Reverse Retro Jersey Ideas for 2022-23: Atlantic Division

Florida Panthers- Jetblue Alternate with Current Colors

Now it’s time to talk about my beloved Cats. Although they have been a franchise since 1993, the Panthers have never had many designs. This is odd considering the fact that they debuted when the NHL was in a phase of constantly creating new jersey designs and alternates.

Many teams have seen different designs come and go, but Florida has relatively stayed with their uniforms. They have only had a white, red, and navy blue version of the original uniforms with the iconic leaping panther logo and the uniforms they are wearing currently, which debuted in 2016. There isn’t really much to drawback too.

However, there is one other option Florida could look to other than putting out a red version of the original jersey again. They could dish out the short-lived and forgotten “Jetblue” jerseys. These were only around from 2009-12.

These were dubbed the “Jetblue” jerseys since the team used the popular airline company as a sponsor around the same time these came out. The color scheme is also similar to the aforementioned company. It was obvious the Panthers were copying the original Pittsburgh Penguins style with the classic-looking jersey.

It’s not a bad-looking jersey, and I like it, but this isn’t the Panthers’ style at all. No red or gold makes this the “sheep of the family”. I would like to see this uniform back but they have to get rid of the baby blue sections.

They can keep the jersey primarily navy blue but the shoulders should be red with the thin outline around it being gold. The order of the stripes on the sleeves and bottom of the jersey should get changed to white, red, white, and gold, in that order.

Montreal Canadiens- 1910 Jersey; Swapping Green with Blue

So… it’s Montreal’s turn. Now the Canadiens, like a few other Original 6 teams, have stayed with one major design throughout their history while making a few tweaks here and there.

However, in 2008, the franchise was getting ready to celebrate it’s 100th anniversary. For the occasion, Montreal decided to where obscure jerseys from the teams’ early existence in the early 1900s. They brought out five different designs.

Four of them were pretty neat, including this 1910 replica, and then you had the disgusting 1912 jersey. Last season, the Habs came out with a color swap of their current uniform, which resulted in it being primarily blue.

This is an interesting uniform and I think Montreal should go back to it, giving themselves a break from the usual design they always wear. Now I would make this uniform primarily blue instead of red. Then I would change the green portions to red, including the leaf crest. A red leaf crest would look awesome on the blue background and it would be fitting since the Canadian flag has a red leaf.