It's a ****ing travesty we don't wear those. They'd be arguably the nicest kits in the league. The ones they currently wear suck through and through. The Flames, Kings, Caps, Coyotes, and Ducks all need to go back to their older jerseys
Strongly agree!! It doesn't matter a whiff the Caps had rough years (that's on the NHL for setting them up to fail with the poor Expansion Draft) - in fact the simple reality the Caps survived means that original design should be embraced with the highest level of pride (are you listening Ted?).
Many Original Six teams had very bad years and never abandoned their heritage for some focused-grouped design.
Tradition is very important in hockey (here in London, Ontario and also in DC)- wearing the classics like many teams do keeps that lineage (Flyers and Islanders get that very well, and Blues are close - Kings and Canucks need to get it and go back to their originals too).
We can have the thirds for the creative ones (rotate the Stadium Series, the current, the screaming eagle, and even new designs!). You do realize that the original home white "with too many stars" is based off Montreal's classic white? Very close, and the red is the inverse.
I will also add, in case Ted is listening, they need to do the throwbacks correctly - they should have the logo letters individual larger and sewn on directly. Also, they need to tweak the yoke on the Adidas template - its too wide. The Adidas template was altered for the Flyers shoulder/arm stripe, which is properly narrow. Can be done with the Caps - don't cheap out - do it right!!
The League or Adidas wanted the Blackhawks to use a twill crest instead of the more costly and labour intensive chain-stiched classic with the change to Adidas to save cost. The Hawks said no, do it right. Caps should too.