30 best NHL jerseys of all-time

4. Buffalo Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres are a team that has taken more risks than the average franchise in the NHL. They overhauled their traditionally blue, gold and white color scheme to black, red and silver back in 1996 without much of any reason other than the fact that they got a new arena.

Ultimately that decision backfired and the team returned to their blue, gold and white roots after ten years of rather strange jerseys and emblems. Still, their ability to entirely transform the brand’s image is something to admire. A few teams around the league could use a similar dose of courage in their emblem and jersey designs.

Before all of that, though, Buffalo had this design. It is a beautiful look that incorporates two saber swords as well as a buffalo. While that is a very literal interpretation of the team and its location, it works.

That coupled with the varied golden stripes along the base of the torso and otherwise very simple dark blue background makes for a great sweater.

Maybe the best part of this design is that it was used as an influence for future jersey to come. The Sabres still use this crest to this day, despite numerous jersey transformations.