According to AskMen.com, this is the 10th-worst logo in all of sports. Then again, the same outlet lists Eva Mendes as their "#1 Woman," so take it for what it's worth.
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They couldn’t tell that the “D” in the Ducks’ logo was a webbed foot?
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How can anyone who’s being snarky about the logo (admittedly not one of the best) not mention that the logo for the Capitals is all lower-case letters?
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Probably because they realize there’s more than one definition for “capital.” Especially since DC happens to be one. :-)
Wait – the Caps aren’t named after upper case letters?
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I’d go so far as to say best in division. It’s not as good as some of the classics.. like the Bruins and Habs, but in my mind, it’s second tier alongside teams like Colorado and Chicago. Surprised the Buffalo Banana Slug (I like it, most people don’t) didn’t make their list.
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In case you guys didn’t check the list, the ’Canes were the worst in all of sports. Ouch.
My rank of the SED (worst to first):
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I’d switch the Canes and Thrash. I’m definitely in the minority then.
by red army line on Aug 2, 2009 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I kinda dig the Thrasher – it’s hard to make a tiny bird like kinda bad ass. If the colors were better, it’d be tops.
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The eyes of the bird on the right end are too hard to see IMO
by red army line on Aug 2, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t really see how the Hurricane is lamer than the Panther or Lightning. In fact, the Panther and Lightning are way lamer.
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I never cared for the Panther. Then again, I never understood how Florida sustains two hockey teams…
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I like the Panther, but then again I like big cats and ferocious mascots.
by Scott in Shaw on Aug 3, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Something about the perspective on it bothers me. That’s one really long cat…
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I think Florida’s logos are both pretty good. The panther is the most dyanmic of any of those — damn thing is coming off the sweater and right at your throat!
by CapitalCentre on Aug 3, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Yea… another reason why this list is pretty weak- The Canes as the worst? They wouldn’t even be in my bottom 10 in the NHL let alone all of sports. It’s not bad at all.
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Agreed. If I’m being honest, the Canes probably have the best logo in the division. I’m generally not a fan of words in a crest (it kills TB’s), though I make an exception for the Caps. We know from experience that it’s better than a screaming chicken or a capitol dome. From worst to first I go TB, ATL, FLA, WSH, CAR.
Also, this goofy incarnation of the logo that AskMen used is weak:
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(And apparently enormous – sorry about that)
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I’d just like to say, as a local illiterate, that the Washington Capitals logo is extremely offensive to Americans, and non-Americans, like me who simply DO NOT UNDERSTAND FOR WHOM WE’RE CHEERING!
For 2 long, hard, miserable years, I have railed against the Washington sports machine, trying desperately to get the Washington Capitals (I guess it’s their logo — no one’s actually read it for me) to change their logo to something that EVERYONE, from the lowest of the low to the highest of the high, can understand.
Here, in all of its glory, is my submission for the new logo:
(h/t shoot2scorehockey.net)
by DrinkingPartner on Aug 2, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I have to admit that I’d like to see some form of the weagle become the Caps’ primary logo.
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I don't even consider it a logo...
.,..it’s a wordmark. The logo is the Weagle. Like the Rangers jersey front is a wordmark and the shield is their logo.
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that they used the “water swirls the opposite way in the Southern hemisphere” myth to dis the Hurricanes’ logo, I’d say they pretty much blew any semblance of credibility. The Coriolos effect does not affect toilet or basin drainage. Furthermore, they completely ignored the similarity of the Canes logo to the weather symbol denoting a hurricane on a weather map, a clever artistic pun I find magnitudes more interesting than a venerable but still blatant rip off of the U.S. Steel logo.
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by B8ovin on Aug 3, 2009 6:26 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
For that reason I think their third jersey, with the warning flag on a hockey stick, is wonderful — but the primary logo is a little too obscure.
by CapitalCentre on Aug 3, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
When the ‘Canes finally have a really lousy year, I’m sure the press will finally get to break out all those “Tropical Depression” headlines they’ve been sitting on, but since the lockout, the worst they’ve done is a 40 win season.
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Don’t get me started on those stupid headline one-liners.
I’d love it if the press could come up with a new headline for the Caps other than “Punishment” or “Gain(s)”
How is this not the worst logo in sports?…
OK, that was a cheap shot.
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What’s up with its right “hand?” Looks like a bird’s beak made out of wicker.
by Gould Old Days on Aug 3, 2009 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions
I now find myself reading the Russian hockey media using Google Translate. It’s not a perfect translation and is often unintentionally hilarious. For instance, “puck” in Russian somehow equates to “washer” in English.
But I absolutely adore the translations of North American team names.
“Kepitalz”
“Pingvinz”
“Treshers”
“Predeytorz”
“Blekhoks”
Now those names would be pretty badass on a sweater.
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That’s a Photoshop waiting to happen.
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D’ya have the mad skillz to do that? A “Kepitalz” Овечкин jersey would be sweeeeeeeeeeeeet
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