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Leaked Sabres jersey designs hint at end of ‘Buffaslug’ uniforms

Michael Grier, Paul Gaustad

Buffalo Sabres right winger Michael Grier, right, reacts after Sabres center Paul Gaustad, left, scored during the first period of the NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Buffalo, N.Y. on Saturday, Mar. 27, 2010. Sabres Gaustad had two goals in the first period. Buffalo won 7-1. (AP Photo/Don Heupel)

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One of the perks of getting NHL ’11 on or around its launch day comes when you see the game’s uniforms and team logos. Back when Reebok changed the way hockey jerseys were designed with their “Edge” series, hockey video games were sometimes a treasure trove of sweater sneak peeks.

While it’s been a long time coming, the game adds even more validity to

(New road jersey, click to enlarge)

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(Alternate home jersey, click to enlarge)

Puck Daddy has a review of the possible third jerseys, which seem to be inspired by a popular alternative design by the Minnesota Wild.

The alt-sweater takes the retro theme popularized by the Minnesota Wild and, in our eyes, improves on it. The “BUFFALO” on the front echoes that of the Buffalo Bison in the AHL, while that little logo underneath of it is the Sabres’ anniversary mark, with the year 1970 inside of it. It’s sharper looking than the concept that leaked earlier this year, which was too baseball-ish.

It’s fine (and fun) to nitpick the designs, but I’m just glad they made an improvement over that Gerbil of Death design they previously flaunted. As the blog Icethetics points out, these uniforms haven’t been confirmed by the team, but it seems like the franchise is finally giving fans what they want: the old design. More or less.