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Best NHL Jerseys: Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs have traditionally had some of the best jerseys in the NHL. That’s because they found what works and they stuck with it. Over the past 80 years, they’ve kept the same design and only made very subtle changes. Funny what happens when you go with what’s simple and with what works.
The Maple Leafs have always had two colors: blue and white. Blue and white are two colors that complement each other extremely well. Toronto has never decided to get too fancy with the uniforms because they’ve never had to. The only major change that they have made since the 1960’s is getting rid of a big white stripe. Speaking of which, their alternates (a replica of the sweaters they wore when they won the Stanley Cup in the late 60’s) are very nice. Gives Toronto two very solid uniforms to choose from. While their two home uniforms aren’t that different, they don’t need to be. They’re beautiful just the way they are.
Their third jerseys might just be the best in the NHL, according to Leafs Nation.
"The font, although quirky, feels more like a hockey font – more movement, strength and personality – than their current usage of Kabel, which is just too friendly and passive of a font for use in a hockey logo. It’s like having Barney Rubble on your hockey team. But aside from the logo, this is another example of the Leafs continuously reaching back into their history for a jersey redesign, using the exact same pattern from the 1927-34 jerseys (ranked last on this list), but obviously not in the crazy over-repetitve manner that those jerseys used. The result is a striking and bold jersey design – simple, yet strong and distinctive. It really is a well-designed jersey with the laces at the collar, the logo I talked about earlier, and all matched with the elegant simplicity of blue and white. The only drawback, the bar of blue on the shoulders. A minor quibble, and not enough to keep it from the top spot. This is one of the finest jerseys for any hockey team in the league to wear, so if anybody mocks you for being a Leafs fan, remember that there’s a very good chance that at least your team has a better looking jersey than their team has ever had. – Leafs Nation"
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