Sunday, March 30, 2008

Poll: Roloson vs Ersberg


vs
Dwayne
ROLOSON
Erik
ERSBERG


Place your vote and then feel free to leave a comment about how you came to your decision. Tell all your friends to drop in and vote! The more voices heard, the more accurate the results!

Poll opening date
Sun Mar 30
Poll closing date
Thu Apr 3

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Poll: Backstrom vs Raycroft


vs
Niklas
BACKSTROM
Andrew
RAYCROFT


Place your vote and then feel free to leave a comment about how you came to your decision. Tell all your friends to drop in and vote! The more voices heard, the more accurate the results!

Poll opening date
Sat Mar 29
Poll closing date
Wed Apr 2

Friday, March 28, 2008

Just To Freak You Out XXXII

Can you believe this is already the 32nd installment of the Freak Out series? Who knew it would go this long? What's interesting about this week's post is what comes at the end and the fact that it's real and not concocted in the freakish mind of one of the many readers of NHLToL. No, it's quite real and that's what freaks me out the most.

But first, let's talk third jerseys. We know they're making their big comeback next season after having taken a year off. We'll begin in Vancouver.



But wait, there's more!



And I'm sure this was just a case of colors lost in translation.



Doesn't make me feel any better. I'm all right with the purple on the Kings' uniforms because it's partnered with black and silver.

Here's a Lightning jersey even I wouldn't consider buying.



And a Sens sweater absolutely no one would.



But hold on, why one team at a time? Let's go for all 30 all at once.



A good try to be sure, but I'm afraid a few too many of these missed the mark in terms of what one might consider, you know, aesthetically pleasing. (What the hell kind of sentence was that?)

It's worse when you make it look real by painting it onto a player.



And now for the little thing I was teasing at the beginning of this post. I know it's not NHL, but I'm making an exception. The AHL's Lake Erie Monsters, this season, actually wore jerseys that... I'm sorry, there's no other way of putting this. They were tie-dyed. Behold the horror.



Because one photo wasn't enough...



Peace. Love. And hockey.

And now I'm just going to go put forks in my eyes. Until tomorrow, friends.

Poll: Miller vs Halak


vs
Ryan
MILLER
Jaroslav
HALAK


Place your vote and then feel free to leave a comment about how you came to your decision. Tell all your friends to drop in and vote! The more voices heard, the more accurate the results!

UPDATE (4:23 PM): I understand Halak recently debuted a new mask. Unfortunately there are no good photos available yet for me to make a graphic. Plus, I can't change a graphic once it's been posted in a poll. For the purposes of this tournament, you'll have to vote based on this mask.

Poll opening date
Fri Mar 28
Poll closing date
Tue Apr 1

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Third Jersey Ideas

I haven't written a concept art post since the weekend so I think we're due. But it's going to be a short one. One reader came up with 13 different jersey designs he'd like to see implemented for various teams at some point in the future.



I told you it'd be short, but we've got 13 different teams covered. Hope you enjoy it.

We've got a Freak Out Friday post coming tomorrow and hopefully some more concepts for the weekend. I've been keeping pretty busy with the Goalie Mask Tournament. Voter turnout is great so far. Keep 'em coming!

Poll: Howard vs Rask


vs
Jimmy
HOWARD
Tuukka
RASK


Place your vote and then feel free to leave a comment about how you came to your decision. Tell all your friends to drop in and vote! The more voices heard, the more accurate the results!

Poll opening date
Thu Mar 27
Poll closing date
Mon Mar 31

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

New Rebrand On The Way

Thought I'd let you guys know our friend Matt is hard at work on his next rebrand. His series has impressed a lot of people and shown us in a dramatic way what many teams are missing in terms of good logo and uniform design.

Back to the point, though. His next team is... (drum roll)... the Tampa Bay Lightning. Yes, my team! Expect to see the design posted here some time in the next few weeks. In the meantime, feel free to check out his previous work.

Poll: Denis vs Clemmensen


vs
Marc
DENIS
Scott
CLEMMENSEN


Place your vote and then feel free to leave a comment about how you came to your decision. Tell all your friends to drop in and vote! The more voices heard, the more accurate the results!

Poll opening date
Wed Mar 26
Poll closing date
Sat Mar 30

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Poll: Ramo (a) vs Ramo (b)


vs
Karri
RAMO (a)
Karri
RAMO (b)


Place your vote and then feel free to leave a comment about how you came to your decision. Tell all your friends to drop in and vote! The more voices heard, the more accurate the results!

Poll opening date
Tue Mar 25
Poll closing date
Sat Mar 29

Monday, March 24, 2008

Poll: Turco (b) vs Turco (w)


vs
Marty
TURCO
(black)
Marty
TURCO
(white)


Place your vote and then feel free to leave a comment about how you came to your decision. Tell all your friends to drop in and vote! The more voices heard, the more accurate the results!

Poll opening date
Mon Mar 24
Poll closing date
Fri Mar 28