Compared to something new? Yes. I am allowed to have an aesthetic opinion, even if it doesn't conform to the fans of the team.
I think the Panthers have had a horrible set of uniforms for their entire existence. I also think that Panthers fans wanting to go back to their Bure era jerseys is more gravitating towards the least of all the evils rather than going back to a good design.
I don't see anything controversial with that opinion.
I don't appreciate you using my fandom as the reason why I am making a statement. There are plenty of "non-original six" jerseys I like. I particularly like the Nashville Predators uniforms (though I find some aspects busy), and think that a jersey doesn't have to go with the grain to work. My main gripe with Florida's set of jerseys has to do with the color scheme and the logo they used, as well as the way that color scheme has been implemented throughout their history. I have never found it appealing and think that by going with a different style (which is not necessarily "original six") it could look much better.
Panthers fans can enjoy their look for their connection with the team and what the jersey represents. I, however, think that the look they enjoy is not very good from a simple aesthetic perspective. It's not about simplicity. I would please ask for you to look for clarification before you rally against what you think my reasoning is.
I apologize for the way it came off and it being inappropriate. But using your fandom is the crux of my argument. I used it to show the contrast of mentalities between fanbases.
You're a Red Wings fan. You're not going to have the concept of wanting an old look back. It's the worst feeling in the world. You openly asserted that Panther fans were WRONG for wanting the "Bure look" because you've disliked every incarnation of the uniform. You later described it as the lesser of evils. You can dislike a uniform for any reason you want, that wasn't my point. A fan is never wrong for openly expressing fondness for a certain look. It's that look that they identify with.
I think Red Wings fans are the luckiest in the world because they wear a beautiful jersey that never changed a day in their life except for moving the "C" and "A" and maybe tweaking the stripes a little bit. But no one is going to say, "I liked it better when they had..." about a Red Wings jersey. If your team suddenly went and changed their look and their colors like the Panthers/Lightning franchises have done it would be a different story for you as a Red Wings fan. If they suddenly decided they were going to COMPLETELY redo their look (new colors, new logo) like our franchises have, you would not be wrong in ANY fashion for wanting to wear the uniform you liked the most regardless of what another fan thought of the Red Wings uniforms.
I bleed black, silver, white and blue. Not this Maple Leafs crap we came out with when Vinik bought the team. I feel like I'm right for it no different than I would believe you to be right for being red and white when Detroit (fictitiously of course) decided "LET'S BE THE FIRST GRAY TEAM IN THE NHL!" Wear that crappy gray uniform for 5 years and it'll eat at your soul.
Again, I apologize for the remark being inappropriate and striking you the wrong way. I'm not here to do that. I went about it the wrong way in pointing out that contrast.
