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[foofighter15]

By that logic if we ever go back to the retro's we'd need the white C on the ice. I kind of like having the C of Red at the centre of the Sea of Red anyway.

[Matty81]

Originally Posted by strombad

To be fair, those were the team colours for just under 14 years, and black has been a part of the Flames uniforms for over 19 years.

Nostalgia wise, the red/white/yellow is great, but the black has been a part of the jerseys for the larger part of the entire Flames history. I know you said it was your personal opinion and all, but sometimes I think people forget just how long black has been a part of our colour scheme. When you think of the Devils, do you think they should go back to Red and Green because those were "their colours"? They've only been using black on their jerseys for 2 years longer than we have, mind you.

I guess my point is that I get that people like the old colour scheme, but black is a lasting part of the Flames history. Taking the black from the Flames is like taking the black from the Devils. At this point, it's a bad call.

22 years... but I can see you are not counting the first 8 years the team in Atlanta and I am.

Similar to what I said before it's just my opinion, but I don't think black is our color in any way. Look at our division. 7 teams - 4 of them have solid black jerseys and two others (us and Vancouver) used to.

Personally I think changing colors and logos aside from your third jersey is lame. The best jerseys and brands in sport don't change every 5 years to add the latest color. Every second team added black in the late 80s/90s to their color scheme. Once you've done it you're right it's part of the team history but I wish they hadn't ever switched. I don't think the Calgary Flames pedestal or piping is ever going to be up there with Yankee pinstripes. At least we didn't ever bust out a monstrosity like wildwing I guess.

[strombad]

Originally Posted by Matty81

22 years... but I can see you are not counting the first 8 years the team in Atlanta and I am.

Similar to what I said before it's just my opinion, but I don't think black is our color in any way. Look at our division. 7 teams - 4 of them have solid black jerseys and two others (us and Vancouver) used to.

Personally I think changing colors and logos aside from your third jersey is lame. The best jerseys and brands in sport don't change every 5 years to add the latest color. Every second team added black in the late 80s/90s to their color scheme. Once you've done it you're right it's part of the team history but I wish they hadn't ever switched. I don't think the Calgary Flames pedestal or piping is ever going to be up there with Yankee pinstripes. At least we didn't ever bust out a monstrosity like wildwing I guess.

Yeah, I tend not to count the years when we were an entirely different team.
Much like I imagine the Coyotes don't identify with the colour blue, or the Hurricanes don't identify with blue and green.
It's totally fair to connect Atlanta and Calgary, but I don't, that was a different team in a different city, just because the jerseys barely changed doesn't mean that was our team.
I don't know, to me, the Flames colours are the same as the Devils but with yellow added in. Full respect to anyone who thinks otherwise, but when I think of the Calgary Flames, I think of red/black/white/yellow. Retros were cool, but that doesn't "speak" Calgary Flames identity to me, it speaks of the past.
If they ever changed and did retros as their full time homes and aways, cool! I wouldn't mind, but I do think the black/red combination has a lot more POP to it than red with just white and yellow.
To me, you've got a few teams that rock the red/black/white scheme, but Calgary has that yellow to give a little extra flavour. I like the four colours together.

[Alberta_Beef]

Originally Posted by foofighter15

By that logic if we ever go back to the retro's we'd need the white C on the ice. I kind of like having the C of Red at the centre of the Sea of Red anyway.

I do too.

[flamesfan1297]

Originally Posted by stignasty

I would suggest that a giant black C on the ice would make the puck harder to see.

never thought of that