^^^
Agreed the Mighty Ducks was lame...
The name had Bettman all over it. A marketing gimmick by Disney named after a crappy kids movie with a horrible logo.
"Ducks" is still kinda lame but not even close to "Mighty Ducks".
Ah, why must everyone hate?
Ducks isn't the most exciting name, but it's at least hockey-appropriate, more so than other names (I never quite thought "Thrashers" sounded like a name for a real team, let alone an NHL team, and the same goes for the Predators) and as for Mighty Ducks...
Was it really THAT bad?
I mean, it was cheesy, but...kind of an enjoyable cheesy?
Maybe it's a generational thing, but I was OK with it, I thought it made them unique, it was kind of nice not to have a generic team name the way "Blues," "Kings," "Stars" and, yes, even "Ducks" can sound.
It was sort of like the North Stars--not as classic, of course, but more unique than without the extra terms, "North" and "Mighty."
Also, I maintain--
Our old LOGO--on display proudly as my avatar!--was awesome!
Give that the color scheme we have NOW, ie, sub out the green and purple for orange and black with gold-and-white trim...
A good, distinctive logo, fit the name, and there was a lot more character to it than our
current logo (though the webbed D beats just script.)
Am I alone here? No one else likes our old name and logo?