I don't think what comixzone is talking about is piping. That is just the stripes and general design.
Piping are the thin coloured lines that often run along the seam of a jersey and are meant to help frame the jersey or some such BS. It always just looks stupid.
Here is a good example of the Blues jersey with ####ty piping:
And here's one without the stupid yellow piping:
A related awful design idea, related to piping and often used in conjunction is the idiotic odd shapes problem. This is visible on the first Blues jersey above, but has been fixed on the second version.
Here is how the Stamps decided to add piping and random geometric shapes to ruin their jerseys:
Not surprisingly the Flames are guilty of both.
