St. Louis Blues “Leak” Their Own Adidas Jerseys

The St. Louis Blues have played their cards and they are the same as the last hand. Their new jersey will be very similar to the old one.

The St. Louis Blues either didn’t want to keep a secret or were asked to spill the beans. The team “leaked” their own jerseys for 2017-18 a few days before the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Most had assumed the NHL would wait until each team drafted their first pick in the NHL Entry Draft. The idea made sense overall.

Have each team make their pick and then unveil the jersey as your top pick throws it on. However, the league had other ideas.

It makes sense in the grand scheme. There was lots of talk about the trades Las Vegas is making leading up to the NHL Expansion Draft, however there have been no leaks as to what they are. Unlike the NBA, the NHL – or at least the Golden Knights – seems to be able to keep things under wrap.

These jersey leaks are by no means real leaks. They were quite strategic and planned out. The Blues came out with theirs on a slow news day and there were few surprises.

There’s really very little different about the new Adidas jersey. There are a few changes, but most are so minute that they would pass by the eye without a second thought.

The striping on the arms is a little bit higher now. On the 2016-17 version, it would fall just below the elbow. On the future ones, it will be just above the elbow.

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The shoulders are altered somewhat too. The previous uniform had the shoulder areas drape just a little over the shoulder line. The new ones will cut off right in the middle of the deltoid area.

The bottom stripes are a tiny bit lower. It is hard to judge based on photographs, but we are talking inches if anything.

The neckline is more rounded as well. It is not a huge difference, but again just enough for Adidas to point at and say they changed something.

The biggest change of all, of course, is the numbers. We have not seen what they will do with the white jerseys, but the blue ones are going with white numbers.

Personally, I don’t like it. Maybe it’s just because I’ve never really seen anything but the yellow numbers, but it just does not look good to the eye.

I’m not going to bash the entire jersey due to a dislike of the numbers. I’d prefer the yellow numbers, but perhaps it will grow on me.

The only other difference is a no-biggie thing. Adidas took a page from their soccer jerseys and put the St. Louis flag on a ribbon in the neck.

This is a cool little feature, but who really cares? Nobody will ever see it unless you take the jersey off and show them. It’s a neat addition, but even the owner or player won’t think about it.

Overall, it’s much ado about nothing. I still own a jersey from the mid-2000’s. This one is not different enough for me to get a new one. I would figure it is not different enough for people that have last year’s jersey either.

Some people want every different edition though. They’ll buy it and the Blues will make money. That’s how these things go.

The overall design is fine. It looks good.

Overall there was not much change in any of the new jerseys. Only about three or four teams actually look different.

It’s up to each person to decide whether they like any changes at this point.