I really wanted to see the Leafs go to Winnipeg and see some really nice retro hockey jerseys. Maybe next year? Edmonton selected Ryan Nugent-Hopkins first overall and used the opportunity to reveal the retro jersey which now matches the club's blue and orange home uniform — completing a set fans have been begging for. If the Stars fared the worst in the switch to Reebok Edge jerseys in 2007, the Oilers weren't far behind. The navy and copper NHL jerseys were a disappointment. As with many new Reebok uniforms, there were no waist stripes. And the sleeve stripes inexplicably stopped on top of the elbow instead of wrapping completely around the arm. Only a season later, the complaints of fans were quelled by the introduction of a retro third jersey that brought back the brightly-colored blue and orange from the 1980s — most associated with Gretzky's Cup-winning dynasty. In 2009-10, the fan-favorite uniform got top-billing as the new home sweater. Many fans were hoping the white jersey return last season, but after three straight years of uniform changes in Edmonton, the NHL probably frowned upon a fourth — even though the Isles got away with it. This means the 2007 white jersey is officially retired and that's great news for everyone but Flames fans (who can't make fun of them for bad MLB jerseys anymore). The real bad news, however, the third jersey will not be changing. So those wannabe stripes aren't disappearing entirely quite yet. The Panthers joined a handful of teams at the 2011 draft in unveiling a brand new jersey at the podium. As had been rumored for some time, Florida is going back to red for their home uniform (right) in 2011-12. And even a Lightning fan will admit that's a good thing. The Stinkin' Panthers were never supposed to be blue. That's Lightning territory. Happy to see them reclaim their original identity. The Panthers' first red Baseball Jerseys was relegated to alternate status in 2003. When the Reebok switchover occurred in 2007, the red went away entirely. The new red sweater borrows from the same template as the old blue one, without the extraneous piping on the front and sleeves. The red rumors go back to January when Miami Herald writer George Richards revealed what he'd heard from players and team officials. On July 8, Richards also reported that the Panthers will be debuting a new road sweater as well. He says the new jersey will look an awful lot like the current one — white with red on the sleeves — except that now the useless blue piping is going away. Additionally, it sounds like the Panthers are keeping their navy and powder blue third jersey. I've always been a fan of it. Though it's been reported (also by Richards) that team management could do without it. So the Panthers may again grace this space in 2012. We'll keep an eye on it. in regards to the Pens substituting white for the throwback 'white', a lot of the knockoff jerseys use that white color and it certainly stands out. one can see that the Jerseys is meant to be a throwback or a nod or older teams, and a bright white seems out of place.
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