Marvelo Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Can anyone tell me the purpose of this patch that looks like a sweatstain? Maybe they want them to look like they're the hardest working team in hockey? Maybe they reinforce the material to make the uniforms last longer? Or to make it easier to swing their arms? Anyway, I think it looks foolish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesportsbuff Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 could be just an oversight from the homes that were originally their thrids.. it looks kinda cool with the navy blue. it just didn't really translate as well on the away sweaters, but what are they gonna do? couldn't really make it any other color (besides keeping it white of course, but then they wouldn't match!) but i do agree, it looks like a sweat stain sometimes lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 I think it is a different material that is intended to be better ventilation. Now that I think about it white would look better. I guess I am not ready to nitpick the uni's yet. They don't look like an expansion team anymore and I am good with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesportsbuff Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 I think it is a different material that is intended to be better ventilation. Now that I think about it white would look better. I guess I am not ready to nitpick the uni's yet. They don't look like an expansion team anymore and I am good with that. Just checked out my home #19 tim connolly jersey ( :pirate: :pirate: :pirate: ) and yeah, it's definitely a different material, and after taking a closer a look it's a much smaller area than i thought it took up -- so it's hardly a matter of just being there cosmetics. probably like you said for ventilation and to help let the sweat drop through rather than retaining it. but i also agree. the jerseys are nice looking. maybe some aren't happy with the shade of blue or the stripe patterns on the whites, but they're 1000000000x better than the slug, which must have been the biggest failure of a logo re-branding in sports history (despite how many millions of jerseys they sold). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frisky Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Can't we just leave the uni's alone now. I think they're close enough to the originals. They're not black and red. They're not slugs. Let's just be happy they look like the Sabres again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Can't we just leave the uni's alone now. I think they're close enough to the originals. They're not black and red. They're not slugs. Let's just be happy they look like the Sabres again. True, but if they were to simply change the color of those patches to match the home/away jerseys one of these years, I doubt anyone would complain or even take much more note than just "oh, look at that, not pit stains." I don't even know if the league would consider that a true uniform change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 True, but if they were to simply change the color of those patches to match the home/away jerseys one of these years, I doubt anyone would complain or even take much more note than just "oh, look at that, not pit stains." I don't even know if the league would consider that a true uniform change. Do you think Skip Krake is onto something though? It does give the impression the team is really sweating and working hard. No, I don't think it was put on there to fool people. Maybe it's there as a visual hint for the team to work hard, and a sort of psych-out for the opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Every jersey in the league has that patch of fabric there. I'm not aware of any other team using a different color though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmwolf21 Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Every jersey in the league has that patch of fabric there. I'm not aware of any other team using a different color though. Looking quickly at NHLUniforms.com I saw three others with a different underarm gusset color - Tampa's alternate "Bolts" jersey, Calgary's black & red version, and Colorado's "COLORADO" alternate all have black underarms. I didn't see any that were gray, but these cold be way off since they are not photos and are more drawings of the jerseys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude_Verret Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Can't we just leave the uni's alone now. I think they're close enough to the originals. They're not black and red. They're not slugs. Let's just be happy they look like the Sabres again. :thumbsup: After enduring the slug era, complaining about the uniforms now seems a bit ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skibum Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 As a side note, a lot of NHL unis now seem to have some sort of ventilation patch on the butt that looks an awful lot like crack sweat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 As a side note, a lot of NHL unis now seem to have some sort of ventilation patch on the butt that looks an awful lot like crack sweat. Who have you been checking out? :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 BTW, Bills r getting new uni's next year http://www.wgr550.com/Bills-to-introduce-new-uniforms-in-2011/9162388 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 As a side note, a lot of NHL unis now seem to have some sort of ventilation patch on the butt that looks an awful lot like crack sweat. Now there's a phrase I didn't expect to see on the board today. Last night, sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotentPowerPlay22 Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Can't we just leave the uni's alone now. I think they're close enough to the originals. They're not black and red. They're not slugs. Let's just be happy they look like the Sabres again. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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