Islanders new third jersey

The Islanders are once again trying desperately to link themselves to their past. Especially the dynasty years from 1980-1983. They're going with the retro look that is just more lighter and brighter blue with the orange and white stripes. According to the Newsday article written by Mark Herrmann, former players are glad the Islanders are trying to go back to their roots of the glory years. " I love it. I always thought this was a fabulous jersey, " said Bobby Nystrom. "It brought back a lot of good memories." This definitely will try to breath life into a desperate fanbase who will probably go out and buy some of these retro looking jerseys because it links the older fans to the good old days. This move definitely comes with more acclaim than the failed fisherman logo that was worn during the mid 90's. Even the current Islanders are excited about the new uniforms. "It is awesome, you see video of them winning Cups in these jerseys and you want to do the same thing, " said Josh Bailey. This gives fans all the more reason to go out and buy them.