The Avs seemed to surrender their minimal yeti/bigfoot-adjacent branding a few years back. Obviously ditching Howler happened long ago (sadly!) and the pivot to the "Cubs puck" shoulder crest for whatever reason a few years ago seemed like a good idea to someone in the organization. Even before then, it had been awhile since the team had even acknowledged the foot as a secondary logo - it was rarely incorporated into any other marketing. To my knowledge it was never used on alternate jerseys and didn't get featured on team merch - also, it didn't get any play in promos, advertising, etc.
It's too bad because Howler was a great mascot and I always liked the foot, even if it was never used anywhere besides the shoulder crest. That being said, I'll admit I was a 90s kid so those ties are a little more nostalgic to me than probably most recent fans. The team has made some really vanilla branding moves in the last years in my opinion (anything forcing the Colorado flag/"C" is so played out at this point) but if it sells, I guess it doesn't matter. Of course they could've also made it easier for people in a rapidly growing city/state to actually watch the team on TV, but...
