The past few days, I have been coughing up a storm, which explains why nothing was written the last two days. Now, since the NHL season is less than 40 days away, the next 30 days or so will be devoted to a preview of sorts. That is just a day or two away, so in the meantime, here is something to tide you over until then.
Today is a jersey day, and unlike most jerseys that I talk about, this jersey is one of my favorites. The Dallas Stars jersey that was originally introduced during the 1998-1999 season as an alternate jersey (shown) was largely based upon the All-Star jerseys of the mid-90's. The Stars wore this jersey exclusively as a road jersey when they were making their Stanley Cup run that year and the next year, a home white version was made. These jersey were in existence until 2007, when the jersey makeover hit all of the teams. Unfortuantely for Dallas, that meant the end of the jerseys and the beginning of the rather boring home and alternate jerseys that you see today.
Besides the unique design of the Stars' jerseys of the late 90's to most of the 2000's, the Stars played up the green on both jerseys and the numbering and names on the backs did nothing to take away from the overall design. Even without the logo on the front, the design of the jersey itself would have been enough to let fans know who the Dallas Stars were. Some of that thunder was taken in the mid-2000's, when the Stars introduced the rather unfortunate "Mooterus" jersey.
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