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nailed it! well most of it lol

Hey Guys, I have a friend who attended the marketing/design meetings for the new Canucks jerseys and he gave me some very interesting information regarding the new jerseys. This guy is extremely reliable but take it however you want. 1. The "VANCOUVER" is officially gone. 2. The Orca is still the primary logo and will be larger and moved due to the removal of the "VANCOUVER" 3. There is little to no change to the collar. However, he did mention something regarding the NHL logo on the collar being moved down a bit. (Cant fully rememeber) 4. The third jersey will be royal blue and will have a brand new logo involving the stick. He stated that the logo is a tweak to the classic stick and rink and is something that we have seen before. My guess is that it will be something like the stick in the 50th anniversary logo. Potential a stick facing vertically compared to the original horizontal stick. He noted that he absolutely hated the logo and the third jerseys. 5. The primary jerseys will also have new shoulder patches. My guess here is it will be the "50" with the stick in it. 6. the 4th jerseys as we already know are going to be the classic skate jersey. During our conversation, he also stated that the Aqualini's absolutely love the classic stick and rink logo. He stated that designs were suggested by other groups including Adidas which were absolutely beautiful. These designs had a lot more green in the primary and third jerseys and different logo's were presented, however were ultimatley nixed by the Aqualini's. He said this has been a reoccurring issue with the Aqualini's. He mentioned the new updated stick and rink logo with the curved stick ( current third jersey and shoulder patch) was pushed by the Aqualinis and was the worst selling third jersey in the NHL. Once again, due to there love for the stick and rink logo. He also mentioned that the third jerseys were royal blue because the Aqualinis wanted a blue jersey so there would be more blue in the stands. They want to create an environment similar to other teams around professional sports. Once again, take this however you want but I am confident that these points will hold true. GO CANUCKS GO!

I am not as high on Matt Boldy compared to others in this thread but do like aspects of his game. For starters, he is a smooth player with very good vision and a heavy shot. I also love his ability of getting lost and finding open ice in the offensive zone. He has a knack for this and it is one of the most underrated aspects of his game imo. Lastly, I love his release. he is a guy that doesn't need time to shoot. The puck is off his stick fast. However, the thing that concerns me the most about Boldy is the way he skates and his movement on the ice. I see a guy that is floating into the offensive zone far too often and a player that isn't moving his legs nearly enough. I see a guy that enters the offensive zone gliding, waiting for his line mates to get open rather than making something happen for his line linemates. I also see a guy that is a little on the perimeter side, and didn't see many highlights of him scoring goals in the paint. Overall, I think he is the definition of a skilled player. However, I worry about his game 5 on 5 at the NHL level due to the reason outlined above. Just my two cents from the few clips and highlights I've seen. Currently, I have him outside the top 10 but definitely need to look at him a little closer and in depth.