[News] Official: Blasty is back as full time alternate

[TheScorpion]

Originally Posted by the-rasta-masta

It's funny that people are excited to bring back the pedestal jersey as a potential reverse retro, me included. But the reason I find it funny is that in year 2045, fans are going to be excited that the Flames are bringing back the retro Flames flag jerseys... the nostalgia runs deep when it's the jersey you grew up watching.

As someone who grew up watching the flag jerseys, I can confidently say I will never feel nostalgia for them in my life

[the-rasta-masta]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

As someone who grew up watching the flag jerseys, I can confidently say I will never feel nostalgia for them in my life

You wait. I was so pumped when the pedestals were retired, and equally pumped when Blasty was retired. Now love it as a throwback.

[Braden]

I personally kinda liked the flags on the home jerseys (not so much on the whites) reminded me of soldiers going to war, to each there own!

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

I don't even care about having flags on the inside or outside of the collar ... it looks kinda neat up close and you can't see it from a distance. But on the shoulders? Yuck, never do that again.

I didn't like the flags for sure, but it honestly wasn't the biggest issue with those jerseys ... it was the odd striping.

- odd arching single black stripe out of the armpit
- stripes vertically down the side and never lining up with the pants
- but wait! Lets add some thin vertical stripes at the bottom

Whole thing ended up looking like a disco night shirt

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by the-rasta-masta

You wait. I was so pumped when the pedestals were retired, and equally pumped when Blasty was retired. Now love it as a throwback.

I don't think so. Blasty is looked at fondly because it is the only black jersey that also has an alternate crest. I'm still not a fan of the pedestals but if you removed the pedestal, the rest of the jersey is okay. The flag jerseys commit so many fashion crimes that I just don't see them aging well.

[Jimmy Stang]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

I don't think so. Blasty is looked at fondly because it is the only black jersey that also has an alternate crest. I'm still not a fan of the pedestals but if you removed the pedestal, the rest of the jersey is okay. The flag jerseys commit so many fashion crimes that I just don't see them aging well.

The worst thing about the pedestial era was that it was part of the 1990s "black is cool - let's put it on everything" trend. The Flames just carried it on for a couple of decades longer than necessary, all the way through the prolonged flag era. Black on a third like Blasty? Sure. But the trim, pants, helmets, etc. on the primaries all went black and only recently went back.

May the proper colour palette of red, yellow, and white forever grace our primaries, and the club can do whatever they want on the third jerseys.

[Jordan!]

A large part of my Flames fandom died when those Flag jerseys were introduced.. not going to lie. I didn't grow up liking the Flames retros either. I'm a Blasty/Pedestal/Young guns era fan for sure.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Jordan!

A large part of my Flames fandom died when those Flag jerseys were introduced.. not going to lie. I didn't grow up liking the Flames retros original beautiful Stanley Cup winning silkseither. I'm a Blasty/Pedestal/Young guns era fan for sure.

Fixed.


Blast is abhorrent

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by the-rasta-masta

You wait. I was so pumped when the pedestals were retired, and equally pumped when Blasty was retired. Now love it as a throwback.

I honestly think there were a couple of big issues with the pedestal jerseys:

1) They looked terrible and really muddy on the old TVs in the pre-HD days.

2) The quality of the replicas in that era were just terrible. I was able to get a pro cut Pedestal jersey, and it's remarkable how much nicer that jersey is when it's a nice quality pro vs the just terrible replicas you usually get. Sharper and much cleaner lines, and it makes a world of difference.

3) The white jersey looks much better than the red jersey did - but we tend to see a lot more of the red jerseys kicking around.

To me the flag jerseys will just always be uglier since the actual design itself is ugly and the blue flag will always clash with the red.

[CroFlames]

I grew up on pedestals and I hate them. They are terrible.

Blasty is great as a throwback, but the pedestals need to die.

[Howie_16]

Originally Posted by Bingo

I didn't like the flags for sure, but it honestly wasn't the biggest issue with those jerseys ... it was the odd striping.

- odd arching single black stripe out of the armpit
- stripes vertically down the side and never lining up with the pants
- but wait! Lets add some thin vertical stripes at the bottom

Whole thing ended up looking like a disco night shirt

Those were horizontal stripes on the bottom you CDC paste eater!

[AC]

Originally Posted by Howie_16

Those were horizontal stripes on the bottom you CDC paste eater!

http://www.nhluniforms.com/2009-10/Flames.html

He's referring to the weird vertical strips on the sides I think.

Edit: Oh wait, you're right. He's calling out both the vertical ones, and the thin horizontal stripes.

[Joborule]

Originally Posted by AC

http://www.nhluniforms.com/2009-10/Flames.html

He's referring to the weird vertical strips on the sides I think.

Edit: Oh wait, you're right. He's calling out both the vertical ones, and the thin horizontal stripes.

God, that jersey was just a mess. How did they stick with these for so damn long.

At least they got it right now.

[Bingo]

Yeah that was a speed kills moment ... horizontal at the bottom clashing with vertical from the arm pits.

Insanity.

[rohara66]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

I grew up on pedestals and I hate them. They are terrible.

Blasty is great as a throwback, but the pedestals need to die.

I personally like the pedestal design... however most of the Reverse Retro jerseys are kinda banking on bringing back the all the worst/ugly jerseys. And I kinda like that idea haha.

[Angelino]

They need to have scorch on the jersey. Either main logo or a shoulder patch.

[the-rasta-masta]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

The flag jerseys commit so many fashion crimes that I just don't see them aging well.

That might be the exact reason people love them in the future. Look at the Reverse Retros, the Ducks jersey and Coyotes jerseys, the ugliest of the bunch, were the favourite returnees.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by the-rasta-masta

That might be the exact reason people love them in the future. Look at the Reverse Retros, the Ducks jersey and Coyotes jerseys, the ugliest of the bunch, were the favourite returnees.

Yeah but there's a difference between classically ugly, like a lot of things "retro", and just plain bad.

California Golden Seals - Deliciously ugly. So bad it's good. Product of it's era.
Bufa-slug - Just bad.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by the-rasta-masta

That might be the exact reason people love them in the future. Look at the Reverse Retros, the Ducks jersey and Coyotes jerseys, the ugliest of the bunch, were the favourite returnees.

Nah, not the same. There's old school, out there ugly that makes a comeback in an endearing way. The Flames piping/flag jerseys were just mediocrely there for way too many years.

[SebC]

Ewww... snot horse.