Jersey Death Watch? Already?

The 2010-2011 season isn't even over, yet there is already a death watch for jerseys destined (or doomed) to their demise after this season.  The Atlanta Thrashers' third jersey is already being talked about in getting the axe.  You know, while they're at it, could someone please tell the Thrashers that their current home jerseys need to be shelved for good?  How that jersey is still in circulation, I will never know.  There is also talk of the Dallas Stars introducing a different third jersey.  Hmm, maybe the Stars think about introducing different home and away jerseys instead, since the current style is quite boring.  If I were to buy a jersey right now, the Dallas Stars jersey would be very low on the list.  Just look at this jersey:

Really?  This is how you want to represent your team?  Why couldn't this jersey be the alternate jersey?  I would have far fewer complaints if that were to be the case.

Two more changes that are being thought of are the Oilers going retro for their home and away jerseys.  I can tell you right now that this change is long overdue, and as much as I liked the change in 1996 to darker colors, the orange and blue needs to make a full comeback...now.  One more planned change of note: the Los Angeles Kings making their current third jersey their home jersey next year.

The plan is to have a road version of this jersey and the retro purple and yellow jerseys that they have been wearing from time to time this year as their alternate jerseys.  Again, like the Oilers, as much as I like the purple and black, the time to make this change seems about right, and what better way to do that than going back in time to the early days of when Wayne Gretzky made his L.A. debut and the silver and black era began.