Aren't there fairly serious issues around intellectual property that are raised by threads/blogs/email jihads of this nature?
If the Flames were to release a cream jersey now that even bore a passing resemblance to this design, wouldn't it expose them to a potential lawsuit? I imagine that the intention of most posters here is to show what they like, but what if you're a professional designer, or what if you were hoping to become one, or break into the big-leagues of design?
Having a major sports team select you as the designer for their jerseys would be a huge feather in your cap and would represent a substantial amount of money. Would anyone really blame someone who had made a gorgeous design only to see their team use it - or something very close - and not compensate or credit them?
So, as much as these threads are fun and the designs are great, I think that the more a design shows up on a thread like this the less likely it is to ever come close to reality.
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