NHL "RBK EDGE" Jerseys-> opinions?

[Colin]

Here's a bit of fun for you John http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slu...yhoo&type=lgns

[MacWage]

Here's a bit of fun for you John http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slu...yhoo&type=lgns

Good article. I happen to largely agree.
He is "swinging" at the WRONG PROBLEMS!


This is being typed by a man whose FATHER, a graphic designer, created the Flames "A" logo in 1971 and had SEASON TICKETS to Flames games. Thanks to the move, I only got to LOVE hockey in the few season the Atlanta Knights existed in the IHL, when I was in HIGH SCHOOL! In fact, I was THERE (AT THE GAME) when the Knights won the Turner Cup in 1994! It was the ONLY championship won in that building (also home of the Atlanta Hawks). Though Philips Arena sits on the SAME SITE, there is NO acknowledgment that the Knights EVER existed, except for the FAN continuation of yelling the word "KNIGHTS" during the America National Anthem (something NEVER seen on TV), a hold over from the Knights games. There is NO recognition or official acknowledgment of what the FANS do. Even the Omni's old scoreboard, (hanging in the entrance atrium, bears NO recognition of the Knights.

THAT should NEVER have HAPPENED! I should have been raised LIVING AND BREATHING hockey. I have had to FORCE people to see the games, then they LOVE it. The first game I got my wife to, she brought a BOOK to read. Let's say it was NEVER opened. It was HER idea to go to the play off games last year! I blame the NHL leadership for screwing up what could have been MUCH better! The "lock-out" almost killed the sport.

Now, back to topic . . .

The jerseys are a REAL mix. Most of the "classic" teams have reinterpretations of their classic threads. Most, got the shaft and their's are UGLY with random lines and colour areas that begin and end and no where in particular, ex. the Lightning's "arm pit stripes." Now WHY is the underarm gusset STRIPED (with NOTHING relating to the REST of the uniform)?

The choices are simply ODD. Most of the "modern" ones are just jarring in design and not "streamlined" at all.

Now, the REASON I posted this thread is the Thrashers announced their design TODAY! I was pleasantly surprised it wasn't awful, as I expected it to be based on other designs.

I was curious as to what others thought, and remembered from past threads that A LOT of the folks on here are fans.

(Off soapbox now)