I think wearing dark jersey’s at home is fine once in a while. Back in the day when I was a Caps season ticket holder, it was nice once in a while to get look at the black jerseys in action. It’s a nice bone to throw to those who attend EVERY FREAKING PATHETIC GAME YOU LOSERS PLAY without bitching too much.

I also like third jerseys for special occasions. Like wearing green on St. Patrick’s day, or a special Christmas jersy or something like that. The Roanoke Express, a minor league hockey team I used to follow had a special Christmas jersey for a holiday game that (IIRC) had some charity events going on related to the game.

Throwbacks are nice, like the NFL did for it’s 75th anniversary.

But the NHL goes way over the top now. Don’t change your uni’s every year unless they suck. And if they suck, fix them and stick with it. Don’t have silly third jerseys just for the sake of squeezing the extra buck out of loyal fans.