Enough already. It’s about time the NHL put a stop to the third jersey madness that has swept the league. In the past two years, more harm than good has come from NHL teams releasing horrendous third jersey after horrendous third jersey.
From the laughable Sens and Bolts jerseys of last year to the latest baby blue incarnations of the Panthers and Avalanche, it’s time to give it up. We’ve heard a million times how bad the Canucks “V” jersey of the 80s was or the Islanders’ Captain Highliner jersey of the mid-90s, but at least those jerseys kept the team’s colours rather than delving into something completely different.
It’s bad enough that Reebok forced every team to redesign their jerseys when they went to the Edge system after the lockout, but teams are taking it one step further by coming up with the worst designs and colour schemes imaginable
I have no problem with the throwback jerseys that the Islanders, Oilers and Flames are currently wearing as their third jerseys; those are classics that remind us why hockey has always had the best uniforms in all professional sports. But enough with the lame attempts at being cutting edge like the Thrashers, Stars, Panthers, Lightning, Senators, Avalanche, Kings, Predators … need I go on?
-matt
amen matt, I would rather see them wear throwback jerseys ala quebec, northstars, hell even the whalers. But this is the NHL so it won t be happening anytime soon.
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