The Toronto Maple Leafs have an illustrious history as an NHL franchise. They are one of the original members of the NHL club (Original Six), won 13 championships (which is 2nd league wide behind the Montreal Canadiens), and are the league's most valuable franchise with an estimated net worth of 1 billion dollars. The team's history played a part in the creation of this throwback jersey to serve as an alternate to their home and away sweaters. Going with the traditional Leafs style, the jersey features the detailed old school Maple Leaf crest and the blue filled neckline. I also think the use of slim lettering and numbers was a better way to go instead of the bold that is used for the home and away jerseys. The minimized emphasis on stripes for this jersey also works well because it doesn't clutter the space and is used for outlining purposes.
My final thoughts: Bringing back an old style almost always succeeds and this jersey is one of the front runners. It's a shame that they got rid of this one and replaced it with a simplistic dark jersey that mirrors their home jersey.
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