Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) 27 minutes ago, DevsMan84 said: I think this is a nice break from the rest of the topics that are being discussed and beaten to death. I really don't know how many permutations of 1) Devils suck 2) Expansion Draft 3) Entry Draft 4) Shattenkirk 5) Cory vs Kinkaid you can have in here to where it is still fresh. Pretty much this. Not much harm in discussing a possible jersey change, and contrary to what some posters seem to think, several members here are quite capable of discussing the above AND next year's jerseys at the same time. This being said, unfortunately without any concrete designs to discuss or react to, all of our responses on this topic are likely to be variations of: "Don't touch the jerseys, they've basically been unaltered since the '92-'93 season, Devils won three Cups wearing them, they're perfect as is" "I'm somewhat open to some minor changes and tweaks, but at least leave the logo alone" "Any redesign is going to suck" (with blame being assessed to ownership, Adidas, etc) I do think most Devils fans would prefer to see either completely unchanged jerseys, or slight changes (like Leeds wanting the black shoulders out). My response is pretty much in the middle...I'd be 100% on-board with no changes at all, but I've pretty much accepted that some kind of change was coming eventually...25 years is a long time to go without some kind of refresh, so I'd be OK with some slight revamping, or even some kind of mash-up of the Christmas classics and the current version. I'm cautiously hopeful/optimistic that I won't despise the new design at first sight. The good news is that, if worse comes to worst, and the new jerseys turn out to be that detestable to the majority of the fanbase...that mistakes can be undone. We've seen that happen with Buffa-slug and Fishsticks. Edited March 28, 2017 by Colorado Rockies 1976 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 1 hour ago, DevsMan84 said: I think this is a nice break from the rest of the topics that are being discussed and beaten to death. I really don't know how many permutations of 1) Devils suck 2) Expansion Draft 3) Entry Draft 4) Shattenkirk 5) Cory vs Kinkaid you can have in here to where it is still fresh. I'll take it a step further. It's an Internet forum about the Devils. I'll say anything I feel like saying about them, whether it's "we suck" to "what does the team eat for breakfast", and you can't stop me. If you don't want to read a thread about the jerseys (or breakfast), have done impulse control and stop clicking on it!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Leeds Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 17 hours ago, njdevil26 said: I am hoping they use the retro template but just change the green to black. Those would look very nice. Retro template? I'm confused............you mean the old style unis, but green to black? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdevil26 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 46 minutes ago, Jimmy Leeds said: Retro template? I'm confused............you mean the old style unis, but green to black? Exactly. Use the exact retro jersey... only different would be changing the green to black. So it would be the retros that we see now, but red white black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher72 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 13 minutes ago, njdevil26 said: Exactly. Use the exact retro jersey... only different would be changing the green to black. So it would be the retros that we see now, but red white black. Basically this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdevil26 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Someone on HF Boards but this together. Change the tail to red too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, njdevil26 said: Someone on HF Boards but this together. Change the tail to red too. Those look pretty good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdevil26 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 My big worry is the adidas stripes. If Manchester United, Juventus, Bayern Munich, and Real Madrid have to have them, I don't see exceptions being made for NHL teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Those look pretty good. I agree, not too bad.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzey Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 I wouldn't mind if they made the helmets red and black somehow too. Like mostly black with the piece that has the logo on it red. Or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 29 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: I agree, not too bad. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk My only beef with those is that red sleeve stripe...to me, on both these and the originals, it always looked as though the white "border" is a misplaced white piece of tape. I'd rather see the white/black/white striping pattern that's on the current jerseys for the sleeves. I like the white border on the shoulders though. But the old striping pattern works for the white jerseys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher72 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 1 hour ago, njdevil26 said: Someone on HF Boards but this together. Change the tail to red too. Those look excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDfan1711 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 2 hours ago, slasher72 said: Basically this. That looks pretty awesome. I'm still not in favor of a change, but if something's gonna happen, I hope it's that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'7' Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 2 hours ago, njdevil26 said: Someone on HF Boards but this together. Change the tail to red too. I would be totally fine with that. That's actually tremendous and maintains our identity. One thing I hope they do is have a planned "leak" of the jersey to gauge fan reaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 I really like that mock up too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Leeds Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 They aren't bad. But as I've stated before, I immensely prefer to just go back to our old uniforms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 I can't imagine either one will happen, if anything its going to be a more "modern" look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 5 hours ago, njdevil26 said: Someone on HF Boards but this together. Change the tail to red too. I could get on board with this, if a change is absolutely necessary. Stripes on elbows, pants and shins are a little busy imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDfan1711 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 8 minutes ago, Devilsfan118 said: I could get on board with this, if a change is absolutely necessary. Stripes on elbows, pants and shins are a little busy imo I didn't really pay too much attention to that at first, but looking at it closer, I agree the stripes on the pants are definitely too busy. Same with the elbows and shins, but the pants for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck the Duck Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 These aren't terrible, although I still prefer our current jerseys over the retro jersey design pattern. The stripes on the elbows and socks need to be changed (preferably to match the bottom hem stripes. I like the idea of the stripes on the pants. It ads a little something extra to the overall uniform design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 9 hours ago, njdevil26 said: My big worry is the adidas stripes. If Manchester United, Juventus, Bayern Munich, and Real Madrid have to have them, I don't see exceptions being made for NHL teams. I want to say I remember reading somewhere, no clue where on a source anymore, but that adidas was not going to force teams to have the trademark 3 stripes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 3 hours ago, Chuck the Duck said: These aren't terrible, although I still prefer our current jerseys over the retro jersey design pattern. The stripes on the elbows and socks need to be changed (preferably to match the bottom hem stripes. I like the idea of the stripes on the pants. It ads a little something extra to the overall uniform design. Agreed. I actually like those pants quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Martyisth3b3st said: I absolutely fvcking love that idea, have always thought it would look slick. Agreed the helmets could use a little black, maybe all black. I always thought if they "modernize" our logo by simply removing the circle, it could look okay. Maybe if the logo was all white and black outline on the red jersey? I'm handy with photoshop, I'll mock up what I mean tomorrow at work haha. The same guy posted on twitter a mock up of the black helmets, they didnt look right, IMO. looking for my retweet today to post the picture here, standby Quote RG @RichersGhost 20h20 hours ago or some combination thereof; pic.twitter.com/zzSqWFsTlQ Edited March 29, 2017 by jagknife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.