Speculation: Penguins to get new jerseys for 2016-2017 season (starting with home playoff games)

[Ogrezilla]

I disagree with that. I prefer simpler, clean jerseys. I like Tampa's jerseys, and Dallas has the best set in the league. I like Carolina's white set. I like the design of the reds too, I just don't like that much red. The Kings are fine, but they really need some damn color in there.

 

[SUBdrewgANS]

Minimal or bust.

As a designer minimal design says more with less. However in saying that, it has to be done right to be effective

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Idk, I really hate the "minimalist" phase that the jerseys have been switching to of late. Examples: The newest jerseys for the Hurricanes, Stars, Kings, Lightning, and maybe a couple others. Those Canes jerseys are horrendous, and the Lightning and Kings are just boring. Stars are acceptable I guess, if only because they're one of few teams using Green.

Overall not a bad time for jerseys, but the minimalist movement needs to stop.

I like the trend as a whole, but I agree about the Canes. Their old unis weren't great or anything, but the warning flag motif was unique and one of a kind. Now they're just Generic Red Team #4 or whatever.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

The Canes jerseys were pretty bad misfires. Generally speaking I'll take a minimalist jersey over a busy jersey any day, though.

 

[BeautiPhil]

I should elaborate, I'm fine with a "simple design", and much prefer simpler designs to complex ones (e.g. most 90's jerseys, Thrashers old uni, Panthers 00's ones etc were all awful).

For great simple designs, I cite the iconic Pens jerseys, the Bruins, Habs, Blues, North Stars as examples. But the mentality now, at least with the newest Canes, Stars, Kings and Bolts, was "Make the whole jersey the same solid color and slap a single white stripe on it somewhere." That's just lazy and not creative at all.

There's a middle ground between the new minimalist jerseys and the overly complex jerseys that needs to be found. I like the Jets uniforms, and they're relatively simple, yet not absolutely boring like those other 4.

 

[Ogrezilla]

I like both, but definitely prefer Dallas. I like the one thick arm stripe vs the two thinner ones. And it has just as many different colors as the Jets jersey does not counting the logo itself.

 

[Jacob]

I just wish they'd actually design something, rather than just rehashing the 90s jerseys.

 

[Ogrezilla]

I just wish they'd actually design something, rather than just rehashing the 90s jerseys.

I personally wish we'd have never designed anything since designing our 90s jerseys. We should have been using them the whole time.

 

[KareemTrustfund]

I would LOVE to get the robo penguin back as a third.

 

[BeautiPhil]

I like both, but definitely prefer Dallas. I like the one thick arm stripe vs the two thinner ones. And it has just as many different colors as the Jets jersey does not counting the logo itself.

I think the main differences for my like of one and not the other are:

1. I love the new Jets logo, not fond of the Stars logo.
2. I don't like the black stripes with that shade of green.
3. Considering how great the North Stars jerseys were, these are mediocre in comparison.

I still much prefer the Stars jerseys to the other 3 I mentioned, and they're at least a step up from the basketball jerseys they were wearing before. Can't say I'm close to a fan of them though.

 

[jjp66]

Wearing the traditional black and gold just feels right. The Steelers, Pirates, and Pens are all aligned once again.

 

[Ogrezilla]

I think the main differences for my like of one and not the other are:

1. I love the new Jets logo, not fond of the Stars logo.
2. I don't like the black stripes with that shade of green.
3. Considering how great the North Stars jerseys were, these are mediocre in comparison.

I still much prefer the Stars jerseys to the other 3 I mentioned, and they're at least a step up from the basketball jerseys they were wearing before. Can't say I'm close to a fan of them though.

I like the Black and Green a lot. And I don't like the blue with other blue on the Jets jerseys. And if we are deducting points because of jerseys from the past were better, the Jets should absolutely lose points too. The old Jets jerseys were absolutely better than these ones.

I think we're just going to have to agree to disagree here. I think Dallas has the best jerseys in the league.

 

[BeautiPhil]

I like the Black and Green a lot. And I don't like the blue with other blue on the Jets jerseys. And if we are deducting points because of jerseys from the past were better, the Jets should absolutely lose points too. The old Jets jerseys were absolutely better than these ones.

I think we're just going to have to agree to disagree here. I think Dallas has the best jerseys in the league.

True! We can't all have the same taste. I can at least agree that classic Jets > current Jets unis.

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Think it's interesting that out of all the teams that let the Edge patterns dictate a new jersey, pretty much everyone has ditched them already. After we switch over, pretty sure it will be just the Senators left standing.

You just can't improve on traditional hockey jerseys. They're just awesome.

 

[Lil' Jimmy Norton*]

I like both, but definitely prefer Dallas. I like the one thick arm stripe vs the two thinner ones. And it has just as many different colors as the Jets jersey does not counting the logo itself.

Why the Green? Cowboys and Mavs are White blue Silver. Is that because of the Minnesota North Stars legacy? I don't get it.

 

[Shady Machine]

Why the Green? Cowboys and Mavs are White blue Silver. Is that because of the Minnesota North Stars legacy? I don't get it.

Probably. They've been some version of green the whole time. Pittsburgh is one of the only cities (maybe only) that all sports teams have same colors. In Dallas the Rangers are red white and blue so it's not just the Stars that are different.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Pittsburgh is the only city with 3+ major teams using the same color scheme.

You also have to remember that the Dallas Mavericks were blue & green when the Stars moved there, too. The Mavs' color change didn't come until they moved into the new arena, nearly a decade after the Stars moved to town.

 

[Cherpak]

The Mavericks are no longer blue/green? Never knew they changed colors.

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

NY has the Knicks, Mets, and Isles in the same colors but they have 8 teams to start with so I don't think that counts.

 

[Finesse]

NY has the Knicks, Mets, and Isles in the same colors but they have 8 teams to start with so I don't think that counts.

Was going to say the same thing.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

I guess I've got to have to start considering the Islanders a NYC team now, eh? First season they've actually played within the 5 boroughs...the Devils were closer before.

So, New York is the second city to do that...but it's still 3/8 instead of 3/3.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Why the Green? Cowboys and Mavs are White blue Silver. Is that because of the Minnesota North Stars legacy? I don't get it.

When the Stars moved to Dallas, the Spurs were green still. And the North Stars were already green. At the time, the Cowboys were the odd team out in terms of color. It made sense to be green. And there's not enough history of white blue and silver in Dallas as a whole to justify changing a great look.

 

[Finesse]

I guess I've got to have to start considering the Islanders a NYC team now, eh? First season they've actually played within the 5 boroughs...the Devils were closer before.

So, New York is the second city to do that...but it's still 3/8 instead of 3/3.

I'd say that's the only reason that they might not 'count' in this equation. They've never been a NYC team until now. And it's looking like they're not going to remain a NYC team forever.

Rangers, Giants and Yankees almost makes the cut. But Yankees just don't wear a jersey with the same colors as their logo.

 

[Ogrezilla]

I guess I've got to have to start considering the Islanders a NYC team now, eh? First season they've actually played within the 5 boroughs...the Devils were closer before.

So, New York is the second city to do that...but it's still 3/8 instead of 3/3.

The Lakers and Kings used to match too. But I don't think it was ever more than those two.

 

[Cherpak]

Yeah, on those ones I think I'd actually just get rid of the thin yellow stripe.

Never even noticed the yellow stripe around the waist. Yeah, it doesn't look like it belongs, and it's just kinda floating there. Make the black stripe thicker and eliminate the yellow stripe, and I think you're good to go.

When the Stars moved to Dallas, the Spurs were green still. And the North Stars were already green. At the time, the Cowboys were the odd team out in terms of color. It made sense to be green. And there's not enough history of white blue and silver in Dallas as a whole to justify changing a great look.

Not a fan of the NBA at all, but when were the San Antonio Spurs green?