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Critiques of the new jerseys for Central Division teams:
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The guy: If it's good enough for Stan Mikita, it's good enough for me. Plus, could you get any more 1950s Western stereotypical with that imagery?
The chick: That is just notttttttt PC. The black and white lines on the bottom are ugly. Maybe not PC either because there is a lot more white.
The collector: Classic. Classic. Classic. I just don't like how, if a jersey is untucked, it looks like the players are wearing aprons.
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The guy: For a city located smack-dab in the state with the one-time slogan "the heart of it all," it has a nice patriotic feel to it. That said, give me a blue jacket on the front. I don't care if you paint a yellow jacket blue, just put a friggin' bug out there. Oh, it was a famous Native American? Still, I say we go the bug route.
The chick: I don't like how the Ohio state flag wraps around to form a C. Don't know why. I'm from there, so you'd think I'd like it. But I just don't. Not enough scarlet and gray. You can always use more scarlet and gray!
The collector: Columbus' logos have always been unique, but none have clearly explained the meaning of the "Blue Jackets." (A brief history lesson: Columbus contributed a significant portion of its population to serve in the Union Army during the Civil War.) Why couldn't they have done something like the QMJHL's Drummondville Voltigeurs, but styled like a Union soldier instead?
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The guy: Despite it's blatant communist undertones, probably the best U.S. team jersey. Clean, simple, it should never change.
The chick: Too plain. It looks like a wing on a wheel. (The guy: I told her that it's supposed to be like that). Oh, that's kind of creative. But it has nothing to do with a Red Wing. What is a Red Wing anyway?
The collector: It's good to see the Wings' jersey went untouched.
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The guy: Here's the thing with hockey sweaters. The sleeves shouldn't look like they were designed separately at some Malaysian clothing plant and then shipped over to Reebok where they were then attached to the body of the jersey. Also, with a name as ambiguous as Predators, I say the team unveils a different predator animal logo each season. One year it's pumas, the next lions. I can't wait until we get to this one.
The chick: I wouldn't want to run into that fang in a dark alley. That fang, wow, how could the animal even close its mouth with those chompers hanging out like that?
The collector: It seems a little busy with the addition of lines, lines, everywhere. They probably shouldn't have bothered adding "Nashville" above the logos on the home jerseys. That's going to cost the new owners when the team moves to another city. At least the hideous pee-yellow third jersey is gone.
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The guy: So long as they never bring red back into the color combination, we're all good in East St. Louis (is there any other?).
The chick: That music note? C'mon, that's lame. A music note with a wing doesn't exactly say I'm going to knock your teeth out with a hockey stick. Plus, I'm getting depressed just thinking about this team.
The collector: I like the nod to some of St. Louis' vintage sweaters... without making them look hideously ugly.
