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New Jersey Devils: 2 Reasons New Jersey Is A Miss And 1 Reasons It’s Not So Bad

By Nick Villano

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MARCH 06: Nathan Bastian #14 and Travis Zajac #19 of the New Jersey Devils talk during a stop in play in the third period against the New York Rangers at Prudential Center on March 06, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey.A limited number of fans are in attendance due to COVID-19 restrictions.The New York Rangers defeated the New Jersey Devils 6-3. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MARCH 06: Nathan Bastian #14 and Travis Zajac #19 of the New Jersey Devils talk during a stop in play in the third period against the New York Rangers at Prudential Center on March 06, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey.A limited number of fans are in attendance due to COVID-19 restrictions.The New York Rangers defeated the New Jersey Devils 6-3. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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Negative: The Crest

There are a few issues with the crest. For one, the Devils have one of the best logos in sports. It’s one of the few that really shouldn’t be touched. There’s the iconic NY for the New York Yankees, there’s an iconic star for the Dallas Cowboys, that dope Bulls logo in Chicago, and there are actually a few logos that are awesome in hockey. The Carolina Hurricanes normal crest is so much better than the “Canes” writing across the chest they sometimes wear.

This feels like a similar drop off. The “jersey” written in script lettering if fine as a concept. I actually don’t mind that they went with “Jersey” over “New Jersey”. I feel like more people refer to the state without the “New” more often than not. However, this felt like it would be better as a shoulder logo concept.

It could be better if they were tied to the written out “Jersey” concept. Could they have used the “J” from the current Devils crest where they could have that Devils flair still? It just seems like this was the perfect place to have our logo.

It’s the biggest miss on the whole jersey. It makes it easy for other teams to make fun of them, since the jersey literally says jersey on it. We’re sure someone brought this up, but if they didn’t they should have. Not everyone is going to like everything new that comes out, but the front of this jersey seems to be close to universally panned.

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