Oh god, are the 80s retro already?

Posted by Itlan on 06/25/07 at 07:38 PM ET

I like the Caps new (old?) jerseys.  The blue swooping eagle thing always looked dumb to me.  I am looking forward to seeing what all of the new jerseys look like, but I am a little nervous about the Red Wings jersey…

Posted by John the Red Wings Fan from East Lansing, MI on 06/25/07 at 09:45 PM ET

I’m a little confused by the wording—“single layer screen-printed twill personalized name and number heat pressed on the back,” as opposed to the current replica jersey’s “heat sealed twill name and number pressed onto the jersey.”

Does this mean that the new names and numbers are simply silkscreened on the replica jerseys?  That’s a huge sticking point.

Posted by George Malik from South Lyon, MI on 06/26/07 at 12:11 AM ET

Tag on the front ?? eww

Posted by ddawg on 06/26/07 at 04:37 AM ET

I like them, I think it would be better if they were a solid red, and had the stars down the sleeves like the old though.  The eagle arm patch looks out of place.  Kind of like somebody drew it up for a logo and they didn’t want to hurt their feelings so they put it on the sleeve haha.

Posted by Jdunc from Flint, MI on 06/26/07 at 05:55 AM ET

Oh god, are the 80s retro already?

Yup.  Shocking how old we’re getting.  I even hear music from the early 90’s on the radio sometimes referred to as “oldies.”  :(

Does this mean that the new names and numbers are simply silkscreened on the replica jerseys?  That’s a huge sticking point.

I think so.  I read Tapeleg’s bit on the new jerseys, and I think the replicas are just silk-screened (he thought they were pretty stiff and cheap-looking, too), probably to encourage fans to spend more on the better quality authentic jerseys.

Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 06/26/07 at 06:02 AM ET