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Originally Posted by MattyC
Maybe bc-chris can weigh in, but I don't think it should take 1 month or more to produce what could be pretty much the exact same jerseys with different colors.
"Hey, Reebok, so that order of All-Star jerseys, can we get different colored trim for each team?"
Seriously, different cuffs, collar and crest. Can be that much of a tall order. They can make team gloves for players within a few hours of them being traded, they can't change the colors of 3/4 of a jersey order with a month notice? (likely more as this decision would have been made a while before it was officially announced).
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It's not about the 20-40 jerseys needed for players playing in the game.
It's the thousands that you want to produce to be able to sell these things, and you don't want players wearing jerseys that their fans can't buy.
Good luck trying to get two new jersey colors into stores to try and make money off of the jerseys.
In terms of the announcement there was a rumor on November 6th that the NHL was potentially looking at the change after the success of 3v3 and the announcement was made on November 16th...so decision wasn't made that much before the announcement.