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I have a question: Why? Why would you make something like this? If you want to do somethingy vaguely arty with the logo then fine, but this just looks like the thing printing the logos broke halfway through the manufacturing process.
I wonder how much they paid for those things to be designed, the Canucks shelled a million dollars out to angle the stick in rink, change burgundy to green and put Vancouver above the Orca, anyone with a PC could have pulled off that in an hour in photoshop.
If that's what a million dollars gets you than this must have cost the NHL a small fortune.
Is everyone just avoiding the obvious attempt to design a shirt which has a bleeding logo? Like the wearer 'bleeds' Flyers?
That looks nothing like blood. More like someone was hired to design a new line of NHL gear just after discovering the smudge tool in Photoshop. Seriously, the Blackhawks have arguably the best logo in all of hockey/sports. Now look and that shirt without laughing.
I could see this working if a team had changed their logo during their history and it's the old one melting, revealing the current one underneath. That might be cool if done right.
The entire retail section of the NHL is a colossal failure. Has been for years, the stuff is completely amateur. I'm surprised no one has been fired over it. They clearly have no idea what they are doing with their retail operations.
Unless you're an anti-fan of a team, why would you buy one?
EXACTLY! I hate the Red Wings with a passion, and am drawn to that melting logo like a moth to a flame. It's like the death of Detroit. Gawd, I want it! Maybe worn with ripped jeans. Yeah, cool. Die Wings die! (Maybe I can get a Wings killer's name put on the back, like Deader, Deadmarsh.
my question: how did no one shoot this awful design down?
