With all the talk about the Sabres going gold with their new third jersey, you have to wonder what other teams might be able to pull it off. The Pittsburgh Penguins have done it before, but not quite like what Nick Burton had in mind. His concept borrows from the Pens' original third jersey from the '90s.
Tony Berg had a neat Minnesota concept last week. Now he's treating us to the Boston Bruins. It's a cool look but the first thing that stands out to me are the Penguins-style sleeves on the black jersey. But apart from that, I love the brown third. What's your take?
We head back to Scandinavia on this International Sunday with a Team Sweden sweater from Steven Grant. Gotta like a team that doesn't have a white jersey.
Here's an odd Classic Saturday idea to throw out there. Tex Fischer put together these Heritage Classic-type throwback designs for a trio of Canadian teams a couple years ago. They've been sitting in my inbox for a while. But I suddenly had a thought. With all the extra outdoor games we're getting next winter, the concept is bound to lose some of its novelty.
So to recapture it, imagine a three-team, two-day outdoor tournament. Three clubs could meet at a neutral site, say in Saskatchewan. Maybe Toronto and Vancouver play on Saturday night and the winner faces Montreal on Sunday. (The loser of the first game could have a make-up date set with Montreal later in the season to balance the schedule.)
Is that idea totally crazy? I think it would make for a very cool event over a long holiday weekend. And it would make the Heritage Classic unique again. Not only that, but from a marketing perspective, you get another huge fan base in the mix.
John Elbertson has mixed multiple eras of Canucks logos with a jersey style not unlike the Blackhawks' in what appears to be an effort to simply freak us all out a bit. Mission accomplished. That said, this isn't all bad. Nor is it all good, but there's something about it I don't hate. What do you think of it?
