http://bsndenver.com/new-avalanche-unif ... lly-a-win/New uniforms and THANK THE HOCKEY GODS, THOSE ARMPIT-PIPED NIGHTMARES ARE GONE!!!!!!
Some initial super-nitpicky thoughts:
1. Interesting they chose to bring back the original "mountain stripe" look, which is awesome and FUCK whoever says otherwise, but they left out any black trim, which was in the original jersey. They also opted to keep the burgundy the same color but the blue is noticeably lighter, more akin to their Nordiques roots. I don't mind the small changes they made, though with no black actually in the jersey it's gonna look rather odd for them to wear black helmets and pants.
2. I still hate the fact that jersey manufacturers apparently can't leave their branding on the bottom of the jersey anymore. It's gotta be right there above the nameplate. That makes for a problem for the Avs jerseys as it used to have a "peak" right there behind the collar, but they've been unable to do so with the branding switches.
3. Maybe I'm mistaken but are shoulder patches noticeably higher on these new Addidas jerseys? Seems odd to have them so close to the collar.
But this is all super-nitpicky stuff. I'm so happy they've ditched those fucking awful Rbk EDGE uniprons. They truly looked horrendous, like they just plain didn't know what to do. And it looked especially bad with players who had a C or A on the front of their jersey. Now, if they can just bring back those awesome third jerseys back everything will be perfect...well, y'know, fix the roster too while yer at it.