The Ken King Jersey Discussion Thread

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Poe969

Maybe it's just me but I really like the thirds. Probably more than the normal ones.

The colours are fine but it lacks any imagination and the logo is boring.

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

You never see anyone wearing them at Flames games

What? There's lots around the dome on game days.

Also keep in mind it's competing largely with a jersey that's been around for what, 7 more years, and is far more counterfeited.

I know there's a lot of hate for the 3rd jerseys (for the record I don't like the script at all but I don't outright hate them for a 3rd), but I don't think they're as hated by the casual fan nearly as much as they are by the CP collective.

[sun]

That's because the casual fan is dumb and all of us are pretty great people with fabulous taste.

[flamesfan1297]

I didn't realize people disliked our current jerseys so much. I actually quite like our home and away jerseys, they are some of the best IMO. Not a fan of the thirds though!

[S. Yelle]

Originally Posted by flamesfan1297

I didn't realize people disliked our current jerseys so much. I actually quite like our home and away jerseys, they are some of the best IMO. Not a fan of the thirds though!

The colours are great, but the current design, piping, and the flags look awful.

[Caged Great]

The third is close to being a good jersey. If they rounded the shoulders instead of the stupid yolk, and put the C on it, and made a white version that would be a huge improvement. Keep the round shoulder logo as well.

[TheOnlyBilko]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

I don't understand why the Flames are keeping with the current 3rd jersey that nobody likes. You never see anyone wearing them at Flames games or anywhere else in the city and I can't imagine they have been a sales success.

Really? I actually see quite a few people wearing them around.

[Otto-matic]

Originally Posted by TheOnlyBilko

Really? I actually see quite a few people wearing them around.

Yeah I'd say about a 1/3 of the Dome is wearing them each game day.

[the_only_turek_fan]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

With a red jersey you don't have a lot of choices when it comes to the C as it's either black, white (retro) or yellow (hasn't been done because it would look terrible). You can only do so much with the team's colour palette. I would like to see another black jersey myself or I suppose they could go with yellow but I that would he hard to pull off.

Why not a red flaming C on the red jersey?



The Blues make it work.

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan

Why not a red flaming C on the red jersey?



The Blues make it work.

If you'll notice, the Blues use a royal blue crest on white and a navy crest on royal blue. That's how they "make it work."

I don't think we want to introduce a second shade of red into the colour palette.

[getbak]

I've tried doing dark red-on-lighter red mock-ups in the past, and for some reason, they just don't work well together.

[GioforPM]

I think the 3rd Jersey is quite a bit cheaper than the home jersey, which contributes to more people wearing it. You could get it at Wal-Mart for a while.

[Split98]

Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan

Why not a red flaming C on the red jersey?



The Blues make it work.

Everytime I see the Blues I remind myself that I want to see how this works. It would be a new generation of Flaming C for the Flames, but a new red to the palette could be kind of cool.

Our red, a burnt red and yellow would be a pretty vibrant palette

[RM14]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

I think the 3rd Jersey is quite a bit cheaper than the home jersey, which contributes to more people wearing it. You could get it at Wal-Mart for a while.

Not sure if accurate.

[bc-chris]

Originally Posted by Reaper

If you'll notice, the Blues use a royal blue crest on white and a navy crest on royal blue. That's how they "make it work."

I don't think we want to introduce a second shade of red into the colour palette.

what are you talking about... every different style of the flames red jerseys over the years is a different shade of red

.... i kid! i kid!!

[LanceUppercut]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

The third is close to being a good jersey. If they rounded the shoulders instead of the stupid yolk, and put the C on it, and made a white version that would be a huge improvement. Keep the round shoulder logo as well.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought this. The C should be white, outlined like the numbers on the back too.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by TheOnlyBilko

Really? I actually see quite a few people wearing them around.

Not I. Maybe it depends where you are. For the record I don't hate them but if not for this thread I wouldn't have known that anyone likes them as the circle of fans I hang with don't like them and like I say I rarely see people wearing them when I am at the dome or anywhere in the city. I don't think they are ugly but I just feel they could be better.

[D-Red]

Spoiler!

[the-rasta-masta]

I've always thought the Flames could do a cool third jersey with a more burgundy shade of red along with white and gold, with a gold flaming "C". Think Boston College colours:



As for the regular kit, just bring back the retros already.

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814

I love almost everything about this. Just keep the 3rs jersey numbers and letters, and that's our next jersey. I actually think this is what they're planning.

Our current numbers look tackey and dated. The 3rds are still a little kooky, but they're subtle and they have grown on me.

I can't wait for us to be rid of piping. That will be a glorious day

I actually like the thought behind the piping.

I don't like the cut of the new jerseys that look like untucked dress shirts, when you have a solid color below a horizontal stripe that doesn't match the pants, and it just looks off. That is why teams like the Leafs and Wings didn't look weird when the cut changed.