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Old 11-16-2020, 09:33 AM   #801
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I just don't think there is any way to make this logo look good. We have some great ideas in this thread but even nobody here could make this jersey look right with this logo.

Hoping this is just a one and done situation never to be used again, but I know many here don't mind it.
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Using this site, I looked at all of the jerseys: https://news.sportslogos.net/2020/11...eams/hockey-2/


Here are my thoughts on all the reverse retro jerseys of all the teams:

Anaheim: Sharp jersey - terrible logo
Arizona: I love the purple but the trim colors really takes away from the entire jersey
Boston: Sharp and bright. I think I like it. Might need something extra though?
Buffalo: Something is off with the logo but it's close. The colour scheme and striping works, but a huge miss on putting "Buffalo" in the strip on the front.
Calgary: The Flaming C on the shoulder looks good. The rest is terrible. I hate it.
Carolina: Nice! I like.
Chicago: Boring. Much improved upon the jersey that inspired it though, but boring.
Colorado: Very clean. I'm not overly sold on the maroon but this one will grow on me.
Columbus: Neither a hit or miss. Reminds me of Lethbridge Hurricanes jerseys from a few years ago.
Dallas: Too white. Not enough contrast.
Detroit: Practice jersey?
Edmonton: That is terrible.
Florida: Not too bad. I'm not a fan of that shade of blue, but I never have been.
Los Angeles: Pretty good. From the pic I've seen I can't tell if the logo is white or silver.
Minnesota: I like them. It is weird to see their logo in those colours but I do like them
Montreal: Very nice.
Nashville: Nice for a yellow jersey.
New Jersey: Well, that's different for that franchise. Just in time for Christmas season! They can only wear those in December.
New York Islanders: I could randomly tune into their games and not know that they were wearing their Reverse Retros. Not a fail, but nothing different.
New York Rangers: Too much blue, but clean.
Ottawa: Red alert! It could grow on me, but the logo could have been re-worked to change the large red portion to black.
Philadelphia: Meh.
Pittsburgh: I don't like the diagonal city name concept.
San Jose: Doesn't work. That much grey is just not nice on this jersey.
St.Louis: Yuck! They took a bad jersey and made it worse.
Tampa Bay: Same as the Islanders, it looks very normal.
Toronto: Who let the designers use MS Paint?
Vancouver: It's okay.
Las Vegas: No thanks.
Capitals: I like them.
Winnipeg: Nope!
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Old 11-16-2020, 09:35 AM   #803
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Flames knocked this one out of the park. Absolutely beautiful.

We went from having one of the worst jersey sets in the league to one of the best in one season.

I like the “black out” appearance these jerseys give off. Minimal striping and will look very sharp on the ice.
I agree, after suffering through a decade of busy jerseys in is nice to have one so clean and simple.
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Old 11-16-2020, 09:37 AM   #804
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I just don't think there is any way to make this logo look good. We have some great ideas in this thread but even nobody here could make this jersey look right with this logo.

Hoping this is just a one and done situation never to be used again, but I know many here don't mind it.
I think lots of the jerseys in here looked right. In both retro and black colorways.

Even this jersey looks pretty good.

The biggest issue is with the name/numbers IMO. That has nothing to do with the logo.
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Old 11-16-2020, 09:37 AM   #805
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Jesus christ buffalo, you kept the wordmark? Stupid, stupid, stupid.
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Winners - Almost everyone. I'm impressed with how good most of these look.

Losers: Buffalo for that stupid wordmark, Winnipeg just ugh, Toronto good god that's bad.

Meh: Detroit, Dallas, maybe Flames? I can't decide. Canucks, Anaheim.


I was mad about the Avs but if they're going white then I don't actually hate the mix of old and new colours.

Very rare that I'm overall quite positive about jerseys for any sport. It's just something most sports fail miserably at. So IMO this is a massive win for the NHL to have this many good looking jerseys.
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Old 11-16-2020, 09:41 AM   #807
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It has the flaming snot horse - which I always hated. The colours and striping pattern looks more like a Canucks retro jersey. Yet, it's still miles ahead of the current third jersey/last year's primary.

I don't love it, but I don't hate it as passionately as I hated the blue flag abomination we wore for 13 seasons.
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Old 11-16-2020, 09:42 AM   #808
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The Blasty jersey was a little bit underwhelming given its retro but not reverse.

These "true" reverse retros were pretty good:

Ducks, Bruins, Sabres, Canes, Wild, Devils and Predators

Capitals had the best one.


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This project makes clear why a lot of these jerseys were retired in the first place.



Winners for me:
- Minnesota
- Montreal
- Ottawa
- Winnipeg (only because the jersey will look good as worn by fans as a fashion piece, not necessarily because they'll look good on the ice)
- LA
- New Jersey
- Chicago
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They've done nothing compelling from the original blasty jersey... I have an old blasty and don't see any reason to get this new one.

Also I've seen fan renders that are much more interesting.
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Old 11-16-2020, 09:45 AM   #811
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I prefer the version with the white stripe along the bottom, but for a two-game novelty jersey I'm not too concerned.

So what is actually reversed on this? Just the coloring on the shoulder logo and the switch from red to black below the striping? Kudos I guess to Popowich and the creative team to only make a few small changes (in keeping with the "reverse" concept) but otherwise bringing back Blasty as we know and love (?) him.

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Clarke Wilm actually (Wilm's name is on the cuff of the glove).
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Old 11-16-2020, 09:46 AM   #812
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The jersey looks sick. Nothing about it really screams "reverse" to me (there are maybe 5 other jerseys released that I would say are a pretty big stretch to fit into the reverse motif) and having seen the re-colouring attempts at the logo, I'm glad they kept it the same.

AC's versions definitely look a little better to me, but I like this and I'll happily buy it.
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Old 11-16-2020, 09:48 AM   #813
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Really like the jersey but not a fan of the font or mismatched outlines around logo(s), C, and names. Not enough to dislike the jersey but bad enough that my likelihood of buying one went from about 1% to 0%. Blasty looks good and the stripes pop nicely, enjoy the 04 style chevron shape.
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Old 11-16-2020, 09:51 AM   #814
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Besides Minnesota who are the clear winners here, Habs, Caps and Avs all tied for 2nd. Flames I think are 3rd.

Lots of good ones including Rangers, Kings, Panthers.

LoL at Leafs; the worst one by a mile.
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Old 11-16-2020, 09:51 AM   #815
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Why? I honestly never understood the hate for the logo.

It was awesome as a shoulder patch, and is a good alternate logo.

A fire breathing horse is a great logo for the Calgary Flames in this city, and the execution of the logo is pretty good.
Here are my issues with it...
  • It's yellow.
  • It doesn't have a mane, which makes it look bald.
  • Front views of horses in illustrations generally don't look as good as a side view or at least a 3/4 view. If you do an image search for "horse logo", hardly any of the examples have the horse's head looking straight ahead.
  • The flames coming out of the nose look weird.

A side view of a charging or rearing horse would have looked better, IMO. That also would have allowed them to incorporate flames into the mane and tail. My guess is they didn't want to do that because it would be too similar to the Stamps or the Denver Broncos who had updated their logo only a year earlier.
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But what's wrong with yellow? It's one of the Flames' colours.
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Well its as ugly as it was the first time. But I guess this is what some people wanted? Going to guess alot of late 80s and early 90s kids. Cuz this jersey gives me terrible flashbacks to terrible memories.

Edit- it looks super weird with the black under the bottom striping. Why not keep that red just like the original. The black there gives it a practice jersey vibe.
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But what's wrong with yellow? It's one of the Flames' colours.
It's an accent colour.
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Even for us, this is lame.
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Well its as ugly as it was the first time. But I guess this is what some people wanted? Going to guess alot of late 80s and early 90s kids. Cuz this jersey gives me terrible flashbacks to terrible memories.

Edit- it looks super weird with the black under the bottom striping. Why not keep that red just like the original. The black there gives it a practice jersey vibe.
I’m assuming the pants are Red, and not black like the originals.
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