I'm ****ing 5 years old.I think you're the 5 year old here, if the first think you think of when you see a number is sexual positionsTry telling that to the DMV. DEATH TO REEBOK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artymous Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Well.. It seems that this thread is finally on its way out. All the new jerseys (except the Rangers, more on that in a bit), have been released, many of which have seen ice time now due to pre-season games, and the general complaining and praising has been had by everyone, for better and for worse (and for much amusement on my part).So, now that it is all done and the long, long, LONG summer is finally coming to an end and our beloved hockey is back, here is my final say on every jersey. I'll split this into three posts of 10 teams each. Please keep in mind that this is pure opinion and I will not be responding to anyone's responses (if any). Without further ado, in alphabetical order:Avalanche - Now that I've had a chance to see them on the ice, on players, and skating around, I have to say that at first glance the overall feeling is that these are definitely the Colorado Avalanche. That's a good thing. There seems to be an overall look there that invokes the old uniforms. However, they don't hold up very well under scrutiny, and if you watch them long enough, the only thing that seems to enter the mind is, "but boy I wish they hadn't changed them at all". That's not a good thing. They begin to just look like patchwork hobo clothes after awhile. 'Tis a shame. 4/10Blackhawks - I'll be honest, I've never liked the Blackhawks' uniform, and I can't exactly explain why. I think it might be because they just remind me too much of industrialism. They're too working class. That's a point of pride for many people, and I get that, but it doesn't resonate with me. Having said that, and putting my bias aside for a moment, Chicago did the right thing. They've retained a look that countless people love and didn't compromise for the sake of change. Also, I saw the road whites in a few photos on Yahoo, and that tighter fit, for some reason, looks better with the design than most I've seen so far. Personal hatred aside, these are something for fans of the look to be proud of. Still, they get docked points because I still find them to be pedestrian. 7/10Bluejackets - When the Jackets first entered the league, I actually thought it was Columbus, Georgia -- for some reason -- and couldn't understand why they were calling themselves the Blue Jackets. I quickly realized my error, of course, but I still find that amusing. Of course, that also has nothing to do with their jerseys. I always thought their original look was a bit lame, so when they brought out a very nice, simple, classy look in the third jersey I secretly hoped they'd go to it full time. Enter Reebok. The Jackets used this opportunity to make that change (albeit with differences), and to switch to the classier logo as well. All in all, a major upgrade, and the right decision. However, despite all that, they are still just Blue and Red, albeit one of the more original of the 30,000 blue and red teams in existence. 8/10Blues - The poor Blues. They've had a pretty long history of going from nice, to bland, to nice, to bland. Then they finally hit on a combination that has been, from everything I've ever read, one of the best looks they've possibly ever had and a huge hit with not only the fans, but around the league as well. Enter Reebok. Personally, I think they've done a fantastic job in keeping with their basic look, but also updating enough to try something a little different as well. This falls under the category of "If you felt you *had* to change, then what you've done is great, but why change?" I think a lot of people would prefer they never touched what they have worn for the last few years, and while I don't have any emotional ties to this franchise, I think they could have stayed the exact same without too much trouble as well. However, the new look is also still very solid. 8/10Bruins - There's something about the Bruins. I don't know what, but I've always seen them as the best looking of the original 6. Some of the yellow sweaters of years past were some of the best yellow sweaters the NHL has ever seen (and no, I am not talking about the 3rd jersey), and they just seem to usually be in the upper echelon of design. However, I *haven't* liked their most recent set very much. Reminiscent of Toronto and Winnipeg back in the day, it was just a design that had seen its day and needed to be put to bed. Again, Enter Reebok. The Bruins decided, with genius, to return to a more classic old time Bruins look, while at the same time updating it and bringing it into the future. The result? One of the finest uniforms in sports, that apron bib notwithstanding (and I think we'll see that go away for next year, as it becomes apparent nobody is tucking in). The only jersey to get a 10 from me. 10/10Canadiens - Another jersey I haven't always really liked, but it's probably my second favorite of the original 6. Like most of the Orig.6, the Canadiens stayed true to history and tradition. There really isn't much more I can say about it than that. The only improvement, in my mind, would have been to adopt the old-time look of the 3rd jersey and had the chest stripe for the away whites. That would have scored another point. As it is, they are solid, traditional, but in the end just another blue and red team in a sea of blue and red. 7/10Canucks - Those silly Vancouverites. Now, this team has always struggled for an identity.. and who wouldn't? They are named after a slang term for "Canadian" (Some people like to think of it as derogatory, but honestly, I'm canadian and I don't know a single person up here that thinks that way aside from your usual folks that get offended if their TV show doesn't air on time), and Canadians are a very, very, very diverse group of people. So I don't blame the club for being a little schizophrenic. So what have they done now? They've tried to take one small bit from a number of looks throughout their history (even from when they were an entirely different team in an entirely different league), and mish-mashed them all together onto one uniform. The result? The Vancouver Schizophrenics. The sad part is, with just a little less clutter, they could have one of the more gorgeous and unique uniforms in the league. 2/10 (and they get 2 because the base uniform is still stylin')Capitals - This is a uniform that has enjoyed a bit of a following in it's newly-designed state. However, tradition or not, I loved the old uniforms with that really great, vibrant blue and the black and bronze trim. They were sharp, had some personality, and were a nice and different look for the league. The 3rd Jersey turned new home didn't do much for me with the black, but had they used the old blue on it, I think it would have been really sharp. Now, however, we've returned to.. yah.. Red and Blue. Boring blue. Regular Red. While the design is rather striking, the whole "everyone in the league is red and blue, we must be too" is a huge downer. Can't go much above mid-level for these. 6/10Coyotes - When the Coyotes went to the more classical look a few seasons back, I didn't really think much of them. I especially thought, in order to get away from Detroit a little, they should have gone with a cream or very light tan color instead of the white. I still think that. However, they have grown on me over time, and I think they look pretty good. Now, with only a few small tweaks, they look even better. (They still need hem striping though, IMO, but I think waiting until Reebok loses those apron hems is smart). I saw them in action in a few highlights, and man, they really shine. Good on the Coyotes for sticking to a look that both sets them apart a bit, yet keeps them uber-traditional. I'm a fan. 9/10Devils - I don't have much to say here except this: Someone got it right when they went from the original uni with the green, to this modernized update. With the name, Red is really a "duh" color, even if it's over-saturated in the league, but I like that they just stuck with black and white. They're simple, classy, and stand out despite that. Still... red. 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgess Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 I think one good thing (maybe the only good thing) to come out of this EDGE-ization is that some teams are putting stripes on their pants again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artymous Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Part 2 of 3Ducks - I hate to admit this, and I feel like a complete traitor, being a Sharks fan, but everytime I see the ducks' new uniform on the ice, I like them a little bit more. I'd have loved to have seen the uniforms be a really dark hunter green instead of black.. but that's the NHL for you. Red, Blue, Black.. your main color must be one of those right? Still, they have a presence, they are sleek and almost *stealth-like* in a way, and I just don't have much bad to say about them. The break on the striping at the hem is a minor fail, but hardly noticeable unless in the right still shot. The worst part about the uniforms, and the thing that'll drop these in points from where they could be, is the wordmark logo. For the Capitals, it works in a way.. probably because of the tradition behind it. For the ducks, it just looks lazy. Great uniform, bad logo choice. 7/10Flames - Oh, so close, yet oh so far. That's what I think when I see the Calgary Flames. Personally, I loved last season's uniforms the best out of all years. Unlike many, I think that black is a great accent color for them, and really solidifies the look. The yellow with the red was still enough to stand them out, and the red they used was one of the best reds in the whole league. It was deep, rich, and vibrant. It was to normal red like the Sharks' and Captials' "blue" were to normal blue. Well, this season, while they've kept the great red, and the basic colors, they've turned black from a lesser accentuation to a more involved color, and... well.. it just doesn't work. The yellow is now what the black used to be, and the lines on the jersey break up all over the place. Piping ends in the middle of nowhere.. the stripes on the socks are mostly white and curve where the rest of the jersey is more right-angles.. the only thing I kind of like is the striping on the jersey and the pants when it matches up. That looks pretty sweet. Still, there's just too much going on there.. they only needed to back off in one or two places, and this is an 8 or 9 jersey.. now.. it's a 6, 6/10 Flyers - So apparently someone in the Flyer's organization thought it would be a good idea to put evening gowns over t-shirts on their players this year. Match that up with shoulder patches that disappear in varying angles on the ice, and you have a huge let-down of a jersey. I always liked the old Flyers' jerseys. I was even ok with it when they went to black. (although I much prefer orange as the main color.. can't we be original people!?). now, however, it looks like some kid with 3 colors of lego was told to build something, and then they designed it off the finished product. It hurts my eyes every time I see it, and, unlike many of the other new looks, this one hurts my eyes *especially* when I see it in action on TV. Brutal. 2/10Hurricanes - Never one of the more appealing jerseys in the league, I felt that the 'Canes simply copied New Jersey and then threw in silver so that people wouldn't call them on it. The flag motif on the hemline I'd always considered busy and redundant. Enter Reebok. Now, with so many teams going the way of busy and redundant, the 'Canes have actually stabilized into one of the less atrocious looks in the league. In fact, they look downright solid. What does that have to say? I still think they tried too hard, and that shoulder striping doesn't help any, but to put them up against many of the looks now? A solid 7/10Islanders - Talk about a team that just.. won't.. learn. In the mid 90s, this team pulled one of the biggest bonehead moves of recent NHL history in the switch-over to a wavy, pastel color, fisherman logo monstrosity that was immediately decried by Islander fans and ridiculed by fans throughout the league. Within a season, the organization relented and went back to their original look, and why not. It is loved by their fans, it is a solid color combination, it is simple, and it could have (and stiill could if the right heads prevail) become the next all-time great as the original 6 are considered. Well.. you guessed it... enter Reebok. Some psychotic mind or minds in the Islander's organization decided to completely forget about the mid-90s, and designed a new monstrosity. Sure, this time they stuck with traditional colors, but went out of their way to destroy everything that made the original jersey classic, classy, and loved. Now they've added lines and lego blocks and churned out what I consider to be something that should only be seen on a condemned man. I thought Islander's fans taught this organization a lesson a decade ago. I guess not. 2/10Kings - I know people lament the old white and black and silver look.. but I don't. I think this most recent upgrade to the purple, black and silver is wonderful, engaging, and unique. My only beef is that I wish they'd gone to the purple 3rd as their home full time. C'est la vie. I also wasn't much for the "Los Angeles" on the bottom in the stripe. Enter Reebok. So what did the Kings decide to do? Well, they kept the jersey pretty much identical except for one thing. They changed the bottom. However, instead of being smart and just taking the "Los Angeles" off, they went and decided to remove the *stripe*. I am still boggling. However, despite that one faux pas, these still remain one of the better jerseys in the league, and if and when they go to purple as the main color full time, I'll be that much happier. We need more main colors in the league. 9/10Leafs - This will be short and simple. Bring back the Hem stripe. You look like you're wearing pajamas when you wear all blue. Thank you. 6/10Lightning - Another jersey that was never a premier jersey, the Lighning decided to modernize a little bit and change things up. However, in their case "modernization" meant "over-simplifying". Darker blue sleeves that run into black, with white cuffs that just get lost in the gloves? A new logo that, while an improvement, still looks like stock clip-art, and socks that follow that brutal all-star game curving. Ouch. The only redeeming feature of these whole things are the pants. That lightning bolt there is stylin'. 6/10Oilers - I'm telling you right up front. These are the most horrendously re-designed shirts ever. You took classic and tradition, grabbed an eraser, and went to town. Not only did you erase most of that tradition and class, but you erased the hem stripes and half the arm stripes as well.. and the half that would have been easier to see by a viewing audience! Then you dipped a pen in copper ink and let it drip down each side of the front of the jersey. Oooo. Never in my life have I seen such a half-arsed attempt at updating *anything*, and I, for one think the oilers should be hugely ashamed. The players should stand up and say, "I am NOT wearing this thing!" The earth should fall, and the heavens rain fire. Bad Oilers. Bad. 1/10 (They get a 1 for keeping the logo)Panthers - Huh.. well. Here we are at one of the jerseys that I thought would be the hands-down ugliest in the league when first unveiled. However, now that everything is out, and I've actually seen highlights of this uniform set a couple of times, I've changed my mind a little. I still think they're grossly busy, but the colors really do work for them and for what they are. The different colored sleeves help that stupid half-stripe on the arm (although they're still getting docked for that), and the white shirts are actually quite slick in movement. Still, they got led down the path of pipetiousness, and that was just unfortunate. 5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival79 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Yahoo! Sports - Tampa Bay Lightning Photos We are wolves • Under the moon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_RH_ Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 I really like those Lightning pants, why couldn't they separate the black and blue on the jersey with grey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy B Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 I really like those Lightning pants, why couldn't they separate the black and blue on the jersey with grey?I agree on the Lightning pants, I think they look great. Grey would have looked good on the jersey, it is just too dark. And hopefully the teams will realize how bad those socks are and get some normal stripes on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDR Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Part 2 of 3Ducks - I hate to admit this, and I feel like a complete traitor, being a Sharks fan, but everytime I see the ducks' new uniform on the ice, I like them a little bit more. I'd have loved to have seen the uniforms be a really dark hunter green instead of black.. but that's the NHL for you. Red, Blue, Black.. your main color must be one of those right? Still, they have a presence, they are sleek and almost *stealth-like* in a way, and I just don't have much bad to say about them. The break on the striping at the hem is a minor fail, but hardly noticeable unless in the right still shot. The worst part about the uniforms, and the thing that'll drop these in points from where they could be, is the wordmark logo. For the Capitals, it works in a way.. probably because of the tradition behind it. For the ducks, it just looks lazy. Great uniform, bad logo choice. 7/10Flames - Oh, so close, yet oh so far. That's what I think when I see the Calgary Flames. Personally, I loved last season's uniforms the best out of all years. Unlike many, I think that black is a great accent color for them, and really solidifies the look. The yellow with the red was still enough to stand them out, and the red they used was one of the best reds in the whole league. It was deep, rich, and vibrant. It was to normal red like the Sharks' and Captials' "blue" were to normal blue. Well, this season, while they've kept the great red, and the basic colors, they've turned black from a lesser accentuation to a more involved color, and... well.. it just doesn't work. The yellow is now what the black used to be, and the lines on the jersey break up all over the place. Piping ends in the middle of nowhere.. the stripes on the socks are mostly white and curve where the rest of the jersey is more right-angles.. the only thing I kind of like is the striping on the jersey and the pants when it matches up. That looks pretty sweet. Still, there's just too much going on there.. they only needed to back off in one or two places, and this is an 8 or 9 jersey.. now.. it's a 6, 6/10 Flyers - So apparently someone in the Flyer's organization thought it would be a good idea to put evening gowns over t-shirts on their players this year. Match that up with shoulder patches that disappear in varying angles on the ice, and you have a huge let-down of a jersey. I always liked the old Flyers' jerseys. I was even ok with it when they went to black. (although I much prefer orange as the main color.. can't we be original people!?). now, however, it looks like some kid with 3 colors of lego was told to build something, and then they designed it off the finished product. It hurts my eyes every time I see it, and, unlike many of the other new looks, this one hurts my eyes *especially* when I see it in action on TV. Brutal. 2/10Hurricanes - Never one of the more appealing jerseys in the league, I felt that the 'Canes simply copied New Jersey and then threw in silver so that people wouldn't call them on it. The flag motif on the hemline I'd always considered busy and redundant. Enter Reebok. Now, with so many teams going the way of busy and redundant, the 'Canes have actually stabilized into one of the less atrocious looks in the league. In fact, they look downright solid. What does that have to say? I still think they tried too hard, and that shoulder striping doesn't help any, but to put them up against many of the looks now? A solid 7/10Islanders - Talk about a team that just.. won't.. learn. In the mid 90s, this team pulled one of the biggest bonehead moves of recent NHL history in the switch-over to a wavy, pastel color, fisherman logo monstrosity that was immediately decried by Islander fans and ridiculed by fans throughout the league. Within a season, the organization relented and went back to their original look, and why not. It is loved by their fans, it is a solid color combination, it is simple, and it could have (and stiill could if the right heads prevail) become the next all-time great as the original 6 are considered. Well.. you guessed it... enter Reebok. Some psychotic mind or minds in the Islander's organization decided to completely forget about the mid-90s, and designed a new monstrosity. Sure, this time they stuck with traditional colors, but went out of their way to destroy everything that made the original jersey classic, classy, and loved. Now they've added lines and lego blocks and churned out what I consider to be something that should only be seen on a condemned man. I thought Islander's fans taught this organization a lesson a decade ago. I guess not. 2/10Kings - I know people lament the old white and black and silver look.. but I don't. I think this most recent upgrade to the purple, black and silver is wonderful, engaging, and unique. My only beef is that I wish they'd gone to the purple 3rd as their home full time. C'est la vie. I also wasn't much for the "Los Angeles" on the bottom in the stripe. Enter Reebok. So what did the Kings decide to do? Well, they kept the jersey pretty much identical except for one thing. They changed the bottom. However, instead of being smart and just taking the "Los Angeles" off, they went and decided to remove the *stripe*. I am still boggling. However, despite that one faux pas, these still remain one of the better jerseys in the league, and if and when they go to purple as the main color full time, I'll be that much happier. We need more main colors in the league. 9/10Leafs - This will be short and simple. Bring back the Hem stripe. You look like you're wearing pajamas when you wear all blue. Thank you. 6/10Lightning - Another jersey that was never a premier jersey, the Lighning decided to modernize a little bit and change things up. However, in their case "modernization" meant "over-simplifying". Darker blue sleeves that run into black, with white cuffs that just get lost in the gloves? A new logo that, while an improvement, still looks like stock clip-art, and socks that follow that brutal all-star game curving. Ouch. The only redeeming feature of these whole things are the pants. That lightning bolt there is stylin'. 6/10Oilers - I'm telling you right up front. These are the most horrendously re-designed shirts ever. You took classic and tradition, grabbed an eraser, and went to town. Not only did you erase most of that tradition and class, but you erased the hem stripes and half the arm stripes as well.. and the half that would have been easier to see by a viewing audience! Then you dipped a pen in copper ink and let it drip down each side of the front of the jersey. Oooo. Never in my life have I seen such a half-arsed attempt at updating *anything*, and I, for one think the oilers should be hugely ashamed. The players should stand up and say, "I am NOT wearing this thing!" The earth should fall, and the heavens rain fire. Bad Oilers. Bad. 1/10 (They get a 1 for keeping the logo)Panthers - Huh.. well. Here we are at one of the jerseys that I thought would be the hands-down ugliest in the league when first unveiled. However, now that everything is out, and I've actually seen highlights of this uniform set a couple of times, I've changed my mind a little. I still think they're grossly busy, but the colors really do work for them and for what they are. The different colored sleeves help that stupid half-stripe on the arm (although they're still getting docked for that), and the white shirts are actually quite slick in movement. Still, they got led down the path of pipetiousness, and that was just unfortunate. 5/10According to your ratings, the Ducks' jerseys are just as good as the Blackhawks' jerseys. Your opinion is no longer valid in the arena of hockey uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 According to your ratings, the Ducks' jerseys are just as good as the Blackhawks' jerseys. Your opinion is no longer valid in the arena of hockey uniforms.There's that attitude that makes this board so great! He's stating his opinion, which he's very allowed to have. And I'll be darned if he wasn't well spoken about what he likes and why. And that's all we can ask.And I myself don't disagree with him all that much. Give me the D instead of the script Ducks, and the Ducks look awesome.I guess I do disagree with him, in that the Hawks have overtime climbed right near the top of my list (actually probably are at the top now that the Blues downgraded just a bit).But the Ducks do look good. And I can see where people wouldn't like the Hawks jerseys. For a while, I didn't. The white isn't that great, and the Red isn't consistant with the white. But I've grown to like them a lot.In the end, the only real reason to flip out about liking the Ducks more than the Blackhawks is that the Hawks have "history" and "tradition".Oh, did I say that was a real reason? Nevermind, I meant that's a crap reason. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artymous Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Part 3 of 3Penguins - Unfortunately, I'm biased right up front here. Last season's uniforms were the best the Penguins have ever had. The striping was subtle, but effective, the V look was also subtle (not like Vancouver's in the 70s), and the whole jersey just really came together. I liked the subdued look over the garish yellow of the 80s and 90s as well. Enter Reebok. It was with horror that I saw the leaks of these jerseys early... then renewed horror when I saw them officially unveiled. If I could sum up in one word how I truly feel about this change it is, "unnecessary". They got talked into templating, they now have a little too much of that Vegas Gold, and it runs together with the white in a game situation too harshly. They aren't *bad* by any stretch of the imagination when standing purely on their own, but I can't help but compare with the beauty of what they had last year, and for that, the marks fall. 7/10Predators - Eegh. That's my first thought and expression when I see the Panther's white jerseys. Eegh. Unfortunately, the home jerseys are actually pretty nice, now that they've had a chance to settle in. I just can't get over the dullness that is grey sleeves against a white main. (the blue under the arms is simply not enough). Wordmark on the logo aside (at least it's subtle), they just do nothing for me in any way. It's unfortunate too, because even with the piping, these might have hit a solid 7 or 8.. but because the away jersey is so darned boring.. 5/10Rangers - Remember when I said more about this team later? Well, here is more about this team. They have yet to *officially* unveil! Why? Some people assume it's to correct the lettering on the front of the jersey (and this may very well turn out to be true), but they are the last team left in the league to have any official photos anywhere. Anywhere that they *had* been in a semi-official way, they are now gone. The official RBK Edge page? Gone. Their website? Gone. Oh Rangers, what are you up to? Still, if it proves that they're going with something like what we've seen already, just with a fix to the lettering, then it's basically same-ol, same-ol. They're the Rangers.. They're Blue and Red... and they're loved by fans everywhere. 8/10Red Wings - This is a biased vote. Sorry people. Most boring uniform in the league, and has been since, well, forever. Since they decided to keep it status quo, I still hate it with the passion of a million burning suns. Yet it's still better than the Oilers. 3/10Sabers - Buffaslug. A Return to Blue and Gold in a way that just looks like sloshed paint. The fact they're Buffalo. Ok, I'm kidding on the last one, but this jersey design is a real train wreck, even without the Buffaslug. It's confusing, busy, and headache inducing. They'll have to do a lot better to get anything higher than a 3/10Senators - While they've improved on last year's home jersey (Man, what an eyesore that was), I just can't get into this new look. It's template, but it could have worked anyway... but something is just stopping it from doing so. They look plain on the ice, and it's hard to really get a sense of their look because of that. The home jersey is far better, but those brutal curved socks, and that new logo do nothing for me. If they'd gone back to their really original sweaters, that pure black with the red stripes and no white.. man, that would have been a dream come true. But no, they stayed with Red, pulled a Canes and Devils, and just didn't do it right. 6/10Sharks - It's very seldom that a team can do a complete and utter re-branding without paying some kind of consequence. For the Sharks, this has come in the form of a massive hard-core fan outcry. At the same time, however, it's come with an accompanying voice that says, "Hey, this isn't so bad!" Unlike the Islanders, this look for the Sharks could be around for awhile because of that. Still... I *am* a hard-core Sharks fan, and all I have to say is. Orange. Why? WHY? Even worse is.. why is it growing on me? I love that the Sharks went with a traditional look, and unlike many, I think the updated logo looks pretty good with it. It certainly doesn't look as out of place as some people insist it must be. I'm not liking that the new Teal they're using looks powder blue on the ice in bright light though.. eek. My stance, overall though, has been, and remains.. if they felt they *had* to change, this is a great change to have chosen. It could have been so much worse. 8/10 (8 because I'm still a Sharks fan regardless)Stars - You know what? I don't hate it. I think a dark green might have been better for the Home.. but I don't hate it. Simple, but different Simple. The home needs a hem-stripe though, badly. The one thing that does bug me is the college look. This isn't college, it's the NHL. A dock for that. 7/10Thrashers - Now, I've been talking a lot about color originality and what-not, so this is going to seem a bit hypocritical. I *hate* the baby blue home uniform. There, I said it. I like original colors, but not *bad* original colors, and this looks like someone took a pair of child's pajamas, slapped 'Atlanta' on the sleeve, and said "play in these." No wonder they went to sleep in the First Round last year. Rock-a-Bye Baby Birds. At least the away jersey isn't horribly bad as well, which allows this team to escape with a score higher than 1 4/10Wild - Another team that dumps an unusual color (although kept the green as accentuating), for ... Red. At least it's a nice bright vibrant red, but it's still Red. Despite that, however, I really like the Home jersey. The retro look works, and had the away jersey followed the pattern (like in some mock-ups I've seen which were *fantastic*), and had both uniforms incorporated more of a light cream/tan instead of white, man, these would be almost on top. As it is, the away jersey brings them down a little bit, as does going to Red as a full-time color. 7/10So there you have it. Long and mostly worthless, but a fitting end to a thread that has been long and... mostly worthless. Just kidding.. it has been fun and amusing and a great time-killer over the last couple of months while this whole circus carried on. Here's to the actual product on the ice, to great saves and great goals and great hits and great fights. Here's to beer and pizza while watching it all, and here's to another fantastic playoffs in the spring. Go Sharks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Clemente Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Part 2 of 3Ducks - I hate to admit this, and I feel like a complete traitor, being a Sharks fan, but everytime I see the ducks' new uniform on the ice, I like them a little bit more. I'd have loved to have seen the uniforms be a really dark hunter green instead of black.. but that's the NHL for you. Red, Blue, Black.. your main color must be one of those right? Still, they have a presence, they are sleek and almost *stealth-like* in a way, and I just don't have much bad to say about them. The break on the striping at the hem is a minor fail, but hardly noticeable unless in the right still shot. The worst part about the uniforms, and the thing that'll drop these in points from where they could be, is the wordmark logo. For the Capitals, it works in a way.. probably because of the tradition behind it. For the ducks, it just looks lazy. Great uniform, bad logo choice. 7/10The odd thing about tradition here is that the Ducks have accomplished more in their one season of the wordmark logo than the Capitals did in the 22 or so years they used their wordmark logo. Follow me on Twitter if you care: @Animal_Clans.My opinion may or may not be the same as yours. The choice is up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezus_Ghoti Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 The odd thing about tradition here is that the Ducks have a much more in their one season of the wordmark logo than the Capitals did in the 22 or so years they used their wordmark logo combined.Come on now... clearly there's no way to quantify tradition. We really can't let this thread degenerate into a "my team has a richer history than yours!" b!tchfest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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