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Originally Posted by Resurrection
Some posters here already have the right idea but I wanted to add my 2 cents
- Fans love retro jerseys because they're simple .. not because its nostalic. 80's and 90's hockey jerseys were the best for being simple and attractive, with exceptions of course
- no other business model has this insane idea of 'we will TELL the fans what they want, instead of giving them what they want. its lunacy. it took the bombers almost 2 decades to finally go back to royal blue despite fans begging for it
- this idea that the flames can milk retros as a third for $$ is kind of silly. why not make your primary the attractive retro and enjoy the sales that way? you know, how teams with the high jersey sales do it.
- i can guarantee the jets will #### this up and not take advantage of this oppurtunity to go full time retros, despite their wild popularity in winnipeg and league wide.
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I don't think the Jets will ever go full time retro (though as a fan of collecting jerseys, I hope they do). Didn't Chipman and co. want to have their own unique branding for this iteration of the Jets and basically want no part of the old history? In my opinion, I think the Jets fans were lucky that they even brought out that old logo for an alternate/Heritage Classic this year. I must say though, the Heritage Classic threads they wore were spot on. I always preferred the 90's version, but that 80's style is just as sweet.
I am by no means an Oiler fan, but they did it right bringing back the 80's/90's look with a more simple, yet classic look. Hope the Flames, Jets, Senators, and even Canucks follow. The 90's version of the Senator (2D) was much better, especially once they introduced white into the uniform. As for the Canucks, the skate logo was always a classic, despite my hatred for that franchise.