that small disclaimer is over the only rule
After the last few days of mind-numbing debate on the current budget
however issues of the Stars and the topic of a bloggers place within the NHL, I felt this week's list should be somewhat of a light topic, but still spark plenty of debate.
The hockey sweater. More to the point, which NHL teams have the best looking ones? That little astrisk you see in the end of the title? Well, that small disclaimer is over the only rule I gave when starting to think of this list: No original six teams. Lets face it, pick any of the original six of Toronto, Montreal, Boston, New York, Detroit or Chicago... they all look great! Going with any of those teams would have been too easy right? We'll just assume that those teams have the best looking threads in the league.
I know this is an odd pick and many of you right off the bat are scratching your head going "what tha..?" Yes, in a way the jersey is pretty plain even if it is a nice shade of blue mixed with silver and black and the logo itself is kind of uninspired, but to me it comes down to two words: Victory stripes. Those lines on the underarm gusset of all their jerseys has been a constant since the team came into the NHL in 1992. Word is that they were a request from then team owner Phil Esposito who wanted something that could be easily identified and seen by the entire hockey world when there was a Lightning player celebrating a goal (or lifting the Stanley Cup) That one small touch - for me at least - separates the Lightning sweater from so many others.
