I feel like we got so used to only having one set of jerseys around here for so long that once new ones started getting introduced it was easy to react negatively, because they just didn't look quite right after so many years of a consistent look.
Oh I'm well aware of the origin. I remember during the COVID year, the Sens had a bunch of sickos as cardboard cutouts in the stands. Lovely image edits too.
It grew on me a couple of days after it was announced. I hated it when I first saw it, and my wife lets me know that every time I put on my Hischier Jersey jersey. But it really caught on because of the camp factor.
I think Fitz overpaid Dillon pretty significantly to sell him on the Devils being a place he wouldn’t languish for the twilight of his career. He’s also perfectly fits the mold of a Fitz-ian defenseman and i shudder to think how much he would’ve got if he has been 28 or 29 instead of 33.
As good as Kovacevic has been, he’s going to get a huge pay day coming out of this year that the Devils just can’t match.
It works for me when the opposing team has colorful away outfits that compliment it, like last night. When we wear it against CHI or PHI it's black+white vs white+black and just looks dull.
I don’t think he’s getting a huge payday. Pesce got 5.5 per year with 600+ games under his belt. Kovacevic hasn’t even hit 200 and currently makes 775K. If he gets even 4.5 per year that would be amazing for this stage of his career — and that would be a deal so good that we need to make sure we fit into our plans. Move who we need to move to keep him.
It only takes one team but I’ll believe it when i see it. Historically you don’t see a lot of #6/7 journeyman get a massive UFA deal after one good season unless their production skyrockets. Though it depends what each person’s definition of “huge” is, i guess.
