That, and Russia is at war. The longer this thing goes, the more concerned I am about any Russians traveling to and from home.
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I'm pretty sure i remember hearing that the blue pants wouldn't be possible until at least next season. maybe announcing now? but again, timing would be incredibly weird.
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I agree, not sure about a new jersey reveal at this time of the season....
Although stranger things have happened.
Speaking of stranger things:
Although stranger things have happened.
Speaking of stranger things:
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I don't think timing matters that much for pants; they don't result in a brand change or being sold for merch the way jerseys are. Just a new/unique look.
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And it'd just be odd for a player. Maybe if it was the #1 overall pick who was joining (like if we had drafted Power and Michigan's season ended or something). Or maybe if Nash was actually healthy in the 2018-19 season and was able to join late in that year, you do something like this for his return. No offense to Dmitri Voronkov, I think he could be a nice 3rd-line C for us... but he's not getting a 5-day marketing build-up.
I did see someone on the CBJ reddit mention Texier. I think that's a very, very slight possibility but also extremely unlikely. Like, less than 1%. But he's the only player/prospect I think that'd be > 0.1%.
But a huge social media campaign/reveal for....new pants? I guess i've seen weirder...
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I thought they looked pretty suave with the road whites. Better than red pants. I don't think they'd look great with the blue home jerseys and would probably prefer the red pants for the blue jerseys, but I'll have to wait and see (assuming it happens at some point, whether Saturday or next year).
If we do break out the blue pants, I'd like to see this be the rotation moving forward per season:
Home:
Blue jersey/red pants: 21
Third jerseys/pants: 10
Blue jersey/blue pants: 6
White jerseys/red pants: 1
White jerseys/blue pants: 1
Blue retro/red pants: 1
White retro/red pants: 1
Away:
White jerseys/blue pants: 30
White jerseys/red pants: 11
(Throw in the blue jerseys with red pants on occasions when the home team wants a reverse jersey night.)
Reverse retros: Never again. Burn them.
I've definitely thought way too much about this.
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"This week on Behind the Battle, follow along with Jarmo Kekalainen and John Davidson as they sneak into Russia and extract the Blue Jacket's top Russian prospects. You will not want to miss this episode!"
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Well the good news? is that Voronkov's playoffs are done. His team was eliminated on the weekend. Marchenko is playing in the VHL but the parent KHL team is stacked and likely going to the Gagarin Cup Final. It's going to be hard to pull either given the current circumstances but my bigger fear is does this potentially lead Marchenko to staying in Russia if he can't get a Visa to the USA. I believe he strongly wants to sign with CBJ but that may not be an option even after the contract ends this year.
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Thius may be more for players currently playing in NA but I read there are ways to extend and provide Visas for political situations that players are looking into so they don't have to go back. Of course it might be harder to get them out if they haven't left yet.
It is definitely a tough situation because SKA is owned by the state owned oil company Gazprom in Russia and their CEO is on the ist of US Sanctions and asset freezing. The Russian economy and the pressure the rest of the world is putting on the export and use of Russian oil is putting a hurt on their finances. It is definitely going to be challenge with drafting and acquiring players from Russia for a bit of time. We could be headed back to the ways of players sneaking out of the country in he middle of the night if they want to come play in the NHL.
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I would buy one for every member of my family - I am envisioning an awesome Christmas card.
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No joke, if I could design new unis for CBJ I'd start with this...
... and 1) replace the xmas tree with a cannon logo and shoulder patches with something else, 2) re-design red/white stripes at the bottom and collar area and 3) rearrange the stars on sleeves to go lengthwise below the player's number kinda like in the old 3rd jerseys. Numbers on the sleeves could also be removed if it looks too messy.
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With the MOU between the NHL and KHL voided do they even have to respect contracts?
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Changing our name to the Columbus Nationwides. Our crest will have the nationwide window (or square) around it. The shoulders will have the nationwide eagle. And Peyton manning will be serving chicken parm in the arena on select nights.
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Not sure NW needs to do this. Their name is already plastered over the arena and it gets plenty of recognition that way.
Our helmets have a shoe store and another company that I have no idea what they do.
My vote is we finally accept the Mad Cows name and Moo Moo Car Wash gets the sponsor.
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