lafountain Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Looks like some stuff wasn't taken into account when designing the new jerseys. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07266/819908-61.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtucker Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 I don´t get it, aren´t they waterrepellent and still breathable?......Just like that Gore-tex, and the new Gore-tex XCR ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villavelocity Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 The complaint makes perfect sense. Even though the jerseys are lighter, water repellant etc they ARE NOT the most important pieces of equipment a player wears. If your gloves are soaked...you got no hands. if your skates are wet...you got no wheels. As a goaltender i can hardly imagine what my gloves and skates would feel like if all the sweat off my jersey went into my gear...its been bad enough w/the regular jerseys. I certain that the NHL/RBK and other equipment manufacturers will come up with new equipment and or soultions to resolve this problem. They do look sharp though.... Villa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CryWolf Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 I think they need to address this with the performance undergarments worn by the players. I am surprised A: that they would sweat as much as (or more than) they used to with the improved breathability and cooling factors of the new jerseys, and B: that the new hi-tech undergarments worn by the players don't prevent the sweat from running down into their equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villavelocity Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 The undergarments (ie DriFit, Underarmour,etc) do a great job absorbing the sweat from the legs and torso. Unfortunately our entire bodies sweat, including our hands and feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomZoom18 Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Curious to see how this one works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasChuck77 Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 I'm puzzled...RBK has been working on their form fitting jerseys since the 1970's and even partnered with Hollywood during those early design efforts... Take a look. http://sabresnotslugs.blogspot.com/2007/08...rm-designs.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffB Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 I went to a Q&A session last night with Wez Walz and Brian Rolston of the Wild and someone asked them what they thought of the new jerseys. Rolston's first and honest reaction was "We're probably not the right guys to ask about that.", clearly indicating they were not fans of the problems associated with the new jerseys, but then Rolston went onto say some nice, generic things about the new uni's in a way, trying not to get into trouble. He said lighter is better and that they have been wearing the same type of equipment "unchanged for the last 100 years", so he seemed happy that someone was looking at how to improve things, but reading between the lines you could clearly get that he and Wes weren't overly pleased with the outcome of the changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomZoom18 Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 I went to a Q&A session last night with Wez Walz and Brian Rolston of the Wild and someone asked them what they thought of the new jerseys.Rolston's first and honest reaction was "We're probably not the right guys to ask about that.", clearly indicating they were not fans of the problems associated with the new jerseys, but then Rolston went onto say some nice, generic things about the new uni's in a way, trying not to get into trouble. He said lighter is better and that they have been wearing the same type of equipment "unchanged for the last 100 years", so he seemed happy that someone was looking at how to improve things, but reading between the lines you could clearly get that he and Wes weren't overly pleased with the outcome of the changes. I'd be curious to see what Brett Hull would've thought of these things. I've noticed there seems to be more news about players not liking them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnothaVictim Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 I'd be curious to see what Brett Hull would've thought of these things. I've noticed there seems to be more news about players not liking them. What would have Gretzky thought... "######, I could've scored even more points" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CryWolf Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 The undergarments (ie DriFit, Underarmour,etc) do a great job absorbing the sweat from the legs and torso.Unfortunately our entire bodies sweat, including our hands and feet. sure - but jerseys shouldn't have any impact on that though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lafountain Posted September 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 More complaints about the same problems. http://calsun.canoe.ca/Sports/Hockey/2007/...523909-sun.html This is something that needs to be addressed one way or another. I agree that the league will not go back to the old style jerseys, but some sort of modification needs to be made. Which would kind of suck and be cool for those who have bought Authentics already as they wouldn't have what the players are wearing post modification, but they would have something that was used for a very short period of time. Now that preseason games have started and regular season games this weekend we are starting to get the full impression of the new jerseys from players as opposed to just wearing them for display purposes as models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyersHockey1967 Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 Some players have also complained of tightness, just like the Flyers had to re-order a bunch of them because they were too small to fit over all of the equipment. But this here takes the cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomZoom18 Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 More complaints about the same problems.http://calsun.canoe.ca/Sports/Hockey/2007/...523909-sun.html This is something that needs to be addressed one way or another. I agree that the league will not go back to the old style jerseys, but some sort of modification needs to be made. Which would kind of suck and be cool for those who have bought Authentics already as they wouldn't have what the players are wearing post modification, but they would have something that was used for a very short period of time. Now that preseason games have started and regular season games this weekend we are starting to get the full impression of the new jerseys from players as opposed to just wearing them for display purposes as models. I'm kind of starting to wonder how much they really tested them during REAL games. Surely something like this would've come up sooner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabinsurance Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 I guess the old saying "if it ain't broke don't fix it" would be fitting in this situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffB Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 From the StarTribune; "Guaranteed to tear Boogaard won't be getting an endorsement deal now, but as he predicted earlier in camp, his jersey tore Sunday during his first training camp scrap with Chicago's David Koci. "I told you it would," Boogaard said. "Oh well. If somebody gets hurt, it's Reebok's fault. They're the ones that told us it wasn't going to rip." The new NHL sweaters rip so easily, trainers plan to bring several Boogaard jerseys on the road." That's not good press at all! http://www.startribune.com/wild/story/1455976.html JeffB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFaninNYC Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 "I told you it would," Boogaard said. "Oh well. If somebody gets hurt, it's Reebok's fault. They're the ones that told us it wasn't going to rip." Man, the NHL can't get anything right can it? Did you guys see the great Uniwatch review of the jerseys? A really damning article.... http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...mp;sportCat=nhl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant! Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 HA!! I just love the phrase 'Bettman stripes'. That's fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFaninNYC Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 HA!! I just love the phrase 'Bettman stripes'. That's fantastic! I love Uniwatch and was waiting for them to do a sum up of the new jerseys and I was not disappointed. It will be interesting to see if there are tweaks in season to the jerseys this year or whether the offseason will bring changes (by that I mean change to the quality and form of the jersey not the horrible colors/striping which also should be changed). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyersHockey1967 Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 According to the VS commentators at last night's Ducks-Wings game, some players have also said that the new jerseys are really warm because they don't allow your body to "breathe" like the looser-fitting jerseys did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomZoom18 Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 There are some interesting complaints coming out. The one thing I loved about the old replicas when I played, was the fact that they were big enough you could get a nice breeze during game play and the fact they did breathe well. I'm starting to wonder how long this Edge jersey project is going to work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertRat Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Last night, the Coyotes jerseys looked good, even without waist stripes, until they played for a few minutes. Soon, it looked like every player just came out of the swimming pool. All the recent press about the jerseys holding the sweat in are not off-base. They are warm jerseys. I sat at ice level, not wearing an undershirt beneath my Edge jersey and did not feel the usual chill. Yet, the jersey felt very light. The heat transfer dynamics of the jersey are just odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomZoom18 Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 I like the Coyotes new jerseys, but I still think it needs waist stripes and to get rid of that freaking flap that hangs out on both ends ala NFL replica jerseys. Looks terrible IMO, they looked like long t-shirts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomZoom18 Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 More reviews on the new jerseys. http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic...0439/1128/rss16 New sweaters All the NHL teams have begun wearing the new Reebok jerseys, but the reviews have been anything but extraordinary. Many players are complaining about the fact the jerseys are trapping moisture and soaking their equipment. "The guy who designed the jerseys hasn't played hockey," said Chris Chelios , who isn't thrilled with the jerseys or the new socks. "The socks are tearing easily because they're light and thin," Chelios said. Coach Mike Babcock hasn't noticed any difference. "The logo in front is as beautiful as I've ever seen it," he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant! Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 I like the Coyotes new jerseys, but I still think it needs waist stripes and to get rid of that freaking flap that hangs out on both ends ala NFL replica jerseys. Looks terrible IMO, they looked like long t-shirts. The ones that aren't WHITE on a darker colored pants don't stand out as much. While at the Rangers game on Thursday, everyone was mumbling about how crappy the white tail looked on the back of the jersey and on how gay Jagr looked with his jersey TUCKED IN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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