It's funny that other than the wordmark, this jersey meets every one of the criteria that most people wanted, yet you all still hate it. You all wanted clean striping. You all wanted new shoulder patches. You all wanted the jersey to remain red. Those seemed to be the 3 biggest points and the Flames met them all. Leave the retros in the 80's. That's the exact opposite of being original. The next generation of season ticket holders will not even have been alive in the 80's to see them, so they really wouldn't have the nostalgic feel anymore. Look at Edmonton. I no longer associate that jersey with Gretzky, I associate it with a bunch of losers. I associate the retros with the 89 cup team, the pedestal and horse head with the young guns debacle, and the 04's with that team. I think these could be associated with what will (hopefully) be an excellent Flames team led by Monahan and Baertschi. Yes, the retros are awesome, but wear them once a year on retro night. These jerseys are awesome. I'd like to see a white version (or at least a new set of home and always) made and do a total makeover to represent a new era in Flames history. Even if they are similar to the retros, I wouldn't mind. I just really don't want to see them go back to the exact same design.
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