The "New" New Blue and Gold Project...

[daschuck77]

I asked John Slabyk to do a mockup of his logo on a current Sabres jersey and he obliged...

If you like it and want it...tell and write the Sabres that you do. Tell them you are willing to set down your wallet and will gladly empty ot once the Celsius logo is sewn on the jersey...

http://newblueandgold.celsiusdesign.net/photos/i/hybrid_all_thumb.jpg

[buffalofan19]

While that does look pretty sharp, this is getting old. The Sabres have said they are not going with Slabyk's designs. We can write, shout, cry, protest, get naked in front of the arena, or whatever, and it still isn't going to happen.

Let it go.

[pigpen65]

Think it's a little too late, but i'm with you. I still can't wait until this new logo is trashed.

and you link requires registration. Can you just host the pics somewhere else?

[Polish Rifle]

this'll never happen too different polls now have collected 45,000 esignatures....

a mind boggling amount of people in china are sewing on the 'new' logo to new merchadise to turn this sucker 'round

but i signed the petition again because i hate the new logo...

[daschuck77]

While that does look pretty sharp, this is getting old. The Sabres have said they are not going with Slabyk's designs. We can write, shout, cry, protest, get naked in front of the arena, or whatever, and it still isn't going to happen.

Let it go.

The biggest thing is keeping your wallet in your pants and purses by your sides. A fan has the right as essentially a customer to get satisfaction from their products...like the Sabres winning and looking good. You can have both.

First of all, the Sabres have never said anything about John Slabyk and his designs...they flaked out on him. They never responded directly to Drew Celestino and his criticism...and did they really even give fans a straight answer about Drury and Briere?

The petitions certainly aren't the answer...The answer is getting involved by not buying merchandise, spending 41 cents, or 5 minutes emailing and calling the team.

Look...I sat around for a year myself and gave the logo an honest chance and I couldn't stand it anymore so I've used money I could have spent on merchandise and created the site. I came to the conclusion that I would not spend money on a logo that I do not like and think embarasses the team I love. If you think about the business behind it, spending hard earned money buying anything with that logo on it is essentially you paying the Sabres to advertise the slug on their behalf. I simply won't do it. And if people agree or not, it doesn't make you any more or less of a Sabres fan.

[buffalofan19]

The biggest thing is keeping your wallet in your pants and purses by your sides. A fan has the right as essentially a customer to get satisfaction from their products...like the Sabres winning and looking good. You can have both.

First of all, the Sabres have never said anything about John Slabyk and his designs...they flaked out on him. They never responded directly to Drew Celestino and his criticism...and did they really even give fans a straight answer about Drury and Briere?

At the end of last season, before the new logo was leaked, Larry Quinn made reference to a "website with a blue and gold concept design" or something of that nature, and he explicitly said they were not going with that.

Who else could he have been talking about other than Slabyk?

Don't get me wrong, I don't like the logo, but the fact is people are buying it, so the Sabres aren't going to change it any time soon. I got upset at first, but then other things came up in life: school, work, family stuff. I've moved on. There's no point in worrying about it anymore, especially if they keep winning.

[Thumper]

The biggest thing is keeping your wallet in your pants and purses by your sides. A fan has the right as essentially a customer to get satisfaction from their products...like the Sabres winning and looking good. You can have both.

First of all, the Sabres have never said anything about John Slabyk and his designs...they flaked out on him. They never responded directly to Drew Celestino and his criticism...and did they really even give fans a straight answer about Drury and Briere?

With all due respect, this was your 8th post ever on the Range. What exactly are your intentions? You seem to be more than a marketer than a Sabres fan, so I can understand the jeresy issues you have, and that's fine. But trashing the organization along the way won't help anything. What exactly is it about Drury and Briere that you'd like to know? I want to know who shot John F. Kennedy, but I doubt anyone will ever tell me the truth......Even though we have the right to know.

The Sabres are blue and gold again. The slug isn't the greatest logo. It doesn't really make sense considering it represents the "Sabres". I'd love for our original logo or some variation of our original logo to be the Sabres crest, but what makes you think that a 3rd or 4th online petition is going to change anything? The new jersey's have sold at an amazing rate.

Before you go taking shots at the front office to further your intentions, maybe you should gain a little bit of rep around here before you go spouting off conspiracy type theories to "rally" the fans behind you and Slabyk.

[ataris515]

As to your idea about boycotting merchandise , This wont work either. If anything , this will affect revenue and in turn management will decide to spend a little bit more under the cap next year. Will they re-consider an new design because of boycotting merchandise ? Your answer is absolutely not. Im pretty sure you have to wait a certain amount of years before unveiling a new jersey anyhow....

[dasaybz]

Holy shit, not this crap again.

Hahahhaha, this is hilarious.

[ricogarion]

I see nothing wrong with the mockup it puts the slug to shame really.

[daschuck77]

To reference post counts as indication of Street "cred" is rather pompous and a big reason I've never frequented discussion boards to begin with. Everyone has got to start somewhere.

I've tried to round up as much info on the subject as possible which was hard to do when RBK and the Sabres aren't anwering email, letters, or phone calls.

And with regards to revenue, do you think that jersey will be number 1 selling this season even if the Sabres play declines? I say no way...Unless Golisano makes every Paychex employee buy one. Have you seen what good new changes other teams have made...Boston, Washington, Columbus,....scratch Nashville...

Let me make this clear that I would NEVER wish for the team to play bad, just to ignite rage in a logo change. The Islanders made it easy for the fans to hate the fisherman.

Please go visit the site, give it a careful objective read and I'll accept any criticism besides "let it go", "give it up", or the ever popular "I hate the slug but it's here to stay"

If you don't care if the Sabres wear thongs on the ice, than you shouldn't care to respond.

[Carl J. Ironsides]

Methinks John Slabyk needs a job. I wonder if he stays up every night sketching new logo ideas while crying and finishing off entire bottles of wine.

I don't like the logo either, but it's not going anywhere. Live with it.

[Thumper]

To reference post counts as indication of Street "cred" is rather pompous and a big reason I've never frequented discussion boards to begin with. Everyone has got to start somewhere.

Please go visit the site, give it a careful objective read and I'll accept any criticism besides "let it go", "give it up", or the ever popular "I hate the slug but it's here to stay"

If you don't care if the Sabres wear thongs on the ice, than you shouldn't care to respond.


Meanwhile, I'll keep being "pompous", while you try to further your objective by presenting it to people that frequent message boards in which you really don't want to be a part of? That's rather hypocritical.

So you're not here for hockey. You're not here to discuss the Buffalo Sabres team or their games. You're here to market another jersey idea from John Slabyk.

I'll respond as often to your posts as I want, considering I know that I'm here for the reason in which this message board exists. You, on the other hand, are like an ambulance chasing lawyer hoping to net a few clients to further your buisness.

[buffalofan19]

Meanwhile, I'll keep being "pompous", while you try to further your objective by presenting it to people that frequent message boards in which you really don't want to be a part of? That's rather hypocritical.

So you're not here for hockey. You're not here to discuss the Buffalo Sabres team or their games. You're here to market another jersey idea from John Slabyk.

I'll respond as often to your posts as I want, considering I know that I'm here for the reason in which this message board exists. You, on the other hand, are like an ambulance chasing lawyer hoping to net a few clients to further your buisness.

Yikes!

I didn't want to accuse him of that. I just called him delusional. Ambulance-chasing lawyer? Now that's just mean.

[Thumper]

Yikes!

I didn't want to accuse him of that. I just called him delusional. Ambulance-chasing lawyer? Now that's just mean.

'Pompous' isn't exactly an admirable thing to call someone in which you hope to recruit.

I've got a lot more where that came from if he wants to go that route.

[daschuck77]

Your slanderous comments are very un-dude.

This isn't my business and I'm not a marketer, or a lawyer, or an ambulance. While you're at it flame me because I don't live in Buffalo anymore.

I am a Sabres fan. And as far as discussion boards go, have visited only the mainstream official Bills and Sabres sites.

I hate the logo...gave it a year just as Mr. Quinn advised us fans to do in his WGR interview...Still hated it....Liked John's work better...spent my own money on SabresNotSlugs.com instead of a jersey or anyother merchandise, all with the main goal getting rid of the logo...but not offended at the idea the Sabres would re-visit his concepts again.

This will be the last thing I have to say on this thread...I am more than willing to talk hockey as well. Anything else regarding this...flood me at info@sabresnotslugs.com.

You can have my 22 buffalo chips Thumper...Can I PayPal them to you or something? Go scrutinize some other noob.

I do believe I have just created the founder of www.HugTheSlug.com....

[Sabres244]

give it up already

[ataris515]

love the newest designs ...but as others have stated ... you are obviously dillusional if you think they are going to change the jersey after being #1 in merch sales this year.

[Thumper]

I love the Big Lebowski reference. Thanks for that at least.

But listen, man. You came here to get word out regarding your site. That's not what I have the biggest problem with. The main problem that I had was how you tried to rally fans behind you by hurling negatives at the organization. Such as bringing Drury and Briere into it, as well as the Sabres organization "flaking" on John Slabyk.

Coming across as someone that's saying "Aren't you mad at them? Don't you want Slabyk's logo because you're angry at the organization?" just isn't a good way to go about your buisness.

I'm already a Sabres fan that has never bought anything with the Slug on it. I buy merch with the original logo on it and that's it. Our new jeresy's would look 100 times better with the original logo on it, or a slight variation on the original logo. I agree with that. But you turned me off because of the way you went about your buisness.

I don't want your chips...Go buy an original logo at the Chips store with it.

Funny that you actually assumed that I liked the new Sabres logo.

[Buffalo1]

down with the slug

[Blaize51]

Mr. Slabyk is actually a pretty cool guy, and has his own business, which is pretty damn profitable. I'm a member of boards in which he has proposed his work, and it's not only sabres stuff. He has a lot of cool ideas, and recently he's given up trying to persuade the sabres to adopting his design. Lately he just makes concepts for fun. He has a new site where you can actually order his designs and get them on shirts and stuff, it's pretty cool.

This jerk, though, is still trying to kill a logo which, believe it or not, is now PART of buffalo. Like it or not, it's iconic, and it's staying. Why he refuses to accept these arguments is beyond me.

Boohoo, you don't like the logo. Who gives a shit. You just wasted a whole bunch of money running a site which will never amount to anything. You think the Sabres management will change their entire identity because some kid at his computer desk started a web site blasting their logo? You got a little growing up to do. Your argument is crude and immature, that's why people blasted you.

Daschuck77, grow a pair, and face the truth: Pour all the salt on it you want, the Slug stays.

[slowpokemcgee]

I love the Big Lebowski reference. Thanks for that at least.

But listen, man. You came here to get word out regarding your site. That's not what I have the biggest problem with. The main problem that I had was how you tried to rally fans behind you by hurling negatives at the organization. Such as bringing Drury and Briere into it, as well as the Sabres organization "flaking" on John Slabyk.

Coming across as someone that's saying "Aren't you mad at them? Don't you want Slabyk's logo because you're angry at the organization?" just isn't a good way to go about your buisness.

I'm already a Sabres fan that has never bought anything with the Slug on it. I buy merch with the original logo on it and that's it. Our new jeresy's would look 100 times better with the original logo on it, or a slight variation on the original logo. I agree with that. But you turned me off because of the way you went about your buisness.

I don't want your chips...Go buy an original logo at the Chips store with it.

Funny that you actually assumed that I liked the new Sabres logo.


People on the internet love to assume. Especially to "noobs" like yourself. Anyway welcome to the "I've been called a noob on buffalorange.com club.

[Gibby]

damn it ditch the trump hair and get that logo, then again I don't see us bitching if it had been the Sabs hoisting the cup last year.

[Sabres Cutie]

While that does look pretty sharp, this is getting old. The Sabres have said they are not going with Slabyk's designs. We can write, shout, cry, protest, get naked in front of the arena, or whatever, and it still isn't going to happen.

Let it go.


I vote go naked, but only if your junk is worth looking at ;)

[Millertime27]

We all know that looks better, but we also know that they arent going to change the logo just because of alittle fan outcry....

[Sabres244]

close this shit. It suck. Get over the slug. Damn babies

[stevesy]

That uniform is too classy. Seriously.

[Sabres244]

Do you remember where that protest got that other jackass?...Yeah..no where. In fact it got the Sabres some great sales. So it's time for you crybabies who keep trying this crap that it's not going to work no matter how much you loosers hate it.

[Bay Side]

Like they will change a damn thing after last years sales!! Its grown on me anyhow!

[skoorah720]

Hey if you don't like the new uniform...go buy merch that has the OLD LOGO ON IT! Also...who the hell cares! If the Sabres are winning they could wear a plain white uniform all season long for all I care! This is hockey buddy...not project runway...

[Scary Good]

Tell John Slabyk he can eat my dick.

[jlpubarch]

That design was (and probably always will be) my favorite for what should have been adopted. I think the image you show could have the Buffalo a little larger on the crest, but other than that its bada$$.

Nevertheless, they're not going to change it.

Reebok most certainly had favorites going into the design process (including the GIANT branding firm that designed the sluggalo) and I bet them not wanting to hire a small, self-employed designer came into play.

I give props to Slabyk, though.