Deep Blue Sea: The Hartford Whalers live on

When the Sharks unveiled their new third jersey last week, there were some — and we won’t name names here — who were disappointed the Sharks didn’t choose a more retro style for their collection.

Of course, the Sharks weren’t the only ones who went more modern with an alternate home jersey. The Carolina Hurricanes created a black jersey with a double storm warning flag attached to a hockey stick in a really cool logo and jersey redesign.

But NHL fans have a hard time letting go of what is arguably one of the best logos and color schemes in NHL history — the Hartford Whalers, who went on to eventually become the Carolina Hurricanes.

So paying homage to their franchise’s history, the Hurricanes unveiled a special two-nights-against-Boston-only jersey, throwing it back to the franchise whence they came.

It’s back. 🐳

12.23.18 » https://t.co/aFma1rQhaE pic.twitter.com/MZ9t6YEFof

— Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) September 27, 2018

Of course, some people are still mad because of course they are.

Can the regular season just come back already?

News & Notes

• The Carolina Hurricanes are going retro: Hurricanes to sport Whalers throwbacks
• The Carolina Hurricanes unveiled Hartford Whalers throwbacks and people are mad online
• Pierre Dorion explains the shocking move of placing Zack Smith on waivers: Dorion: Waiving Smith ‘performance-related’
• Remember McDavid’s GQ spread? It’s Auston Matthews’ turn: Auston Matthews Is Ready for His Close-Up
• A long broadcasting career is coming to a close: Bob Cole returns for 50th and final season on Hockey Night in Canada
• Kurz expands on yesterday’s Karlsson story: Sharks defensemen Erik Karlsson and Marc-Edouard Vlasic ‘might be the best pair in the NHL’/

Scores & Recaps

• New York Rangers 4, Philadelphia Flyers 2 [Blueshirt Banter recap, Broad Street Hockey]
• Florida Panthers 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 6 [Litter Box Cats gamethread, Raw Charge]
• Arizona Coyotes 2, Edmonton Oilers 3 (OT) [Five For Howling, The Copper & Blue gamethread]
• New Jersey Devils 5, Winnipeg Jets 3 [All About The Jersey recap, Arctic Ice Hockey gamethread]
• Ottawa Senators 2, Chicago Blackhawks 1 [Silver Seven gamethread, Second City Hockey recap]/