Ted Black- "This will be final year of current 3rd jersey" per WGR

[Jim Carr's Rug]

I'd rather have the Slug come back than the goathead.

Lets not get crazy now May.

 

[tsujimoto74]

How about blue white and red with a logo similar to the bills logo? Consistent with the "one buffalo" theme. Basically turn the current bills jersey (which is a classic look) into an old school hockey jersey.

That actually could be pretty cool. I think the old school Bills logo (below) mixed up with the Sabres' crest, or even just with the swords added, could look sweet.

You could probably get away with throwing a touch of silver or black in that design concept as a nod to the goathead jerseys if you wanted to.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

That actually could be pretty cool. I think the old school Bills logo (below) mixed up with the Sabres' crest, or even just with the swords added, could look sweet.

You could probably get away with throwing a touch of silver or black in that design concept as a nod to the goathead jerseys if you wanted to.

Like this, maybe?

 

[Husko]

Like this, maybe?

I think I'd prefer the standing Buffalo in the top quadrant of the X, like where the Buffalo is on the current jersey

 

[Dex]

I'm with those who hope the Red and Black will never be seen again.

This has NOTHING to do with with 70s romanticism. It has everything to do with what was then about a 25 year history in the team colors of blue and gold.

Under the blue and gold we started off horribly, rose to playoff stature quickly, frustrated the fans with underachievement, suffered through years of frustration and mediocrity, coaching changes, ended up picking first overall one year, and had years of greatness and excellence interspersed. All in Blue and Gold. It was a roller coaster and not all rainbows, unicorns and jujus.

I just don't believe that a team should change its colors - for any reason. To me, it was like changing the colors of the American flag. That it was the Adelphia colors made it even worse. The disgrace of the Rigas family and the near loss of the franchise - including a period of time that we were owned or controlled by the league were an embarrassment. The fact that the logo was confused with a goat head made it even worse.

Never again, I hope

For me, it's Blue and Gold Forever

 

[Dex]

FWIW, as a third, I loved the 40th anniversary look. I also looked forward to the prospect of a gold colored third with blue and white accents.

The turdburger was so far off the mark though. The gold was more yellow, the introduction of gray was horrible and the fact that the front was yellow and the back was blue was just plain stupid>

Ugly and horrible.

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

Butterknives,

one of the GOATest jerseys of all time. I would be very happy if that came back.

 

[ZZamboni]

I hope hope hope they don't bring back ....

The black n red garbage
The goathead garbage
The butter knives garbage
The slug garbage
And two tone like the current thirds garbage

Keep it simple, clean, classic

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

I still disagree. Maybe I like the Knives because I was a kid when I got to see them?

 

[Jumpinjackflash]

this with blue and gold instead of red and black would be awesome as a 3rd Jersey

 

[1972]

Perhaps simply changing the colors of the current logo to the original colors would work, like so:

Send those colours to Ted Black, everyone would be on board with that. It looks great.

 

[1972]

What about our current thirds with the slug logo? Thoughts?

 

[Jumpinjackflash]

This would be awesome

 

[Jumpinjackflash]

Maybe even switch the red and black to blue and gold and you would still have a winner IMO

 

[Jumpinjackflash]

This would be a good one too one buffalo written all over this.

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

This would be awesome

Eh... too Canes ish and I hate Carolina.

 

[GellMann]

Isn't there a rule that every color in an alternate has to be present in the regular set of sweaters? So the throwbacks with back wouldn't work I don't think...

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

I don't think so... At least maybe it isn't too stringent. I know LA uses the purple and yellow. That and the Ducks used the throwbacks. The lightning have those funky black ones now too.

 

[Sabretip]

Put all those thoughts for another 3rd on hold for at least 5 years....

Black admitted the team did a poor job running the design past focus groups and also said, "we didn't anticipate the amount of 'third-jersey fatigue' " in the market in the wake of the team's 40th anniversary throwbacks.

Black said the Sabres will not have a third jersey next season and, in fact, may shelve the concept of an alternate sweater entirely until 2020, when the franchise will be celebrating its 50th anniversary.

http://sabres.buffalonews.com/2015/03/12/sabres-shelving-reviled-alternate-jersey/

 

[Husko]

Put all those thoughts for another 3rd on hold for at least 5 years....



http://sabres.buffalonews.com/2015/03/12/sabres-shelving-reviled-alternate-jersey/

About a minute later in the same interview he says we could see new thirds in 2016.

 

[DJN21]

bring back the red jersey please

 

[DJN21]

This would be awesome

I'd be on board for this

 

[Paxon]

Put all those thoughts for another 3rd on hold for at least 5 years....



http://sabres.buffalonews.com/2015/03/12/sabres-shelving-reviled-alternate-jersey/

Not sure anyone can accurately discern a "third jersey market fatigue" when sales aren't up to snuff on the worst jersey in franchise history. The state of the team can't help, either. If we draft McDavid or Eichel and they offer up a beauty of a third jersey, the sales will be there, no question.

 

[RoofIt5hole]

This would be a good one too one buffalo written all over this.

This would be amazing. Throw the 40th anniversary numbering and name plate on the back and it's perfect.

 

[LottoPlease]

That could work really well, tomorrow I'll try to throw something together

went full monochrome with the gold, thoughts?