[News] Flames new reverse retro jersey thread

[Erick Estrada]

Without the pedestal IMO they are by far the best looking Flames jerseys ever with the exception of the retro red. The white and yellow flaming "C" looks amazing on black.

[FanIn80]

My ideal setup is what we currently have...



...but with Blasty using the same template (for lines and trim etc) as the home and away.

[ComixZone]

I love our home, away, and alternate (Blasty). That's a great core 3 jerseys.

Cycling in these Reverse Retros or whatever else annually is fun. It gives the team a fresh look every season, and then maybe you absolutely nail one of them and you can then cycle Blasty out and whatever special jersey you designed one year into being your normal 3rd jersey.

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by TheRealPepman

I think these would look awesome; maybe even a good look with red helmets, pants, and gloves from the current set.

[Icon]

I'm really surprised we haven't had either a yellow jersey, or some weird grey/slate/silver jersey.

I think either would be bad. But that's kind of why I'm surprised it hasn't happened.

I guess the Winter Classic striped ones could be argued to be half yellow, and those were gloriously hideous.


Wonder what we get next time - are they doing another round of reverse retros or whatever odd moniker they call them next season?

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Icon

I'm really surprised we haven't had either a yellow jersey, or some weird grey/slate/silver jersey.

I think either would be bad. But that's kind of why I'm surprised it hasn't happened.

I guess the Winter Classic striped ones could be argued to be half yellow, and those were gloriously hideous.


Wonder what we get next time - are they doing another round of reverse retros or whatever odd moniker they call them next season?

They should do reverse classics, with the logo on the back and numbers on the front.

[Icon]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

They should do reverse classics, with the logo on the back and numbers on the front.

oooo nice

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Icon

I'm really surprised we haven't had either a yellow jersey, or some weird grey/slate/silver jersey.

I think either would be bad. But that's kind of why I'm surprised it hasn't happened.

I guess the Winter Classic striped ones could be argued to be half yellow, and those were gloriously hideous.


Wonder what we get next time - are they doing another round of reverse retros or whatever odd moniker they call them next season?

I’m guessing it’s a year or two before there’s another jersey. My hope is a return of the 2004.

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by Coach

I’m guessing it’s a year or two before there’s another jersey. My hope is a return of the 2004.

The 2004 jersey returns as an alternate next season, and the Flames opt to wear them as their dark jersey for the entire playoffs which culminates in the 20th anniversary of Darryl being robbed the cup being avenged? Deal. Make it happen.

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by TheRealPepman

Swap the red and yellow striping on this and it'd look good I bet.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

My ideal setup is what we currently have...



...but with Blasty using the same template (for lines and trim etc) as the home and away.

Just to better elaborate on my post... Blasty should just be a black version of the home jersey that uses the striping from the road jersey (with the Blasty crest). That's it. Super simple, fits perfectly in with our overall scheme and would look really really sharp. (same thing with the pants and socks... just use a black version of the home ones, with the striping from the road ones)

[Jordan!]

Originally Posted by Reaper

The 2004 jersey returns as an alternate next season, and the Flames opt to wear them as their dark jersey for the entire playoffs which culminates in the 20th anniversary of Darryl being robbed the cup being avenged? Deal. Make it happen.

Jeezus... 20 years.. how has it been that long?

[browna]

Shame this is the second to last time the reverse retros are worn vs all the times Blasty will be worn. Since the pedestal really isn't noticeable in action the red shoulders, white crest and numbers, and pants/sock combo looks miles better than the Blasty set.

[bigrangy]

Blasty is definitely better than the pedestal retros.

[AC]

Originally Posted by browna

Shame this is the second to last time the reverse retros are worn vs all the times Blasty will be worn. Since the pedestal really isn't noticeable in action the red shoulders, white crest and numbers, and pants/sock combo looks miles better than the Blasty set.

My biggest issue with the blasty jerseys is the lack of a white stripe at the bottom hem, I think it would have really helped the overall look even if the originals didn't have it. They had a more prominent red stripe at the bottom which did a lot of the heavy lifting since I think these current ones don't look great on TV.

Like this:


The pedestal RRs look really good actually, again I think because of the white stripe at the bottom.

[btimbit]

If I had to rank them, I'd go

-Reverse Retro Blasty
-Reverse Retro pedestal
-Current Blasty third

[browna]

Originally Posted by AC

My biggest issue with the blasty jerseys is the lack of a white stripe at the bottom hem, I think it would have really helped the overall look even if the originals didn't have it. They had a more prominent red stripe at the bottom which did a lot of the heavy lifting since I think these current ones don't look great on TV.

Like this:


The pedestal RRs look really good actually, again I think because of the white stripe at the bottom.

Yeah, it's the pop of contrast of white on the RR and yes that above Blasty would do that. But also the amount of red on the pedestal RR is more on brand and also provides that contrast.
Pants and socks too, with that white, match better on pedestal than Blasty.

[bax]

Originally Posted by AC

My biggest issue with the blasty jerseys is the lack of a white stripe at the bottom hem, I think it would have really helped the overall look even if the originals didn't have it. They had a more prominent red stripe at the bottom which did a lot of the heavy lifting since I think these current ones don't look great on TV.

Like this:


The pedestal RRs look really good actually, again I think because of the white stripe at the bottom.

There’s enough white contrast on the jersey from the logo, shoulder logos, and name/number. They have talked about going for a “blackout” type look. That white stripe is just over designing IMO. Makes it more busy and doesn’t really accomplish anything

[TheScorpion]

The Flames will definitely be getting a new jersey next season for the outdoor game. A one-off. #confirmed

[jayswin]

I'm fully converted after two games of the reverse pedestal jersey. Way more fun and neat to watch on TV than blasty, 100%.

They really jump out in a cool way on TV, where Blasty is alright, but looks any other black jersey ensemble in the league. Funny thing is in terms of fans wearing them, blasty looks way better.