I think we all knew we wouldn't get it in the first game against the Kings being that it was a road game. Our first home game was against Utah, who were playing their first ever regular season game as the Mammoth, so maybe we give them the spotlight and wait.

Saturday is at home against arguably our biggest rival and a great time for it, but despite the Avs teasing the jersey on Thursday, we come out in the old thirds.

Now the issue is that the Avs don't play a conference opponent at home until November 11th. We don't have a division opponent at home until December 13th, which is a WTF in its own right.

So the release either comes on the road (which doesn't feel right), or against Boston, Carolina, New Jersey, or Tampa at Ball. Or until November. Or until December.

At least for me, I've gone from being excited to see it to wishing they'd just release the thing. Kind of a letdown.

This was a personal project for a hobbyist designer and lifelong Avs fan who wanted to pay homage to their rich history in Quebec.