Regarding that Kovalev jersey, the numbers on the back appear to have a thin black outline. My Neil jersey that I bought from Sports Experts looks the same, however my Heatley jersey (which was sent away for customizing locally in Vancouver) has a thicker black outline on the numbers and looks 100 times nicer and looks more like what the players wear on ice. What's the deal with that?
It's normal. When I worked for the Sens, I wondered the same thing, so I asked around. The pre customized jerseys that Reebok send to us, Sports Chek, Sports Experts, etc have the thin outline. Our local stitching company (NHL licensed and where the players jerseys are stitched) do the thick outline.