Opinion: Stop bringing back old jerseys and calling them ‘new’

Vancouver Canucks jerseys are like Taylor Swift albums: There’s one for every era.

When you see the “ Flying Skate ,” images of Trevor Linden and Pavel Bure instinctively pop into your mind. The original orca jerseys draw memories of the West Coast Express line; the blue and green orcas belong to the Sedins and the current jerseys are for Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes (though the difference between the latter two is underwhelming).

It extends to the early days of the franchise, too — The “ Flying V ” was the banner of Stan Smyl and Thomas Gradin, while the stick-in-rink belongs to Orland Kurtenbach and the rest of the original squad.

But when you see the Edmonton Oilers’ current setup, do you associate it with Wayne Gretzky, Taylor Hall or Connor McDavid? It’s a nice jer