[Crown Royal]

Originally Posted by browna

Makes logistical sense, to have teams crisscrossing the continent even if it’s to go into the hub city bubble, seems a bit extreme just so that a the couple hub teams don’t have familiar surroundings (full assumption that they don’t have their own dressing room or preferential access).

This is far down the list, but wonder about uniforms too. Assume the Flames go retro red, but is there a need to change up home and away during a series? Flames wear red, Jets blue, for all games. Saves the equipment guys from washing multiple sets of jerseys, helmet and socks etc, and they will already have hands and time full with all the extra precautions and sanitizing the crap out of everything due to Covid. Same would go for all teams in the play in series and all the playoff series.

May inconvenience the color blind and those still watching on black and white televisions to have color vs color, but it too makes sense for some resource saving, and the marketing aspect of jersey color is wiped away with neutral site, empty arenas.

One team would have to change if the Flames ended up playing Chicago or Arizona in the West, or MTL, WSH, Florida or Carolina in the Cup finals (though I think Carolina said they are going to wear black in the playoffs).

I'm not sure what the problem with washing/cleaning multiple sets of jerseys is, they'd be washed after every game regardless, the only difference would be the color they are washing and storage space