The 2011 Third String Goalie Jersey Bracket - The Finals

Today is the final day of the 2011 Third String Goalie Jersey Bracket to determine which one NHL jersey we feel stands alone above all others.

As a reminder, some very basic rules we used were to use an online bracket creator to randomly seed all 86 NHL jerseys used this season as documented by NHLUniforms.com, leaving out any one time only jerseys such as those worn in the Winter or Heritage Classic, giving the top 16 seeds in random order to the Original 6. Beyond that, we let the chips fall where they may. Now, on to the competition!

To follow along with the tournament as it develops, please visit our bracket online.

Matchup #1 of the Sweet 16 is #1 the Chicago Blackhawks Alternate against #16 the Toronto Maple Leafs Home jersey. The Blackhawks win due to their three colors, black, red and off white, which elevates them above the Maple Leafs two color jersey. Chicago's central stripe around the body adds even more visual interest, tipping the scales to the Blackhawks.

Matchup #2 gives us #8 the Chicago Blackhawks Road jersey taking on #9 the Toronto Maple Leafs Alternate jersey in another Chicago vs. Toronto meeting. Tough to call, but we're going to give this one to the Maple Leafs in overtime. Toronto's excellent use of this jersey for special occasions on the ice, such as the annual Hockey Hall of Fame Game, shows the rest of the league how a third jersey should be used. Add in the blue shoulders and the Leafs eek out a close one over a true classic.

Matchup #3 brings #4 the Detroit Red Wings Home jersey up against #13 the Chicago Blackhawks Home jersey. The Blackhawks prevail in this one with a wider margin that you might anticipate. The greater contrast gained with the use of black on Chicago's jersey makes it more visually appealing than the lower contrast Red Wings jersey.

Matchup #4 sees #28 the Los Angeles Kings Vintage jersey taking on #12 the New York Rangers Home jersey. Similar to the previous battle, the Rangers red, white and blue jumps out at you more than the Kings darker purple and elemental gold stripes. There's a reason the Rangers jersey has been around so long, and a reason the Kings moved on from their original jerseys. Rangers advance.

Matchup #5 pairs #66 the Edmonton Oilers Home jersey and #82 the Minnesota Wild Home sweaters. It's time to face the facts. If the Oilers had not won five Stanley Cups in this jersey, it would not be as revered. Bluntly, blue and orange trimmed in white is a rather garish color scheme and Minnesota prevails in this battle.

Matchup #6 sees #71 the Washington Capitals Home jersey paired against #10 the New York Rangers Road jersey. The clock strikes midnight for the Capitals new fangled Reebok piping-heavy Edge jersey in the face of the Rangers road jersey with it's unique shoulder striping and classic diagonal cresting.

Matchup #7 pairs #3 the Detroit Red Wings Road jersey against #14 the Montreal Canadiens Home jersey. Montreal's blue chest and arm stripes add a punch of contrast to the Habs long time jerseys giving them the win over Detroit's classic sweaters. A strong matchup to be certain, but a regulation win for the Canadiens.

Matchup #8 sees #15 the Minnesota Wild Alternate jersey taking on #11 the New York Rangers Alternate jersey. A tough one for two similar jerseys. Diagonal from left to right, or right to left? Both sweaters use off-white for a retro feel and have lace up collars for an added touch. In the end, Minnesota's jersey falls short because we feel it needed a shot of red, preferably around the upper arms where the sleeve numbers are placed. We also like the Rangers striping style a bit more when compared to the Wild's single wide stripe with a smaller stripe of the same color just above.

The Elite 8 now move on to the quarterfinals in Round 5, which kicks off with a heavyweight slugfest in Matchup #1 with #1 the Chicago Blackhawks Alternate against #9 the Toronto Maple Leafs Alternate jersey in another Chicago vs. Toronto meeting. Things really start getting tough at this point. The two jerseys have similar considerations with their vintage themes, and while the Maple Leafs jersey is a fantastic sweater, the striking color scheme of the Blackhawks carries the day in a close fight.

Things do not get any easier with Matchup #2 as #13 the Chicago Blackhawks Home jersey squares off against #12 the New York Rangers Home jersey. Both teams have great color schemes . The Rangers get huge points for their diagonal lettering, which has influenced jerseys from the early days of the NHL right though to today, while the Blackhawks score points for their great secondary crossed tomahawks secondary logos, which the Rangers jersey lacks. Both have similar striping patterns while New York has a lace up collar which Chicago does not. In double overtime, your winner based on having secondary logos, which makes for a more complete package, is the Blackhawks.

Matchup #3 is another slugfest with #82 the Minnesota Wild Home sweaters paired against #10 the New York Rangers Road jersey. Holding up the honor of the rest of the league against the Original 6, Minnesota prevails due to our bias against white jerseys when compared to their colorful dark jerseys. No jersey has created a brand for it's club more than Minnesota's excellent faux-back.

Matchup #7 pairs #14 the Montreal Canadiens Home jersey against #11 the New York Rangers Alternate jersey. While New York puts up a good fight, the overall look is rather dark and the retro "New York " font on the front is beyond plain, rather easily tipping the scales to the Canadiens brighter look. Montreal moves on.

The semifinals begin with an all Chicago matchup as #1 the Chicago Blackhawks Alternate take on #13 the Chicago Blackhawks Home jersey. The home jersey loses points since the arm striping pattern does not match the waist striping. Additionally, the alternate's more sinister coloring makes even the smallest of their players seem bigger on the ice. The central chest stripe is a bold statement done in off-white which really draws your attention to the incredible main logo while the lace up collar really completes the package as the alternate moves on to the finals.

The second semifinal pairs #82 the Minnesota Wild Home jersey paired against #14 the Montreal Canadiens Home jersey. We love the Wild home jersey, but in the end we have a few too many nit-picks for it to defeat Montreal. We never embraced the abrupt way the sleeves of the original version met the body, something that was actually improved on with the Reebok Edge version, as the red shoulder area now carries down into the green space like the white shoulders of the road Red Wings jersey takes a bite out of the top of the red sleeves. Still, the first time we saw these jerseys we thought that a central green chest stripe would have been a perfect addition and against the Wild jerseys above all else, the font for the numbers is one of the worst in the league and a huge missed opportunity. A much more retro looking font, like the one used by Detroit for one season in 1982-83 or even better the New York Rangers drop shadowed numbers would have been ideal. Unless you bring your complete "A" game, you cannot beat the Montreal Canadiens at their own game, and the Habs move on to the finals as the last of the non-Orignal 6 falls.

It all comes down to the #1 the Chicago Blackhawks Alternate versus #14 the Montreal Canadiens Home jersey. While the Blackhawks jersey has secondary logos and a lace up collar, there's just something about the iconic Canadiens jersey which just appeals to us more. The width of the central stripe on Chicago's jersey just seems too wide after a lifetime of having the Canadiens jersey set the standard.

The dark circle around the smaller size Indian head compresses the size, making the details a bit harder to make out, while the bolder Montreal "CH" logo jumps out at you quite easily and some points gained by the Blackhawks secondary logo are tempered by it's thinner size compared to the current version worn on the home and away jerseys.

In the end, the title of the Best Jersey in the NHL goes to the oldest jersey in the NHL, as the Canadiens iconic red sweater with it's blue central chest band dates back to 1912 when it was first introduced as an alternate jersey to be worn against the Ottawa Senators, as both clubs were wearing multi-striped barberpole jerseys at the time.

The sweater was adopted full time for the following season of 1913-14 with a "CA" logo (for Canadien Athletic Club) and white trim now separating the blue stripe from the red body. The central chest stripe was repeated on the arms beginning in 1915. The "CA" logo evolved into the "CH" logo after a change in ownership in 1916-17, which also saw the blue and white stripes appear together at the bottom of the jersey for the first time, creating essentially the jersey they have worn ever since.

Details may have changed over time with outlines around the logo and various collar striping tweaks and the comings and goings of lace up or v-neck collars, but the jersey has remained the iconic jersey in the game of hockey, if not all of sports, influencing many other hockey sweaters since. The club has remained true to it's design over time, including holding their ground against the revolutionary change to the Reebok Edge jerseys, which saw the elimination of many team's waist striping. The jersey also has the distinction of having been worn by numerous Hockey Hall of Famers who have captured 24 Stanley Cups dating back to 1916, by far the most of any franchise.

Canadiens legends Jean Beliveau, Maurice Richard and Guy Lafleur model the Canadiens famous red sweaters while celebrating the club's many Stanley Cups

Congratulation to the Montreal Canadiens iconic home sweaters, the winner of the 2011 Third String Goalie Jersey Bracket and thanks to you for reading and we hope you enjoyed the tournament.

The 2011 Third String Goalie Jersey Bracket - Round 3

With college basketball's, "March Madness" having concluded last night and college hockey's Frozen Four taking place this week, brackets are currently all the rage to determine the best of the best, hence we bring you the 3rd Round of the 2011 Third String Goalie Jersey Bracket to determine which NHL jersey we feel stands alone above all others.

As a reminder, some very basic rules we used were to use an online bracket creator to randomly seed all 86 NHL jerseys used this season as documented by NHLUniforms.com, leaving out any one time only jerseys such as those worn in the Heritage Classic, giving the top 16 seeds in random order to the Original 6. Beyond that, we let the chips fall where they may. Now, on to Round 3!

Matchup #1 of Round 3 is #1 the Chicago Blackhawks Alternate against #33 the San Jose Sharks Alternate. Chicago steamrolls the Sharks with their awesome alternate first worn at the Winter Classic they hosted at Wrigley Field. There's just nothing to dislike about this jersey. A great color scheme, wonderful retro logo, lace up collar and secondary logos score points in all categories, as does maintaining the use of their regular and unique number font, ensuring continuity across their entire set.

Matchup #2 has #16 the Toronto Maple Leafs Home jersey up against then #81 the Phoenix Coyotes Road. All the things that make the Coyotes road sweater a good one are inspired by jerseys like the Maple Leafs home jersey with it's classic hockey striping, lace up collar and simple color scheme. Respect your elders. Toronto advances.

Matchup #3 gives us #8 the Chicago Blackhawks Road jersey taking on #40 the Calgary Flames Road jersey. Another no contest as the Flames are doused by having a retro lace up collar combined with their modern striping template. It's a clash of eras and cannot compare to the timeless Blackhawks look which dates back to 1955.

Matchup #4 is #9 the Toronto Maple Leafs Alternate up against the #41 the Buffalo Sabres Road jersey. A tough challenge for the Sabres which they cannot quite overcome. Toronto learned from the Turn Back the Clock throwbacks first worn in 1991-92 by the Original 6 teams and incorporated the multi-point leaf logo as the shoulder patch on their jerseys the following season. In 2000 they took that one step farther and created this beautiful alternate jersey which owes it's inspiration to the 1958 Maple Leafs jerseys.

Matchup #5 brings #4 the Detroit Red Wings Home jersey up against #36 the Ottawa Senators Alternate jersey. We've acknowledged we like the Senators black alternate jerseys more than most people, but would we really pick it over the Red Wings iconic home jerseys? No, of course not. The winged wheel motors on.

Matchup #6 sees #13 the Chicago Blackhawks Home jersey taking on #84 the Philadelphia Flyers Road jersey. Somehow the Blackhawks get points for sticking with their same design for so long, but the Flyers get penalized for the same thing. It doesn't sound fair, but when you choose to immortalize a hockey sweater from the 1950's when things were done right, you get a classic. But when you immortalize a style from the late 60's and early 70's, you get a jersey that looks dated, and having the stripes run down the length of the arms and then wrap around the wrists was not a good style to settle on for all eternity.

Matchup #7 sees #5 the Boston Bruins Alternate jersey taking on #28 the Los Angeles Kings Vintage jersey. As much as we like the Bruins alternate, we just cannot forgive the omission of any waist striping essential for jersey perfection. Combine that with our genuine excitement whenever the Kings wear their vintage jerseys gives Los Angeles the win.

Matchup #8 has #12 the New York Rangers Home jersey against #21 the St. Louis Blues Home jersey. If this were 2001 or 1981, St. Louis would have put up a heck of a fight, but the apron string piping, and odd white slashes just below the shoulders doom the Reebok template to the scrap heap.

Matchup #9 pairs #66 the Edmonton Oilers Home jersey and #31 the Florida Panthers Road jersey. Florida's tournament, and it's Reebok template, come to a merciful end at the hands of the Oilers dynasty jerseys.

Matchup #10 is #15 the Montreal Canadiens Road jersey paired against #82 the Minnesota Wild Home sweaters. The Wild's retro themed home jerseys nearly make you forget that the team was not a member of the Original 6 and have only been around 10 years. Montreal's solid road jerseys put up a fight, but Minnesota's unique faux-back lives to fight another day.

Matchup #11 sees #71 the Washington Capitals Home jersey paired against #39 the Los Angeles Kings Home jersey. The Capitals move on thanks to their modern take on their original logo as we've never cared much for the Kings current crown logo, as we find it too busy and detailed for it's size, and really do not care for the number font on the back at all.

Matchup #12 has #10 the New York Rangers Road facing off against #23 the Dallas Stars Home jersey. Another blowout in favor of a classic design over the minimalistic and generic Stars home jersey as the worst jersey remaining in the tournament is easily ousted.

Matchup #13 pairs #3 the Detroit Red Wings Road jersey against #30 the Philadelphia Flyers Home jersey. Not being a fan of the Flyers stripes down the arms which wrap around the wrists puts them at a disadvantage when facing the Red Wing white body with red sleeves. We particularly like how the white shoulders take a notch out of the top of the top of the red arms and reward Detroit with the win.

Matchup #14 has #14 the Montreal Canadiens Home jerseys facing the #46 St. Louis Blues Alternate jersey. Montreal's iconic red jersey is just too much for the Blues terrific new alternate to overcome. An unfortunately tough draw for St. Louis sees it bounced from the competition.

Matchup #15 sees #15 the Minnesota Wild Alternate jersey taking on #27 the Carolina Hurricanes Home jersey. The simplicity of the Wild's green alt is pleasing to the eyes, while Carolina's jersey just throws too much at the viewer all at once with it's repeating geometric waist stripe and swirling main crest. We also just can't get past the Hurricanes logo having the puck in the center upside down and die-hard Whalers fan's description of it being a puck flushed down a toilet. The Wild move on.

Matchup #16, the final one of Round 3, has #11 the New York Rangers Alternate jersey against #22 the Tampa Bay Lightning Road jersey. The Rangers excellent new alternate keeps their tradition of great third jerseys alive. The use of antique white makes this retro design even more effective. Although a new design, whenever we see it, it just looks like it's been around for ages. A clear win for the Rangers over Tampa's stark whites, which look too much like a practice jersey to advance any further.

The Original 6 had another strong round winning 11 of 13 possible matchups but will begin to face each other in the quarterfinals. Tomorrow is the final day of the tournament, as the sweet 16 battle it out all the way to the finals as we crown our champion in the 2011 Third String Goalie Jersey Bracket!

To follow along with the tournament as it develops, please visit our bracket online.

The 2011 Third String Goalie Jersey Bracket - Round 2

With college basketball's, "March Madness" concluding tonight and college hockey's Frozen Four taking place this week, brackets are currently all the rage to determine the best of the best, hence we bring you the 2nd Round of the 2011 Third String Goalie Jersey Bracket to determine which NHL jersey we feel stands alone above all others.

As a reminder, some very basic rules we used were to use an online bracket creator to randomly seed all 86 NHL jerseys used this season as documented by NHLUniforms.com, leaving out any one time only jerseys such as those worn in the Winter Classic, giving the top 16 seeds in random order to the Original 6. Beyond that, we let the chips fall where they may. Now, on to Round 2!

To follow along with the tournament as it develops, please visit our bracket online.

Matchup #1 of Round 2, is #1 the Chicago Blackhawks Alternate against #65 the Pittsburgh Penguins Alternate. Both jerseys were born out of the Winter Classic, but Chicago's gorgeous jerseys based on their 1935 sweaters are no match for the Penguins powder blues.

Matchup #2 has #32 the Washington Capitals Road jersey up against #33 the San Jose Sharks Alternate. While we like the Capitals road jersey well enough, the Sharks sinister alternate gets the nod for it's menacing look.

Matchup #3 has #16 the Toronto Maple Leafs Home jersey up against the #49 New York Islanders Home jersey. In a tough, tough call the Maple Leafs advance over the Islanders due to the improvements made with this new jersey over it's predecessor. Reverting back to the single color numbers, adding a white collar with laces and a return of the waist stripes and vintage Maple Leaf shoulder patches make this once again everything a classic hockey jersey should be. Costing the Islanders points is the annoying shirt tail look being enhanced by the lower white portion of the Islanders striping pattern.

Matchup #4 is #17 Nashville Predators Home jersey taking on #81 the Phoenix Coyotes Road. The Coyotes stay alive for no other reason that the fact the sleeves on the Predators turn white halfway down the arm for absolutely no fathomable reason whatsoever. The apron strings don't help either.

Matchup #5 gives us #8 the Chicago Blackhawks Road jersey against #72 the San Jose Sharks Road jersey. Chicago easily advances with it's iconic logo and solid color scheme easily handling any jersey containing teal and orange.

Matchup #6 has #25 the Vancouver Canucks Vintage jersey taking on #40 the Calgary Flames Road jersey. Surprisingly, the Flames win over the Canucks, as their vintage jersey is just too similar to both their white road jersey and their blue alternate, which also uses the stick in rink logo, albeit the modernized version. We know it was based on their original jerseys, but it just didn't stand out from the rest of their set in the least.

Matchup #7 is #9 the Toronto Maple Leafs Alternate up against the #73 Vancouver Canucks Home jersey. Vancouver doesn't stand a chance against the finest alternate jersey in league history. The simple striping, colored shoulders and vintage logo make this jersey more than Vancouver's cluttered home jersey can handle.

Matchup #8 has #24 the Ottawa Senators Home jersey up against #41 the Buffalo Sabres Road jersey. While Buffalo's home jersey has a modernized look when compared to the original, the Sabres white road jersey visually adheres more closely to the original Sabres sweaters of the 1970's since the silver does not stand out as much against the white background. Meanwhile the Senators home jersey, while sharing the better of Reebok's limited number of 2007 templates, it pales in comparison to the previous generation of Sens jerseys, particularly due to it's lack of waist stripes. Decision Sabres.

Matchup #9 brings #4 the Detroit Red Wings Home jersey up against #61 the San Jose Sharks Home jersey. Any jersey that evokes memories of Gordie Howe puts a headlock on a teal jersey and day of the week.

Matchup #10 has #29 the Anaheim Ducks Road jersey and #36 the Ottawa Senators Alternate jersey paired up. Despite popular opinion regularly trashing the Senators alternates, we like every aspect of the jersey, save for the cresting on the front, as we personally favor red and black. If only they would have put a proper crest on the front this would have been a blowout. The Ducks reedy wordmark and overly thick numbers score no points with us. Sens advance.

Matchup #11 sees #13 the Chicago Blackhawks Home jersey taking on long time rivals #52 the St. Louis Blues Road jersey. In past times this would have been a knock down, drag out contest, but the Edge version of the Blues jersey pales in comparison to the Blues jerseys of the past, giving Chicago an easy win.

Matchup #12 has #20 the Ottawa Senators Road jersey versus #84 the Philadelphia Flyers Road jersey. The Senators white jersey is the weakest of their three, while the Flyers Winter Classic-bred road jersey is lightyears ahead of their first Edge jerseys making for an easy time for the Flyers.

Matchup #13 sees #5 the Boston Bruins Alternate jersey enter the competition against #69 the Pittsburgh Penguins Road jersey. The Bruins alternate logo, a modernization of it's original logo from the 1920's rules from the highest mountain. Thankfully they did not put it on a gold sweater. We have to take it down a notch for not having waist stripes, but it still easily wins over the white Penguins jersey, which is not as strong as it's home counterpart.

Matchup #14 is #28 the Los Angeles Kings Vintage jersey up against #37 the Phoenix Coyotes Home jersey. Phoenix deserves better, but they exit the competition when faced with the revival of the Kings original sweaters, which were a thrill to see in action. Phoenix isn't bad at all, it's just not as exciting as the Kings.

Matchup #15 has #12 the New York Rangers Home jersey in a tough pairing with #53 the New Jersey Devils Road jersey. The Devils road jersey is a darn fine jersey, but when compared with the diagonally lettered pioneer and the jersey which gave the team it's nickname "The Broadway Blueshirts", the Devils come up short.

Matchup #16 sees #21 the St. Louis Blues Home jersey taking on #85 the Florida Panthers Alternate. While the Panthers alternate is a respectable jersey in many ways, St. Louis' blue jerseys with their yellow numbers have been an NHL staple since 1967, even with the apron strings. St. Louis moves on.

Matchup #17 begins the bottom half of the bracket, paring #2 the Boston Bruins Home jersey against #66 the Edmonton Oilers Home jersey. A close battle which goes into overtime, minor details determine the Oilers dynasty revival jerseys move into Round 3, as the Bruins overly busy three color names on the back prove to be the difference between these two fine jerseys.

Matchup #18 is frankly a stinker as #31 the Florida Panthers Road jersey meets the #34 Dallas Stars Alternate jersey. Since both of Dallas' white jerseys are less interesting than a wet paper towel, somehow Florida's mediocre jerseys with needless piping and arm stripes that don't go all the way around the arm manages to survive. For now.

Matchup #19 gets back to the serious contenders, with #15 the Montreal Canadiens Road jersey meeting #50 the Pittsburgh Penguins Home jersey. The classic Montreal white jerseys with their colored shoulders date back to 1941 and take a closer than expected win over the Penguins black home jerseys. The revival of the original skating penguin logo was solid move, but the pale "old gold" color makes us long for the return to the black and yellow colors of the Penguins of old.

Matchup #20 has #18 the Dallas Stars Road jersey against the #82 Minnesota Wild Home sweaters. As bad as the Stars jerseys are, that's how good the Wild's are. Minnesota gets it, Dallas simply does not.

Matchup #21 is #7 the Boston Bruins Road jerseys against #71 the Washington Capitals Home jerseys. Boston has probably changed jerseys more than any other Original 6 club. Had they only stuck with their 1974-1990 jerseys, they likely would have won, but the Captials advance with one of the better jerseys of the Edge era as the Bruins are one and done.

Matchup #22 unfortunately paired #26 the Los Angeles Kings Road jersey with the #39 Los Angeles Kings Home jersey. The black homes advance for making the Kings look more intimidating than their road white brothers.

Matchup #23 sees #10 the New York Rangers Road facing off against the #74 New Jersey Devils Home jerseys. New York and New Jersey once again meet in Round 2. Another tough contest goes to the Rangers in overtime for their unique shoulder striping treatment, something we are amazed has not been appropriated by other clubs.

Matchup #24 is #23 the Dallas Stars Home jerseys against #42 the Edmonton Oilers Road jerseys. Two terrible sweaters, but someone has to win, and the game goes to Dallas for having stripes that go all the way around the arms and no senseless apron string piping.

Matchup #25 pairs #3 the Detroit Red Wings Road jersey against the #52 Buffalo Sabres Alternate. While the Sabres alternate is a fine effort, what it's trying to say is "What if we were around a long time and kept our sweaters as long as the Red Wings have kept theirs?" Detroit moves on.

Matchup #26 sees #30 the Philadelphia Flyers Home jerseys taking on the #35 Colorado Avalanche Home jerseys. Philadelphia's return to the basics with the addition of the early 1970's contrasting color nameplate easily defeats Colorado's Reebok template done up this time in Colorado's colors.

Matchup #27 has #14 the Montreal Canadiens Home jerseys schooling the #78 Phoenix Coyotes Alternate jerseys. Montreal's iconic red sweaters with the blue band easily dispatch the Coyotes modern jerseys.

Matchup #28 is the #19 Vancouver Canucks Road jersey facing the #46 St. Louis Blues Alternate jersey. The Blues gorgeous navy blue alternate bounces the Canucks white sweaters from the competition in a walkover.

Matchup #29 sees #6 the Toronto Maple Leafs Road jersey taking on #59 the Minnesota Wild Alternate jersey. A big upset in overtime, Minnesota advances in a shootout with their highly effective faux-back jersey, lucky to have not faced Toronto's blue or throwback.

Matchup #30 features #27 the Carolina Hurricanes Home jerseys and #38 the Florida Panthers Home jersey. Carolina's home jerseys have it all going for them, clever waist striping, one of the too few italicized number fonts in the NHL and a red and black color scheme. Now nearly 15 years old, it's showing no signs of going anywhere. Florida just can't compete when saddled with a Reebok template they would do themselves a favor by dumping yesterday.

Matchup #31 has #11 the New York Rangers Alternate jersey taking on #75 the Calgary Flames Alternate jersey. A tough contest which goes the way of the Rangers, as their tribute to their early days is a simple, effective jersey that shows that less is more.

Matchup #32 brings Round 2 to a close, as #22 the Tampa Bay Lightning Road jersey faces off against #43 the Atlanta Thrashers Road. What a down note to end this round on. Tampa's white jersey only exists because it has to. Still, we give it the nod over the Thrashers road white, which is so inferior to it's predecessor it's not funny.

Following Round 2, 13 of the 16 Original 6 jerseys continue on to tomorrow's Round 3.