Pondering The Lightning Logo Leak

John over at Boltsmag has taken the time to write down his thoughts on what may or may not be the new Lightning logo. Along with him, I posted that supposedly leak image a couple weeks ago.

I haven't thought about it as in depth but I do not like the wordmarks. There is no question about that. And if I had to choose one of those logos to go with next year, it'd be the secondary one with the state of Florida in the background and without the wordmark. Do you have any thoughts you'd like to share?

Rangers Unveil New Uniforms!

There was no fanfare or big unveiling ceremony, but the New York Rangers now officially have their Rbk EDGE uniforms. They are up for pre-order on the Rangers' official web site along with photos!

As you can see, the jersey designs were not changed, merely adapted to the new cut. So that's that. Hope you Rangers fans like them. Now those among you annoyed with my posting of frivolous matter such as jersey designs in the template of the all-star uniforms can finally rest.

By the way, HUGE thanks to a reader for letting me know about this! You guys are great!

UPDATE (5:20 PM): I've just been informed the Rangers have since taken these photos off of their official web site. Like the Flyers they now only have a page up where you can pre-order the jerseys — without being able to see them. Luckily for us, we've already seen them and there were really no changes made. So if you have friends who are Rangers fans who would like to buy a jersey, let them know that if they want to see pictures, we've got them here.

Some Rangers Jersey Design Concepts

Earlier I posted some Wild designs but along with them I found these for the New York Rangers. Have a look.

I'm not expecting the Rangers new duds to look anything like these designs, but I'm of the opinion they should switch to the Lady Liberty logo full time and save the jerseys with "RANGERS" written across the front for special occasions like a vintage jersey. What do you guys think? Keep with tradition or move forward?

Some Wild Jersey Design Concepts

This is going to annoy those among you who are disturbed by the concepts being designed based solely on the look of the all-star game jerseys from this year. But, hey, it's out there and I feel like posting it for anyone who wants to see it. We've got a look here at some concept designs for the Minnesota Wild.

Take it as you will, knowing that in all likelihood, the actual Wild uniforms will not look anything like this. We don't have any official news from the team regarding an unveiling or announcement date, so stay tuned for that.

Possible Islanders Jersey Design?

Along the lines of my post earlier today regarding the Flyers comes another image for the New York Islanders. It's not official news as Newsday's Isles correspondent thinks the team won't unveil anything until September. However, remember that terrible cell phone photo from a while back? One fan has created a template layout based on what we saw there.

It's pretty awful, huh? (Not the artist's work, but the design itself.) The layout you see here isn't in the proper cut of the new Rbk EDGE uniforms, but it does give you a better overall idea of what was in that photo. Feel free to post your thoughts below.

Possible Flyers Jersey Design?

Just yesterday I posted what appears to be the new Rbk EDGE home jersey of the Philadelphia Flyers. It was seen in the background of a video interview with Simon Gagne. Problem was, it was hard to see being in the shadows. So apparently a kind fan took the time to create a rendering of what they entire jersey might look like (from the front) to share with the world.

Nothing wrong with that design, though this image does have a couple of other issues I thought I should point out. For one thing, the cut is in the old style of NHL jerseys and not the Reebok style. Second, the crest is rather small. But again, take it for what its worth. It's one fan's rendering of the jersey we saw in the shadows yesterday. It's more than you or I have done.

Possible New Penguins Uniforms?

This is my big news of the day! It would appear that the new Rbk EDGE uniforms of the Pittsburgh Penguins have leaked. We seem to be looking at actual photos of the home and road jerseys of the Pens.

I wish I knew who took them, but that person would probably have hell to pay if anyone knew who it was. The home jersey appears to be Sidney Crosby's while Evgeni Malkin's is the road sweater.

What do you think? Real? Not real? Good? Bad?

Possible New Flyers Uniform?

A reader recently pointed out this image to me and I felt like it was worth posting. Is Simon Gagne being interviewed sitting in front of the new Rbk EDGE uniform of the Philadelphia Flyers? Decide for yourself.

It's not a great image — it's in the background and it's facing backwards — but it's all we've got at this point. The Flyers have announced an unveiling date of September 16. We'll know for sure only then.

Possible New Red Wings Uniform?

This may be a photo of the Detroit Red Wings Rbk EDGE style jerseys. It also may be a recoloring of a jersey that's already been unveiled. Either way, it's a whole lot of red. No word at this point on when the Wings plan to make an official announcement. Until then, muse on this.

Possible New Canucks Logo?

Try not to filet me, Canucks fans, but I may have stumbled upon your team's new logo.

I can't speak to the veracity of this image. It may well be the work of a fan toying with rumors learned of on various web sites and message boards. Still, it's something to consider.

This image appears to be a cell phone photo of a computer screen showing the logos on official NHL stationery. But don't be so quick to take it as fact. From what I've seen of these design sheets, the fonts don't quite match and that makes me question whether this is someone just trying to have a go at the hockey world. However, there's no reason why the league couldn't change the font on the stationery. So it at least seems to be a possibility for us all to consider.

Now my feeble analysis: I feel it's more a downgrade than an upgrade on a logo I thought was great as it was. To lose the maroon and light blue only serves to hurt the symbol which now no longer has the feel of the Pacific Northwest that it once did. I might eat my words if the maroon or light blue was simply replaced with the classic Canucks green. But it remains to be seen whether this is the real deal or not.

According to various sports retailers, the Canucks have apparently told them that there will be changes to the logo and uniforms for the new season. They've evidently also been told to expect an announcement regarding such changes on August 1. That is a controversial date to Canucks fans who would prefer to hear it from the horse's mouth. But team executives have their lips sealed tighter than a cow's ass in fly season (which is to say they aren't talking).

What do you guys think of all this? Speculate below in the comments.