Well, folks, that's getting debunked as fake. I watched a video this morning of the jersey select screen and the away and third jerseys are still locked, plus Chris from Icethetics just confirmed the leak is fake.

Well, folks, that's getting debunked as fake. I watched a video this morning of the jersey select screen and the away and third jerseys are still locked, plus Chris from Icethetics just confirmed the leak is fake.

We also have new details on the Sabres' new third jersey. It's royal blue and celebrates the history of Buffalo hockey with a vintage white script across the chest inspired by the old Buffalo Bisons club. Beneath the script and set to the right side is the Sabres' 40th anniversary mark — the retro logo with 19 and 70 inside the blue circle.

The striping is somewhat unusual. Both the sleeves and bottom of the sweater feature two sets of yellow double-stripes — for a total of four stripes each around the sleeves an waist, perhaps symbolic of each decade the team has existed. The collar is yellow with vintage white laces.

Most important, the stripes around the waist are reversed. Gold should be in the middle, with blue/silver above and below. It is different from the original '70s jersey in that regard.

Also, while there is thin silver piping running up the sides of the sweater, it's not nearly as heavy-handed as what you see in the viral image. And of course the image is blurry, as you would expect for something of this nature. So I can't see whether it has the silver stripes around the waist and sleeves. The real thing does, just like the new home jersey.

Also, some have asked about the silver "armpits." I haven't seen that part of the white sweater so I can't answer that. My guess would be that it mirrors the blue one, so it probably will.

once again, just got these from phil, not confirmed as real or fake, but the match up with the descriptions on icethetics








jersey pics from twitter

the alternate jersey would have been better if "BUFFALO" was a little bigger. besides that though, its a decent, vintage looking, jersey.

as for the white. does anyone else think that having the silver accents is pointless? i do. i would have preferred to have had wider stripes on the arms and bottom along with (if necessary) blue piping.

that being said, i still want the white one.

If I had decided to jerk off instead, I probably wouldn't be paying child support...

If I had decided to jerk off instead, I probably wouldn't be paying child support...

I have a few different, random thoughts on this year's set of jerseys:

- I wish there was no silver at all. But, given that decision not changing, I like the way the home & away jerseys look.

- I think both the home & away jerseys look sharp and are a huge upgrade over the slug-o-rific home and away jerseys we had last year.

- The 3rd jersey is disappointing to me. I don't like throwing the numbers on the original logo and the striping. If they are going retro, the striping should have looked like this:



But all in all, I am really happy that the slug is dead.

I think the white one might be an elaborate fake