flountown Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 What the hell is SmoothFit? Edited because I was wrong, check Brilliant!'s post below... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyOnTheSpot Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Rather than using twill or a stiff material for the name/numbers, they make it out of airknit or Edge fabric(or some other non-twill material), so it takes the same contour as the jersey. I am pretty sure this is how it was explained when someone posted up a Blues preseason gamer that had the smooth fit numbers. Meaning these are going to be a blast to get customized? Yay. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant! Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 It's regular twill; not material. But it's dye-sublimated instead of layers of twill. So basically it's cheap crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyOnTheSpot Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 It's regular twill; not material. But it's dye-sublimated instead of layers of twill. So basically it's cheap crap. EVEN BETTER! I hope EPS can do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYIJM29 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 It's regular twill; not material. But it's dye-sublimated instead of layers of twill. So basically it's cheap crap. Was the ASG in 2009 used with this customization? I thought it was kiss cut twill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcdude Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 BizNasty was obviously a joke, even though not too many of you caught it . However, the guy is probably my favorite NHL player because of his Twitter account. (Does anyone besides myself follow him?) http://twitter.com/BizNasty2point0 Aketon, I agree that E.Staal is probably going to be a captain (unfortunately Crosby will probably be the other. I hope if Crosby is captain, everyone refuses to play on his team. I lost all of the little respect I had for him during 24/7. But I digress). Marc is one of only 3 rangers players that I would want on the Isles. But you are right. Having him in the game is like saying Andy MacDonald from the NYI deserves to be in the game. Bull F(&^*** s***. Marc Staal is a top 10 defensemen in this league. Andy MacDonald was in the ECHL 3 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYIJM29 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Bull F(&^*** s***. Marc Staal is a top 10 defensemen in this league. Andy MacDonald was in the ECHL 3 years ago. Staal is a defensive-dman that can play offense. AMac is a defensive-dman that can play offense. They are similar players. That was the point I was trying to make. Staal is not a top 10 defenseman in the league (AMac is no where near top 20, before you post something). Figuring you are going to say name the d-men better than Staal: Defensemen that are in the top 10 in no order: Chara Lidstrom Doughty Keith Letang Seabrook Byfuglien Weber Pronger Streit Staal is definitely in the top 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akteon Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Was the ASG in 2009 used with this customization? I thought it was kiss cut twill. Yeh, 2009 in Montreal was the first time smoothfit was used in an ASG. Here's the press release from NHL.com. There's a couple other names this stuff goes by - SubliStitch and SubliTwill. but it's all basically as Mike said, single layer twill with a sublimated design to look like multiple layers. I think our friend Guam FireBoudreau has a Preds gamer with this style lettering, complete with fake stitch marks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcdude Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Staal is a defensive-dman that can play offense. AMac is a defensive-dman that can play offense. They are similar players. That was the point I was trying to make. Staal is not a top 10 defenseman in the league (AMac is no where near top 20, before you post something). Figuring you are going to say name the d-men better than Staal: Defensemen that are in the top 10 in no order: Chara Lidstrom Doughty Keith Letang Seabrook Byfuglien Weber Pronger Streit Staal is definitely in the top 20. Just going to post one link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/globe-on-hockey/the-nhls-top-defensive-defencemen/article1527022/ He did this as a 23 year old remember. Also, Crosby is inflating Letang's stats there's no way in hell he's in the top 10 best defensemen in the league based on their careers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYIJM29 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Just going to post one link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/globe-on-hockey/the-nhls-top-defensive-defencemen/article1527022/ He did this as a 23 year old remember. Also, Crosby is inflating Letang's stats there's no way in hell he's in the top 10 best defensemen in the league based on their careers. Like I said, Staal is one of three rangers I would like the Isles to have (Staal, Callahan, and Stepan). He has the possibility to be a great dman in the league for a very long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainKing Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Keith is not a top 10 defender this year...the guys my favorite player on the roster but he's nothing short of awful this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guam64 Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Yeh, 2009 in Montreal was the first time smoothfit was used in an ASG. Here's the press release from NHL.com. There's a couple other names this stuff goes by - SubliStitch and SubliTwill. but it's all basically as Mike said, single layer twill with a sublimated design to look like multiple layers. I think our friend Guam FireBoudreau has a Preds gamer with this style lettering, complete with fake stitch marks. There was also a Ducks jersey for Whitney Spears that had smoothfit lettering without the fake stitch marks. It was a road jersey that was needed in a hurry right near the trade deadline. Mike Green sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawksFan719 Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 new pic via Puck Daddy of the front number placement. pretty awful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYIJM29 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 There was also a Ducks jersey for Whitney Spears that had smoothfit lettering without the fake stitch marks. It was a road jersey that was needed in a hurry right near the trade deadline. I thought that was SubliStitch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guam64 Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 I thought that was SubliStitch? Might have been. It's still s*** either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akteon Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 There's a couple other names this stuff goes by - SubliStitch and SubliTwill. but it's all basically as Mike said, single layer twill with a sublimated design to look like multiple layers. I thought that was SubliStitch? It's all the same stuff - just a couple different companies. SubliTwill did the Preds (according to their website). The Ducks used SubliStitch. Reebok calls it Smoothfit. I still call it Fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYIJM29 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 It's all the same stuff - just a couple different companies. SubliTwill did the Preds (according to their website). The Ducks used SubliStitch. Reebok calls it Smoothfit. I still call it Fail. Thanks for the help. Here is 2009's ASG jersey http://auction.nhl.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=101916851&prmenbr=12717464&aunbr=102263561 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guam64 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 It's all the same stuff - just a couple different companies. SubliTwill did the Preds (according to their website). The Ducks used SubliStitch. Reebok calls it Smoothfit. I still call it Fail. I like your version better. Mike Green sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe2heatley Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 NHL shop charging 350 for the authentics. Will IJ be cheaper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnothaVictim Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Did you guys read the article on icethetics? Something about the spacing between the front crest and the collar. Looks like those front center numbers won't fit on the Premiers because the spacing is too small. Are we forced to buy an Authentic jersey if we plan to customize it? Well, nice move, Reebok... you bast***s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curry1fan Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Things could be worse. They could've waited till the team captains were announced and printed them up to say "Team Crosby" or "Team Toews". Then we'd all look like a bunch of Twilight fans. These are a little better than I expected, but not by much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akteon Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Continuing with my concept of Rebook = Failure ... Sorry, slow day at work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYIJM29 Posted January 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Customization: http://www.icethetics.info/blog/2011/1/13/all-star-sweaters-from-the-back.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant! Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Wow...just when I thought it couldn't possibly get any worse looking too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyOnTheSpot Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Oh man it's like wearing a sunburst abortion on your back. Yikes. Sorry, Giroux, you might get passed this year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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