It would still make far more sense for them to don jerseys worn by the previous Denver hockey team than a franchise that played literally 2000 miles away. The organization may have ties to the Nords, the fans do not.
And they've already tacitly acknowledged a connection with their current third jerseys. What did you think that mountain logo is based off of?
The fans in Denver are however not the only ones to cheer for the Avs, there are many worldwide, some of them originally Nords fans who remained fans of the team even after its relocation. Because they liked Sakic, Forsberg, etc....so you see its not quite true that “fans do not”. Some of them do, and they dont have to be necessarily located in Quebec either.
And yeah, the third jerseys and the ripped-off Rockies logo has been a mistake, as far as i am concerned. As someone from Europe, i am not fan of this “colorado pride” trend connected to the new logo, because its partially based off state flag and whatnot. Hockey is global sport, the team has fans all around the world, the players themselves are not just from outside of Colorado, but US too...the team just happened to be located where its located, you never know, it might change in the future and it might be relocated again and its more likely the fans who stayed with it since nords days will stay with it once more, than the bunch who has currently the privilege to watch them live in Denver, but will lose interest the moment Avs are gone elsewhere or new replacement team forms up In Denver - well, naturally.
I understand there is effort to improve sales and thus the local group is targeted, who buy tickets. It does not mean though, its not disrespectful to the rest.