Wednesday: Back to Normal (Again)

Hello HJC readers.  Again it's good to be back, hopefully blogger will stop thinking this site is spam.  Sorry if my comments are a bit shorter than normal, I'm just trying to get this post up at a decent time.

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There are three votes going on right now.  Remember, anyone can vote.

4th Quarter Vote (ends Friday @ 11:59pm EST)

COTW Jan 7-13 vote (ends Friday @ 11:59pm EST)

B-Sens Top 5 vote (ends Friday @ 11:59pm EST)

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Toronto Maple Leafs (by WinnipegJets96)

Here WinnipegJets96 makes some minor changes to the leafs uniforms, basically bringing back their pre-edge uniforms.  Personally I think their current uniforms are better.  There is also nothing unique or interesting done here.  6/10

Wyoming Rough Riders (by STL Snake)

I like the striping and colour scheme for the home and road, but the black logo looks out of place.  The third jersey looks good on it's own, but it also doesn't seem to fit with the home and road.  7/10

Team Latvia (by Steven G)

I wanted Latvia's flag to be the main focus of this concept.  I used the flag as the sleeve and hem striping on the white jersey.  For the dark jersey, I basically made the whole jersey one big flag.

Tampa Bay Lighting  (by WinnipegJets96)

Many people want the Lightning to add another colour to their jerseys, like the silver on this concept.  My concern with this concept is the striping pattern, there isn't anything unique about it.  Try adding victory stripes, and tweak the striping so it has more character.  7/10

New York Islanders (by Bastian S.)

I've really been enjoying all the concepts by Bastain lately.  The execution, presentation, and ideas are all top notch.  This orange third jersey for the Islanders is no different.  The colours really stand out, and the striping has character.  Why couldn't the Islanders do something like this last year?  8/10

Chicago Blackhawks (by WinnipegJets96)

This concept has what WinnipegJets96's two previous concepts were missing, uniqueness and character.  Making the middle stripe the same colour as the jersey makes it more unique, and putting the secondary logo on the sleeve stripes (like the Blckhawks 1957-59 jerseys) adds character.  8/10

Hershey Bears (by Justin C.)

This very simple, retro concept is what Justin wants the Bears to wear for their Outdoor Classic (here are the actual jerseys they'll wear).  It's a very good concept, just in my opinion the actual jersey has more character.    Using cream as the base colour does look quite good for the Bears though.  8/10

Pittsburgh Penguins (by Kyle C.)

This jersey looks to be inspired by the Lemieux era, but with lots of changes to the striping.  I like those changes, it makes this something new, but it still draws from the Penguins best era.  If I had any suggestions, it would be to add more yellow to the socks and hem.  8/10

Detroit Red Wings (by Bastian S.)

This would be a great Winter Classic jersey for the Red Wings.  It draws inspiration from their past, has some great unique elements, and just simply looks great.  I have no complaints at all.  I only will give 10/10's for concepts that are perfect, plus have some sort of hidden meaning (or something else spectacular), but I'll give this a COTW nomination and a 9.9/10.