Flames Third Jersey Thread

[_Q_]

Originally Posted by Red-Mile-DJ

No. People like the 2004 design because it was awesome.

Well I didn't like it and lots of people don't. So what now?

[karl262]

Originally Posted by _Q_

People like the 2004 design just because they were associated with that awesome cup run and they were the jerseys that brought red back. They're horrible, though because they have way too much black, almost no yellow and a terrible shoulder patch.

No no no no no. The 04 jerseys are probably the best ones they have ever had. Modern, clean, simple and easy to look at. The black made them look bad ass.

[Joborule]

Originally Posted by _Q_

Well I didn't like it and lots of people don't. So what now?

You're actually the first person I heard that disliked the design of the jersey. I think if you were to do a poll, both local and league wide, the reception on those jerseys when they were first revealed would've been positive.

[_Q_]

Black only looks bad ass if you're a gangster in a made for TV movie from 1995.

[Hockey_Ninja]

How could anybody hate the 04 jerseys? Just seems wrong

[SportsJunky]

The 04 Jerseys were bad but it's mostly due to the black C. The flaming C should not be black.

[neo45]

Originally Posted by Dion

We went from having the best 3rd jersey in the league to the worst.

We couldn't do worse than Buffalo or NYI if we tried, thankfully

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by neo45

We couldn't do worse than Buffalo or NYI if we tried

Better than Vancouver, Minnesota and Tampa Bay as well. I think many would say better than Ottawa, but I personally love those eye-bleeding 1920s designs.

[RedMileDJ]

Originally Posted by _Q_

To me, every single Flames jersey has been brutal outside of the red and gold 1980s set. My rankings are as follows:

Awesome
1. 1989 red
2. 1989 white

Brutal
3. 2004 red
4. Pedestal red
5. 2004 white
6. Pedestal white
7. Current red
8. Current white
9. New third jersey
10. Horse head third jersey

Originally Posted by _Q_

Well I didn't like it and lots of people don't. So what now?

So now what?

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja

How could anybody hate the 04 jerseys? Just seems wrong

Don't like the shoulder patch, but other than that love them.

Don't like these new ones. They look better in real life than the leaks, but not anywhere close to as nice as our last alternate.

[Sainters7]

Not a fan of the white numbering with black outline on the captain & assistant's lettering, and the numbering on the jerseys. Looks awkward and out of place next to the yellow outlined "Calgary" word mark. Why not white with yellow outline, considering you already started that theme on the word mark? Someone high up in Flames design the past decade really despises that colour.

[The Familia]

The Flames could have designed a jersey with a toilet on the front and people would still buy it. This team has this city whipped. They know the mindless sheep will purchase anything they slap their logo on. This jersey is a cluttered mess. Wishful thinking, but hopefully these jersey's fade away into obscurity by the end of the year.

[doctajones428]

Originally Posted by getbak

From the intro video, the other concepts they were working with:




So...it could have been worse.

I honestly think Ken King designed everyone of those concepts. Probably sat up in his office doodling on his notebooks for 5 years when he should of been working

[doctajones428]

Originally Posted by Ne7en

The wordmark looks cheap. They should never replace the flaming c on the front of the jersey. It didn't work for the horse head and it doesn't work for this jersey. Keep the flaming c = keep tradition.

On contrary to popular belief, the horse head DID work

[superfarmer]

Attention KMart shoppers. Blue light special on ####ty flames jerseys.

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja

How could anybody hate the 04 jerseys? Just seems wrong

I didn't hate them, but I'm one of the few who actually prefers the current ones to those. Ya, the striping is a little crazy, and the shoulder patches are corny. Plus the original socks introduced with those new ones belong at a rave.

But I just prefer them because a) they shrunk the C, which was way too big on the '04 version, and b) they brought more yellow onto it, it isn't quite as dominated by black as the '04 ones. I especially like that yellow stripe at the bottom of the jersey.

[Split98]

Originally Posted by Dion

We went from having the best 3rd jersey in the league to the worst.

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I understand people not liking the jersey. It's different, and people don't always like different. But a 3rd jersey is supposed to be a unique departure from their home/away threads. If we had attractive home/away jerseys, these would be significantly better accepted. Asking non Flames fans (my roomates) and they like 'em quite a bit. Full disclosure: one of them is a Devil's fan.

But they're certainly not the worst looking jerseys in the NHL.

[Deegee]

Lol those Phoenix ones are terrible.

I also love the tags on this thread.

[Otto29]

I have no major issues with the new third jersey. The problem I am seeing here at CP is many of you refuse to move out of the past. Yes the retros were nice....is 89. The team wants something new for the new Flames. If you don't like it...fine. Luckily the opinions on CP only add up to a very small fraction of Flames fans and I am sure we will see many people wearing these jerseys in the months to come. Best to just get used to them.

[Regulator75]

Originally Posted by getbak

From the intro video, the other concepts they were working with:




So...it could have been worse.

What in the F'ing F!?!