Just When You Thought The Flyers Couldn't Possibly Get Any Hotter, They Decide To Bring Back Cooperalls
Unfortunately an undefeated season is no longer in play for the Philadelphia Flyers. They lost their first game of the year last night in Florida, but not before making things interesting and coming back from being down 2-0 in the 3rd straight game. You take a 2-0 lead against this Flyers team and you might as well just throw 2 on the board for the Flyers before the next puck drop because it's only a matter of time.
The team looks good. They're not flashy, they're not over-the-top. They just out work, out hustle, and out grind every team they're up against. Olde Time Hockey.
Speaking of olde time hockey…the Flyers, and every other team in the league, unveiled their retro reverse uniforms for the 2022-23 season today. And while the jersey itself is nothing flashy or over-the-top, there's one wrinkle to this uniform that sets them apart from the rest of the league.
COOPERALLS. ARE. BACK!!!
Now I'll forgive Nate for ranking the Flyers' reverse retros at #28 in his rankings earlier today. Technically he was just ranking all the new jerseys. And with that being the case…I agree. There's nothing really special about these sweaters. It's just the standard Flyers jersey with a scrambled color scheme. But when you bring the Cooperalls into the mix? Once you add those pants to the equation?
Well these uniforms fuck, and they fuck all the way to the top spot in any rankings.
It's just a shame the NHL is a morally corrupt organization which has apparently outlawed the wearing of pants during actual gameplay. So the Flyers will have to resort to just wearing the Cooperalls during warmups when they toss on these sweaters throughout the season. Even still, that'll be 20 extra minutes than any other team in the league will be wearing Cooperalls this year. That gives them a distinct advantage over the rest of the NHL. Enough of an advantage to even get them into the playoffs. And then once you're in the playoffs, the pants rule shouldn't mean a damn thing the same way the salary cap doesn't mean a damn thing. Cooperalls in the Stanley Cup Playoffs = a parade down Broad Street in June. Give it to me.