Quote:
Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Just because it has a lame American Eagle look, word mark, laces, old-fashioned looking trim, wannabe 1950s colors and look to it, etc. does not make it "retro".
Retro should only go as far as real Flames history goes and so back to the Atlanta Flames to early Calgary Flames era. Speaking of the Atlanta Flames, since we already seem to be using the Alberta flag to represent our province, why not replace that with the Atlanta burning "A" for Alberta on the shoulder patches? It'd be better than the big patch of blue.
Stop trying to mess with jerseys. Learn from the Vancouver Canucks that coming out with new designs/logos/colors, etc. all the time just devalues whatever legacy any jersey can have.
Stick to the 80s white and red and that should be it. Alternate to the '04 maroons for a 3rd if you really need to but that should be it. Learn from the timeless teams that don't mess with their colors and general designs (Wings, Leafs, Habs, etc.) for decades.
|
We are not an original six team, we are a small market franchise that doesn't make money off of the nostalgia and tradition that those franchises have.
There isn't one design on this thread that even comes close to the extreme of any Canucks redesign.
Until the Flames start playing like the Flames of the 80's let's not tarnish that era's legacy by only wearing that design. Let's keep the 80's jersey special.