*Breaking News… Times up! @BuffaloSabres 3rd Jersey Leaked #MiseryIsOver Can't wait for the season to start!! pic.twitter.com/7diRxEhDBJ
— Steve Ott (@otterN9NE) September 4, 2013
So, how badly do you want those ugly slug jerseys back, Buffalo Sabres fans?
Yes, the Sabres will apparently wear that during games in the upcoming season.
After months of teasing fans by tweeting small photos of the team’s new third jersey, the Sabres’ “unveiling” hit its crescendo today.
How did this all go down? Well …
After the Sabres tweeted a blue swatch, drawing the ire of, well, just about the entire Internet, fun-loving winger Steve Ott feigned some impatience, tweeting the following:
Uncle, This is ridiculous! How about just releasing the jersey??? @BuffaloSabres
— Steve Ott (@otterN9NE) September 4, 2013
Following another tweet, the Sabres replied:
@otterN9NE Hi Steve, we appreciate your excitement for the jersey, but we have a lot more pics to go before we unveil!
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) September 4, 2013
Ott countered with this later:
I'm sharing if you don't @BuffaloSabres #FansWantToSeeIt pucks in your rink! Boom. I'll give you 10 minutes.
— Steve Ott (@otterN9NE) September 4, 2013
The obligatory Sabres reply:
.@otterN9NE Steve, thanks again for your interest, but we have the only two jerseys and they're under lock and key. #FortKnox
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) September 4, 2013
At this point, some people realized (not me!) Ott was in on the reveal:
Or maybe it's 1 big ploy by @BuffaloSabres & @otterN9NE to steal market share on #Bills day. "Captain takes on own marketing folks, wins."
— Kevin Oklobzija (@kevinoROC1) September 4, 2013
Following Ott’s payoff tweet, he showed off the back:
And here's the back @BuffaloSabres pic.twitter.com/p8zi0I9PVM
— Steve Ott (@otterN9NE) September 4, 2013
What do we have? A jersey it appears no one likes.
A sampling of the harsh reaction:
BREAKING: New third jerseys now 50 percent off at the Sabres Store.
— Ryan Nagelhout (@ryannagelhout) September 4, 2013
PHOTO: The Sabres' new third jersey is truly awful. http://t.co/GZnaILkyK1
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) September 4, 2013
With all the talk about the Sabres' lack of toughness, not sure why you'd give them a jersey that makes them literally yellow-bellied.
— Harrison Mooney (@HarrisonMooney) September 4, 2013
You get the idea.
Of course, there are some other theories out there:
I think the #sabres have third jerseys yet to be introduced. #playinggames
— Jeremy White (@JeremyWGR) September 4, 2013
Hmmmm …