Two or less Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Thoughts? Doubt anybody can complain about this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerme1 Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Thoughts? Doubt anybody can complain about this.... I agree. I think it's awesome and I like the red line having stars on it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 oh sh*t that's cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Thoughts? Doubt anybody can complain about this.... I'll complain. It would be a better picture without a man standing in the middle of it.. B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apushms Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 They finally got it right ... all we wanted was our identity back! Damn skippy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Hate the Stars. Doesn't everyone know they're in HSBC Arena? Don't like the year there either, but I can live with it. Iconic logo -- quit messing with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Doesn't everyone know they're in HSBC Arena? Those in the seats probably do, but you know that HSBC wants to make sure everyone watching on TV knows, too. I like the center, but it also looked good last year. That was one of the first things to get fixed (de-slugged.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweeper Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Hate the Stars. Doesn't everyone know they're in HSBC Arena? Don't like the year there either, but I can live with it. Iconic logo -- quit messing with it. I think you could manage to complain about winning the lottery. "Franklin's head isn't big enough on this 100 dollar bill. Why'd they change the design of this, the original was classic!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Hate the Stars. Doesn't everyone know they're in HSBC Arena? Don't like the year there either, but I can live with it. Iconic logo -- quit messing with it. They had to get Stars on the ice some way. If they couldn't get it done in free agency this was plan B. I'll get to caring about uniform and logo changes when this franchise gets serious about make the changes to the uniform that matter most. The names on the back are what need to be changed and that is are all I care about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Hate the Stars. Doesn't everyone know they're in HSBC Arena? Don't like the year there either, but I can live with it. Iconic logo -- quit messing with it. The stars are kind of dumb (unless they had those back in 1970). They couldn't put something team specific in the red line instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 The stars are kind of dumb (unless they had those back in 1970). They couldn't put something team specific in the red line instead? Could have been worse, they could have gone with little slugs ... or alternating slugs and goat heads. Edit: and, no, there weren't stars in 1970. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FogBat Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Thoughts? Doubt anybody can complain about this.... Nope. None from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 I think you could manage to complain about winning the lottery. "Franklin's head isn't big enough on this 100 dollar bill. Why'd they change the design of this, the original was classic!" Unless this center logo is the center logo equivalent of winning the lottery, not sure what the point is. Really, it's OK to not like stars in the red line. I thought maybe they'd have to get league approval to do that, but apparently not. "There shall also be a line, twelve inches (12'') in width and red in color, drawn completely across the rink in center ice, parallel with the goal lines and continued vertically up the side of the boards, known as the “CENTER LINE.” This line shall contain regular interval markings of a uniform distinctive design, which will readily distinguish it from the two blue lines, the outer edges of which must be continuous. (Paint code PMS 186.)" Only in the NHL would making a line red be not enough to distinguish it from a line that's blue. Wonder if the stars continue up the boards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Unless this center logo is the center logo equivalent of winning the lottery, not sure what the point is. Really, it's OK to not like stars in the red line. I thought maybe they'd have to get league approval to do that, but apparently not. "There shall also be a line, twelve inches (12'') in width and red in color, drawn completely across the rink in center ice, parallel with the goal lines and continued vertically up the side of the boards, known as the “CENTER LINE.” This line shall contain regular interval markings of a uniform distinctive design, which will readily distinguish it from the two blue lines, the outer edges of which must be continuous. (Paint code PMS 186.)" Only in the NHL would making a line red be not enough to distinguish it from a line that's blue. Wonder if the stars continue up the boards? I would guess that rule has been in place since the black and white tv days. I do wish there was some website out there that documented all the red line designs out there. Some teams use some really interesting stuff and it's a nice little touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 I would guess that rule has been in place since the black and white tv days. I do wish there was some website out there that documented all the red line designs out there. Some teams use some really interesting stuff and it's a nice little touch. Good point about the b/w. Never thought of it. Even I can't remember watching hockey in b/w. Weird. I don't think I've ever noticed any designs on the red line. I'd hate to see it go corporate. Swoosh etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunomatic Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Thats o.k. PA,some people don't remember a day when there were never computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullwinkle Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 They had to get Stars on the ice some way. If they couldn't get it done in free agency this was plan B. I'll get to caring about uniform and logo changes when this franchise gets serious about make the changes to the uniform that matter most. The names on the back are what need to be changed and that is are all I care about. That's funny! Unfortunately very true. We don't need changes to the uniform, we need changes in the uniform's contents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullwinkle Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 The stars are kind of dumb (unless they had those back in 1970). They couldn't put something team specific in the red line instead? No, there were no red line stars in 1970. But I want to see Sundae Baffo come out and skate before the game once more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Only in the NHL would making a line red be not enough to distinguish it from a line that's blue. I would guess that rule has been in place since the black and white tv days. I do wish there was some website out there that documented all the red line designs out there. Some teams use some really interesting stuff and it's a nice little touch. I was thinking of color-blind players being able to tell the difference between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Good point about the b/w. Never thought of it. Even I can't remember watching hockey in b/w. Weird. I don't think I've ever noticed any designs on the red line. I'd hate to see it go corporate. Swoosh etc. It's something you could easily miss unless you're sitting over the red line. I'm looking at some distant shots of BU's arena right now and even though I know they have a dog paw design on their red line, based on these pictures I would think that it's the standard red line design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 I was thinking of color-blind players being able to tell the difference between the two. Wouldn't it be obvious even if they were the same color? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesportsbuff Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 I think it looks pretty sharp. I thought it looked great last year, too, but I suppose a change to pay tribute to the 40 year anniversary can be accepted. Like has been mentioned, not a huge fan of the 19 70 on there, but whatever. I think the stars look alright. I think they're better than the flag-like leafs that Toronto is using (see below). Maybe something more relative to our team would be better suited but I can't think of anything that would be appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 I would guess that rule has been in place since the black and white tv days. I do wish there was some website out there that documented all the red line designs out there. Some teams use some really interesting stuff and it's a nice little touch. Not all that many interesting designs in the NHL -- here's a link. God Bless the Internets! http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/10/21/seeing-red-in-all-its-wide-variety/ Yep, sure enough, Dallas uses stars and so do the Capitals. Still don't get the reference in Buffalo, except the anniversary graphic look (as seen on sabres.com) has stars in it, and they want to keep that motif going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 Another link, this one focusing more on center line designs of the past. http://hockey-blog-in-canada.blogspot.com/2009/10/red-line-report.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 Not all that many interesting designs in the NHL -- here's a link. God Bless the Internets! http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/10/21/seeing-red-in-all-its-wide-variety/ Yep, sure enough, Dallas uses stars and so do the Capitals. Still don't get the reference in Buffalo, except the anniversary graphic look (as seen on sabres.com) has stars in it, and they want to keep that motif going. Hey, look at that. I was right about the black and white thing. There's a first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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