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Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:42 pm EDT

Pass or Fail: The Philadelphia Flyers Winter Classic sweaters

By Greg Wyshynski

First off, credit where it's due: The Philadelphia Flyers unveiled their 2010 Winter Classic jerseys today at Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, N.J., by having Danny Briere(notes), Ian Laperriere(notes) Simon Gagne(notes) and Braydon Coburn(notes) fire pucks at a block of ice containing the jersey until it shattered.

That. Is. Awesome.

Pretty much the only way you can make that cooler is by borrowing Al MacInnis from the Blues and having him do it with one slapper from the blue line.

The Flyers will wear these "retro" jersey when they take on the Boston Bruins at Fenway Park on Jan. 1. (Without the blue jeans, we assume.) As John McGourty of NHL.com writes:

A check of old Flyers' uniform photos revealed the sweater is very similar to the original Flyers' sweater -- right down to the name plate, rather than individually sewn letters, that once adorned Flyers' uniforms. One major difference is the Flyers' never used the black nameplate seen on the new sweater.

No, they didn't, and we imagine many of the gripes about this jersey will center on that nameplate. We didn't like the white ones on the orange third jerseys from last season, and we're not exactly digging the black ones here. Sure, they'll pop for the NBC cameras; but it looks like an old Gary Dornhoefer fan was too cheap to buy a new Simon Gagne jersey, so he just ironed on a black patch.

Eh, maybe if they were orange we'd feel differently. The 700 Level, Flyers Goal Scored By ... and Philabright have more on the new duds. So what say you:

Pass or Fail: The Philadelphia Flyers 2010 Winter Classic sweaters.

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  1. 5 4 fighting
    1. Posted by 5 4 fighting Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:53 pm EDT

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    It looks like a jersey some would wear to avoid being road kill.
  2. 5 4 fighting
    2. Posted by 5 4 fighting Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:53 pm EDT

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    It looks like a jersey some would wear to avoid being road kill.
  3. Paul91
    3. Posted by Paul91 Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:53 pm EDT

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    Fail
  4. Joe B
    4. Posted by Joe B Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:59 pm EDT

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    The first poster failed....twice.
  5. Kahuna
    5. Posted by Kahuna Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:01 pm EDT

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    Wow Wysh, you got the FAIL..
    The guy in the middle is Gagne
  6. habs1rule
    6. Posted by habs1rule Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:02 pm EDT

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    How many shades of Ugly Orange must the Flyers torture us with...And thanks...Must add Halloween candy to my "To Get" list!!
  7. Vlad
    7. Posted by Vlad Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:03 pm EDT

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    Pass - on the jersey and the unveiling - especially the unveiling.
  8. Tapeleg
    8. Posted by Tapeleg Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:03 pm EDT

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    I say fail to the hockey pants. They look like denim Cooperalls. Oh, wait...
  9. Runnin up on ya !
    9. Posted by Runnin up on ya ! Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:04 pm EDT

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    Fail:
    Last years 3rd jersey called, it wants it's look back.
  10. Runnin up on ya !
    10. Posted by Runnin up on ya ! Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:05 pm EDT

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    pass:
    last years 3rd jersey
  11. Apricot1
    11. Posted by Apricot1 Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:07 pm EDT

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    That's Gagne not Laperriere.
  12. deargodwhy
    12. Posted by deargodwhy Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:07 pm EDT

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    PASS! I'm digging the black name plates too. Also, that is Gagne in the middle of that pic...not Laperierre.
  13. Daniel
    13. Posted by Daniel Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:09 pm EDT

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    Fail. That nameplate is hideous.
  14. Chris H
    14. Posted by Chris H Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:09 pm EDT

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    They look like they're wearing Creamsicles.
  15. voiceofreason
    15. Posted by voiceofreason Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:10 pm EDT

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    everything the Flyers do is full of FAIL
    let's go Pens!!
  16. Chak
    16. Posted by Chak Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:12 pm EDT

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    It's a total pass
  17. RobMonroe
    17. Posted by RobMonroe Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:15 pm EDT

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    Fail, and Briere looks like a teenage girl with a tiny head. (no offense to teenage girls out there...)
  18. rd
    18. Posted by rd Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:23 pm EDT

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    HAHAHAHA
    Gotta love the ignorant Pens fans who just started watching the game in 2005. They just bring so much comedy to hockey.
    The concept of the Winter Classic jersey is not to re-invent a jersey, or create one that everyone will simply go bananas for. What the flyers did was simply go Retro. Of course the 3rd color jersey from last year looks like this one, thats because both the Winter Classic Jersey, and last years are Flyers Retro Jerseys.
    No need to re-invent the wheel. Flyers fans will eat up those jerseys.
    It's a pass. It does what it needed to do. No need to create a new jersey.
  19. Brian
    19. Posted by Brian Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:24 pm EDT

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    pass. love it.
  20. Certified Assassin
    20. Posted by Certified Assassin Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:26 pm EDT

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    Fail, just like Philly will do in the playoffs this year.
  21. The Rue
    21. Posted by The Rue Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:26 pm EDT

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    @Tapeleg Darn! I wanted to mention to Cooperalls but you beat me to it.
    Anyway, yeah, Pass as long as they include the Cooperalls :-P
  22. Jason Todrick
    22. Posted by Jason Todrick Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:27 pm EDT

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    it would PASS if it wasn't for the Black patch on the back under the name....
    FAIL
  23. LaurenH
    23. Posted by LaurenH Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:39 pm EDT

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    Front: Pass
    Back: Fail because of those god-awful nameplates that look like they belong on a bowling league shirt
  24. Willy
    24. Posted by Willy Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:43 pm EDT

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    Pass except the black name plate. Did they do that so the name would be more visible at a distance? If that's not the case then WHY? It's ugly and doesn't look right at all. I'd like to take this opportunity to also say the Flyers black jerseys suck. Get rid of them!
  25. Willy
    25. Posted by Willy Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:44 pm EDT

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    Pass except the black name plate. Did they do that so the name would be more visible at a distance? If that's not the case then WHY? It's ugly and doesn't look right at all. I'd like to take this opportunity to also say the Flyers black jerseys suck. Get rid of them!

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