Confirmed with Link: Rangers Reveal Liberty Jersey (and somehow mess it up)

[Machinehead]

If anyone's curious, I'll share what I wrote on each of them:

BOS: Not much to say, classic Bruins jersey - 8.5/10
BUF: Like it, and wouldn't mind if they just went with these tbh - 7.5/10
DET: Again, bleh, but not sure what you're supposed to do with a Wings jersey - 3/10
FLA: A bit busy for me - 5.5/10
MTL: It's weird, but it's very, very nice. They took the risk other old teams wouldn't - 9/10
OTT: These look way better red than black. These should stick around - 8.5/10
TB: Got that dumb logo but it's retro so I can't penalize them. Other than that, this is what their jerseys should be - 7.5/10
TOR: Ugly Christmas sweater - 1/10

CAR: This whole "being a different team" thing rubs me the wrong way, but it's fine - 5/10
CBJ: It's literally a Washington Capitals jersey - 2/10
NJ: Finally went with a design that was long overdue. I believe there was an old EA game where they actually wore these, so that's cool as well - 10/10
NYI: They didn't do the project - 0/10
NYR: It's ok but they took a jersey that was already great and made it worse - 4/10
PHI: A lot going on, but it's nostalgic - 6/10
PIT: Fresh, yet nostalgic - 8/10
WSH: It's literally a Washington Capitals jersey except this time it's supposed to be - 6/5/10

ANA: So bad it's good, and it took balls to commit to it - 8/10
ARI: Best jersey in the entire set - 10/10
CGY: It's there. This jersey exists - 5/10
EDM: Second best jersey in the set - 10/10
LA: It's nice, but unsurprising - 7/10
SJ: Very busy and not feeling the grey at all - 2/10
VAN: I actually liked those back in the day and this is a nice re-up - 8/10
VGK: Pretty cool and they didn't have a ton to work with not being a "retro" team - 7/10

CHI: Like the Bruins, not much to say. A classic - 9/10
COL: Unpopular opinion but I always thought these jerseys were romanticized, the logo was always hideous, and again, being an entirely different team doesn't do it for me - 3.5/10
DAL: Most people agree that simple jerseys are good but this is a perfect example of trying to be simple for the sake of it, with a jersey that was always risky and different - 1/10
MIN: See Carolina and Colorado, but it is a nice jersey - 6.5/10
NSH: I actually love these. They look like old school Preds jerseys but cleaned up many of the problems with those sets - 9.5/10
STL: It's certainly red - 4.5/10
WPG: Pajamas - 2/10

 

[gravey9]

I wish the new Liberty Jersey would have had a different design on the arms. Would have preferred for a red number inside of a white band around the biceps. Had they done something simple like that, it would have been pretty dope. Kinda like a version of a Team USA jersey.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Oh I only saw the picture of the bear...

I never seen the picture of the bear patch until that one above. It is pretty terrible

 

[TheKing30]

My beef with the jersey is that the numbers look way too gray!

 

[kovazub94]

On the first look, the jersey is a bit underwhelming. In comparison to alternatives (suggestions) it seems the missing pieces are red accents on sleeves. Let’s see how these look with hockey pants and the whole gear on. Also if the team will be winning wearing these then more fans will come around.

 

[aufheben]

Panthers' looks really good. Pens is a remix of their 90s road and home, with their diagonal word mark. Seems like some teams got extra TLC for their uniforms.

The only ones that suck:

Detroit
Chicago
Islanders
Winnipeg

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Did the Islanders even know they were supposed to design a new jersey?

God flipping dammit Dave you had one job!

 

[Machinehead]

Did the Islanders even know they were supposed to design a new jersey?

God flipping dammit Dave you had one job!

"When are those due, again?"

"uhhh...tomorrow."

"Oh f***!"

 

[aufheben]

Did the Islanders even know they were supposed to design a new jersey?

God flipping dammit Dave you had one job!

They need to be careful, they only have 5 good decisions per decade.

 

[EdJovanovski]

I warped the image a bit to see how it would look if the jersey fit better and wasn't on the awkward scrawny models body lmao

 

[JCProdigy]

To think they saw this horrible knockoff and said yep...that's the look we want.

 

[17futurecap]

Should just bring back the 85th anniversary or any of the outdoor jerseys, were far superior than this boring mess.

 

[ZiGOODejad]

It looks like their was no thought to this jersey whatsoever. It looks like a rushed first draft. Might as well be a practice jersey, it’s so plain. How can you choose this logo and still fail. Really disappointing.

 

[NYRFAN218]

If anything, I do think the jersey will look better in the full uniform. The red pants will contrast the navy blue jersey so that it won't look as bland. Also, the horrible NHLShop.com customization makes the lettering and numbers look horrible. I'm sure it'll look better with the on ice jersey stitching. Still pretty boring all things considered though and a general let down.

 

[EdJovanovski]

If anything, I do think the jersey will look better in the full uniform. The red pants will contrast the navy blue jersey so that it won't look as bland. Also, the horrible NHLShop.com customization makes the lettering and numbers look horrible. I'm sure it'll look better with the on ice jersey stitching. Still pretty boring all things considered though and a general let down.

God I hope those aren’t the actual numbers/names, they look like cheap ironed on ones that would come on a fake from China or a “jersey” they sell at Walmart. Hopefully the jerseys have actual layers of stitching

 

[TriFF51]

Eh, I like it. Not gonna lie.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

The jersey isn't bad by any means. I just feel they could have done so much more with it. It's underwhelming if anything.

Imagine if they added a simple red cube around the NHL logo on the collar, or a red-white stripe around the waist. That would go a long way towards making this look like a game jersey rathter than a practice jersey

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

I want to see it on a player wearing pads and hockey pants. I have a feeling people will like it a *lot* better then.

The stupid “jagged” logo on the shoulders can GTFO, though.

 

[Mikachu93]

It's weird because a lot of non-Rangers fans seemingly really like this jersey.

I think we as Rangers fans are so used to having stripes or some sort of accent on the bottom of the jersey which makes the absence of a similar design on this one look "bland" to us.

 

[RiffyNYR61]

To think they saw this horrible knockoff and said yep...that's the look we want.

At least this one has some color in the collar...

 

[Mikos87]

I'm in the could have been better bucket. I could have done without the stripes, and the gray on the numbers is a little off unless the lighting in the picture is inaccurate. The netted material on the shoulder gives it more of a performance athlete gear vibe instead of a cold weather sweater look. Stitching is a little to visible.

Let's see what they do with the next one. Liberty logo looks great. The blue is a very trendy blue.

The more they push towards a lifestyle athleisure wear, the more money they will make imo. Think you have to go with both feet in here. Does Adidas have final say over the designs?

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

I'm in the could have been better bucket. I could have done without the stripes, and the gray on the numbers is a little off unless the lighting in the picture is inaccurate. The netted material on the shoulder gives it more of a performance athlete gear vibe instead of a cold weather sweater look. Stitching is a little to visible.

Let's see what they do with the next one. Liberty logo looks great. The blue is a very trendy blue.

The more they push towards a lifestyle athleisure wear, the more money they will make imo. Think you have to go with both feet in here. Does Adidas have final say over the designs?

I think Adidas gives teams a lot of freedom which is very rare for them to do. In other sports, they are very serious about their branding, even forcing teams to have 3 stripes on the sleeves. This caused some outrage over the years in Europe where several teams refused to wear 3 stripes on it and they compromised to only have it for Champions League games (Ajax is a good example).

With hockey, and the NHL, they seem to be more lenient to just let teams do what they want. Look at the other designs out there. Dallas, Arizona, LA, Vancouver, Buffalo. There's a lot of creativity put into these designs. It's just not what the Rangers do apparently. They play it safe, never take any risks

 

[Mikos87]

I think Adidas gives teams a lot of freedom which is very rare for them to do. In other sports, they are very serious about their branding, even forcing teams to have 3 stripes on the sleeves. This caused some outrage over the years in Europe where several teams refused to wear 3 stripes on it and they compromised to only have it for Champions League games (Ajax is a good example).

With hockey, and the NHL, they seem to be more lenient to just let teams do what they want. Look at the other designs out there. Dallas, Arizona, LA, Vancouver, Buffalo. There's a lot of creativity put into these designs. It's just not what the Rangers do apparently. They play it safe, never take any risks

Got it thanks. Okay cool yeah so then it was a missed opportunity. You can always do the three stripes on the bottom of the jersey with matching colors. My reaction is that I wouldn't wear it outside of a game. So that's what makes me pause a bit. I'll check out the others.

Good new is that you can always make another iteration. Bigger markets = More Jerseys = More Money imo.

 

[Mikos87]

Wow okay, just saw the others. There are some dandies out there.

 

[Mikos87]

I would say that the stripes from the EDM jersey are pretty snazzy looking.

In no particular order: ARI, LA, MTL, QUE, MIN, NJ, BOS & EDM are on the cusp of athleisure wear.