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July 26, 2005
Woot
Quinn indicated the Sabres are strongly considering a return to a blue-and-gold scheme, but not for this season.
NHL regulations require teams to notify the league of logo and uniform changes a year in advance so merchandise doesn't become obsolete before it can sold.
The Sabres have created multiple in-house uniform designs and are about to evaluate forthcoming designs from Reebok.
I am pretty sure this would make my decade. That particular hockey club made me a wreck in 1994 or so when they decided to ditch the blue and gold for an obnoxious red and black scheme. Should the Sabres actually go back to their original colors, I think it would represent a triumph of old school versus cynical marketing schemes. Though it would itself be a cynical marketing scheme to sell more products... oh whatever.
Posted by oz115 at July 26, 2005 07:42 AM
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The old blue-and-gold scheme was stellar. It's the best color combo a team could have; even better than brown and orange. I would think the fans would be all for it. What happened when they changed to the hideous black and red? Was there an uproar?
Posted by: Stat Boy at July 26, 2005 10:14 AM
That's the good news. The bad news is that going back to the old color scheme will require returning Gil Perrault to the active roster, where he must skate a minimum of ten shifts per game with the first line.
Posted by: Pete at July 30, 2005 02:36 PM