The Winter Classic: Part Quatre

This Saturday will be the fourth installment of the NHL Winter Classic, and when exactly that game will be played will depend on the weather.  The temperatures are slated to be in the 50's and rainy in Pittsburgh, where the game will be played, so ice conditions are a game time decision.  Besides that, the talk of the Classic will be Crosby and Ovechkin, a rivalry that began in 2005 and in essence, has made a major rivalry in the Penguins and Capitals.  And then there's the special sweaters that will be brought out just for this game.  The picture above is what the Capitals will wear, and while that look was truly the only one that could be brought out of the mothballs (the eagle is still too fresh in the minds to be used), Reebok could have found a better way to somehow incorporate the stars and the captain's C onto the jersey without looking cluttered.

Meanwhile, the Penguins will be wearing this style of sweater that Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal (11) are modeling.  This particular design is a conglomeration of the team's early looks.  While it isn't too bad, I wish the Penguins would have gone with the look that they had when Mario Lemieux made his NHL debut.  Seeing Crosby and Co. bring back memories of the early Lemieux years would have been a better treat.

As the second outdoor game nears, I will be discussing the Flames and Canadiens' looks, so stay tuned.