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Originally Posted by Mattman
So realistically does this mean all 30 teams are getting new jersey designs, of course apart from teams like Montreal, Detroit, Toronto..
But with that being said can teams request that their design stays the same?
Or the other way around with Adidas will only be re-designing if teams ask?
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Considering Adidas owns Reebok, I think the change will be a logo swap for the bulk of teams.
They will want to promote their new deal, so a few teams will be encouraged to make the change but I can't see anything mandatory being rolled out like when Reebok took over. As much as teams like Montreal stayed relatively the same there was a re-design. As with Detroit (had to swap the captaincy to the other side with the new design) and the Maple Leafs even had a new (horrible) style.
But this time around they will be relatively the same jerseys and Adidas (or hopefully CCM) will roll out a few new templates for teams to work with.
I would imagine that teams still on the original Reebok re-design like Calgary, Ottawa, Pittsburgh and Colorado will be among the teams heavily encouraged to jump. Maybe they even discontinue certain cuts forcing those teams to switch is about as much mandatory re-designs I could see them pushing out.