New Royal Blue Jerseys To Debut August 11, 9am

[ExWNYer]

Just now, WildCard said:

No alternate 3rds then?

I believe they said that since the home and roads were new, they were not eligible to introduce a third at this time. Some stupid NHL uni 'law', I guess.

[Gabrielor]

6 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

That white jersey might be the best jersey I have ever seen. 

 

My Wife agrees with you.

 

I Realllly wanted to go colored this time, but man....that White....

[LGR4GM]

They made the crest larger. Would need to see it in person but hopefully they don't go too much larger. 

 

[nucci]

11 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

That white jersey might be the best jersey I have ever seen. 

now wear it for home games

[ubkev]

Alright. They're perfect. 

I'd be broke if anyone decided to take me up on the odds I was giving.

[ExWNYer]

8 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Not yet but I wonder if we get one sometime today or this week as a surprise. Not sure the Sabres are that clever. 

Can't introduce a third until next year, per NHL.

[WildCard]

6 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

They made the crest larger. Would need to see it in person but hopefully they don't go too much larger. 

 

Raccuia said the Sabres will attempt to wear the new white jerseys in KeyBank Center as many times as possible in the future. This will require cooperation from the visiting team because the NHL now has home teams wear a dark uniform.

[LGR4GM]

I like the helmet logo we are going with too

[LGR4GM]

Looks like they did flirt with a gold shoulder stripe on the blue uni's but decided in the end against it. 

[Curt]

It’s pretty good.  The white looks great.  The Blue looks a little plain and I don’t love the triple yellow stripes.  But, they didn’t ***** it up.

[shrader]

19 minutes ago, darksabre said:

Yeah I caught myself. It's the white piping between the stripes on the blue jersey. Not sure how I feel about it, but I'll get over it lol

I'll get over it, but yeah, I don't get why they added that white in there.  It's not really necessary.  Oh, and I still miss the old socks with a ton of stripes on them.

[dudacek]

8 minutes ago, shrader said:

I'll get over it, but yeah, I don't get why they added that white in there.  It's not really necessary.  Oh, and I still miss the old socks with a ton of stripes on them.

According to Lysowski's story it was a late addition.

"The first prototype presented to the Pegulas had three gold and two royal stripes on each arm and the waist, much like the original royal blue jersey, but this led to the white crest “dominating a sea of royal and gold,” said Cravotta.

With not enough time to work with Adidas on alterations, Cravotta, Durbin and Raccuia began to cut strips of white felt and placed them on top of the jersey in search of a solution. After a few days of working sessions in the PSE and Adpro Sports offices, the group decided on two thin, white piping between the gold and royal stripes on the arms and waist.

Photos were taken to send to ownership and Adidas, and both jerseys were finalized in late 2019.

“It’s this very slight adjustment,” Cravotta said. “That’s what we wanted. We didn’t want this banding to become overwhelming. It’s a very subtle but important detail. The white one was perfect. There was never a question in my mind, and the team that worked on it. We loved it right off the bat.”

Personally, I like the white piping. I always thought that the blues were a little too much.

Edited August 11, 2020 by dudacek

[Brawndo]

 

[LGR4GM]

2 minutes ago, dudacek said:

According to Lysowski's story it was a late addition.

"The first prototype presented to the Pegulas had three gold and two royal stripes on each arm and the waist, much like the original royal blue jersey, but this led to the white crest “dominating a sea of royal and gold,” said Cravotta.

With not enough time to work with Adidas on alterations, Cravotta, Durbin and Raccuia began to cut strips of white felt and placed them on top of the jersey in search of a solution. After a few days of working sessions in the PSE and Adpro Sports offices, the group decided on two thin, white piping between the gold and royal stripes on the arms and waist.

Photos were taken to send to ownership and Adidas, and both jerseys were finalized in late 2019.

“It’s this very slight adjustment,” Cravotta said. “That’s what we wanted. We didn’t want this banding to become overwhelming. It’s a very subtle but important detail. The white one was perfect. There was never a question in my mind, and the team that worked on it. We loved it right off the bat.”

Personally, I like the white piping. I always that the blues were a little too much.

I agree. I think the white helps add just a little contrast. 

[Drag0nDan]

24 minutes ago, darksabre said:

Yeah I caught myself. It's the white piping between the stripes on the blue jersey. Not sure how I feel about it, but I'll get over it lol

At least its not a strange grey that doesn't go with anything.  They kept carrying that over from the terrible slug jerseys and i never understood why.  

[shrader]

2 minutes ago, dudacek said:

According to Lysowski's story it was a late addition.

"The first prototype presented to the Pegulas had three gold and two royal stripes on each arm and the waist, much like the original royal blue jersey, but this led to the white crest “dominating a sea of royal and gold,” said Cravotta.

With not enough time to work with Adidas on alterations, Cravotta, Durbin and Raccuia began to cut strips of white felt and placed them on top of the jersey in search of a solution. After a few days of working sessions in the PSE and Adpro Sports offices, the group decided on two thin, white piping between the gold and royal stripes on the arms and waist.

Photos were taken to send to ownership and Adidas, and both jerseys were finalized in late 2019.

“It’s this very slight adjustment,” Cravotta said. “That’s what we wanted. We didn’t want this banding to become overwhelming. It’s a very subtle but important detail. The white one was perfect. There was never a question in my mind, and the team that worked on it. We loved it right off the bat.”

This makes me want to see that version without the white.  I doubt we'll even notice those stripes on TV, but we'll see.  I wouldn't be surprised if they disappear in a couple years.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

Well, that ended nicely.  For once they didn't completely screw something up.

[LTS]

Hallelujah.. they look excellent.

 

[LGR4GM]

I am happy they kept the textured Buffalo. It really adds something without changing anything. 

[shrader]

And hey, they got the red eye right.  That's the one thing they couldn't work into the gold jersey.

[WildCard]

4 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

Good breakdown

[darksabre]

3 minutes ago, shrader said:

And hey, they got the red eye right.  That's the one thing they couldn't work into the gold jersey.

YES. THE RED EYE.

[LGR4GM]

Maybe going back to these Jerseys will appease the Hockey Gods. 

[PASabreFan]

The only thing that's interesting to me is how royal it really is. Monitors and screens can be deceiving. So far it's not as royal as I expected.

That said, they've finally tapped in the one-foot putt they should have 17 years ago. Selling the future, check. Selling the past, check. One more to go.

[darksabre]

The fact that the team is pushing the league to let them wear the whites at home as much as possible is a GREAT development. The white jerseys at home, which are the best white jerseys ever made, are iconic.