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Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:30 am EST

Pass or Fail: Florida's new third jerseys are borrowed and blue

By Sean Leahy

There was plenty of hype for the Florida Panthers last night, coming back to BankAtlantic Center after an undefeated road trip and facing the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. They even had a 2-0 lead on Pittsburgh, but the Cats eventually lost in overtime, 3-2.

But the real hype for the Panthers and their fans was the unveiling of the team's new third jerseys, which they will wear a dozen times this season. After speculation about whether the team would go retro like the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers, or create a new look that would have fans reaching for their wallets, the Panthers decided on a two-tone blue scheme and a redesigned logo.

Along the same line of thinking as FanHouse, my first thought was that the Panthers new duds are the end result of a Conan O'Brien "If They Mated" sketch featuring the Penguins' and St. Louis Blues' third jerseys.

The other thought, as Puck Daddy reader Shae and the Miami Herald's George Richards pointed out, is that Florida new design was inspired by the Hockey Night in Canada jerseys that came out a few years ago (and a similar template that the Colorado Avalanche used):

With the crop of new jerseys debuting this season, it's becoming noticeable that navy blue is becoming the new black around the NHL. Formerly all the rage among NHL teams, navy blue can now be found with the Panthers, Blues and Nashville Predators third jerseys. Is this the start of the trend away from the black jersey?

But back to the topic at hand here ...

Pass or Fail: The Florida Panthers' new third jerseys.

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  1. Tom
    1. Posted by Tom Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:39 am EST

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    I see more than a passing resemblance to the Penguins throwbacks, too.
  2. Pensfan71
    2. Posted by Pensfan71 Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:41 am EST

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    Fail-they are a knock off. Come up with something original at least.
  3. Pensfan71
    3. Posted by Pensfan71 Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:42 am EST

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    Fail-they are a knock off of the Pens 3rd uni. Come up with something original at least.
  4. Mish
    4. Posted by Mish Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:42 am EST

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    ...and the Blues' third jersey.
  5. Pensfan71
    5. Posted by Pensfan71 Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:42 am EST

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    wtf my bad
  6. Space Weed
    6. Posted by Space Weed Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:42 am EST

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    It's a pass.
  7. Runnin up on ya !
    7. Posted by Runnin up on ya ! Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:44 am EST

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    This league, it's marketing, and the all encompassing things the teams pull out of their butts that the league signs off on are becoming a JOKE.
    The only teams that still have their identities seems to be the original 6 teams, otherwise it seems every team in the league just throws their image under a bus every 7-10 years. This is garbage.
  8. Paul91
    8. Posted by Paul91 Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:44 am EST

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    Pass... It's simple, and a lot better than the random stripes and piping on the current home and away sweaters.
  9. Brian
    9. Posted by Brian Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:45 am EST

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    PASS, although the light blue really makes me think of IMO ugly penguins jerseys and the gimicy looking panther head that could use a different design. It's a good solid jersey. And, if it is a new trend across the league. Hopfully the right teams do it and not say a team like the devils or another team that has no where near the color scheme of navy blue
  10. James
    10. Posted by James Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:45 am EST

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    im sick of all of these jersey's with the same stupid circle logo. They are all ripping off the minnesota wild. Now the penguins, blues, blackhawks and the panthers....Flyers still have the best uniform in hockey
  11. Dennis
    11. Posted by Dennis Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:46 am EST

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    Like the Nashville thirds looking a tick like UNH's dark blue jersey, these new Florida thirds look a tick like another Hockey East team's dark jersey: U Maine.
    Apparently there are no original ideas in the world of jersey design that don't involve horrendous pin striping and ugly blank hemlines, so the people at the NHL/RbK/teams not in the Original 6 just decided knockoffs of classic college hockey sweaters was the way to go.
  12. SPaRTiGaS
    12. Posted by SPaRTiGaS Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:46 am EST

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    its a nice jersey, but I'm going fail for lack of authenticity and creativity. this is a drastic colour change from their normal colours and its time for teams to try to be a little different then everyone else. this new logo with some orange/blue or orange/white type colouring would be sick.
  13. GT
    13. Posted by GT Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:47 am EST

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    Oh, that was the Panthers last night? I thought the Penguins were having an intersquad scrimmage! FAIL.
  14. Brian
    14. Posted by Brian Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:48 am EST

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    Runnin up on ya !
    Reebok does have a huge say in how they can make the jerseys as well. Remember when they origionally debuted into the league..... We had to wait a year because a lot of the jerseys had to be "redesigned" so that reebok could make them. Pretty much reebok is looking for what are the easiest designs to mass produce. If that means third jerseys that are similar for easy interchange and less difficult patterning, then that's what they'll end up doing.
  15. Jano
    15. Posted by Jano Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:48 am EST

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    I really don't get the obsession with baby blue. I mean, the word baby is in the name, and this is hockey.
    Calling it powder blue is not much tougher.
  16. M
    16. Posted by M Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:54 am EST

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    It's not ugly just unoriginal. I guess that is a hedge. It is weird when a team incorporates a color that isn't part of their teams color scheme.
  17. Flyers2010
    17. Posted by Flyers2010 Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:57 am EST

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    I was at the game last night and saw this first hand. I have to say FAIL on it because they are just awful, and it was RIDICULOUS to see how many Panthers fans ran to the store and bought them to wear last night. Also, it was funny to see people in the Pitt powder blue next to people in the new FLA third, they really were a lot alike and I hate the Pitt powder blue. Plus Vokoun didn't even attempt to get matching pads, he just had his usual red pads on which looked really stupid.
  18. Big Rich
    18. Posted by Big Rich Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:58 am EST

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    Hey Chuck, if you didn't go back to the 3 stars post, you are still a failure as a fan.
    @Chuck... F U... Per the NHL rule book
    60.1 High-sticking - A “high stick” is one which is carried above the height of the opponent’s shoulders. Players and goalkeepers must be in control and responsible for their stick. However, a player or goalkeeper is permitted accidental contact on an opponent if the act is committed as a normal windup or follow through of a shooting motion. A wild swing at a bouncing puck would not be considered a normal windup or follow through and any contact to an opponent above the height of the shoulders shall be penalized accordingly.
  19. Richie
    19. Posted by Richie Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:58 am EST

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    Don't forget the panthers do have a navy blue jersey in their past which I always thought was better than the staple red...this is still an unoriginal fail.
  20. Hans Gruber
    20. Posted by Hans Gruber Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:58 am EST

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    I remember growing up and being able to identify each team with its unique uniform. Buffalo's yellow and blue, Hartford's green, the beauties that the Nords wore, the Habs "CH" and of course the Indian head in Chicago. Those are just a few to mention. It was awesome. Today everything looks the same and uniforms seem to change like the wind direction. It is sad. This league is just not what it used to be in my opinion.
  21. MTL_WINGS
    21. Posted by MTL_WINGS Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:59 am EST

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    The biggest fail on this is the sun with the FLA sticking out. It looks like a bad MS Clip Art Accident
  22. Tacks
    22. Posted by Tacks Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:59 am EST

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    Pass - only because Pensfan thinks its a knock off of his (or her) team. Plus, the jersey is made with real bits of panther, so you know its good.
  23. Chris
    23. Posted by Chris Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:59 am EST

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    The new uniforms are terrible. They should've kept the red, as it made them distinguishable, yet cool looking.
    These are just terrible.
  24. Fryia
    24. Posted by Fryia Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:01 am EST

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    Waaaaaaaaaaay too close to the Pens powder blue. Get a little more original.
  25. Marko M
    25. Posted by Marko M Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:01 am EST

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    huge fail
    the look so much like the pens, blues, preds and exactly like the HNIC one
    would've been a great opportunity to use a lot of red and yellow...it's florida after all

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