And upon doing so, they introduced the league to one of the best combinations of color scheme and logo that's graced professional ice in the last 50-plus years.

But for whatever reason, that's not always been good enough.

That was the case from 2013 to 2015, when ownership sought to use gold as the primary color and wound up with a two-tone gold on the front and navy blue on the back.

The city name appeared on the pant leg as well as just below the neckline on the main jersey, right above the crest. Unique fonts and art were used for numbers and names, too, but the entire mix seemed so wrong for a franchise that had, usually, gotten it so right.