"I find it still a little cruel when the Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche celebrate their respective descents from the Hartford Whalers and Quebec Nordiques. Yes, it's been 30 years, but as long as fans of relocated teams are still alive, turning around and milking that nostalgia for jersey sales will always feel a bit like dunking on people who got screwed over by their owners and the league, and rubbing it in that they no longer have an NHL franchise."
"Carolina let a 4-1 first-period lead slip away before Seth Jarvis scored the only goal in a shootout, and both teams picked up the points they needed to maintain their division leads. Much more importantly, this was one of the Avalanche's chosen nights to wear their 30th anniversary Nordiques uniforms, and in both the teams' meetings this season, the Hurricanes have elected to don those nifty Whalers throwbacks they've had for a couple of years."
Carolina and Colorado wore Hartford Whalers and Quebec Nordiques throwback jerseys during their matchup. Carolina surrendered a 4-1 first-period lead before Seth Jarvis scored the only shootout goal, with both teams securing points to maintain division leads. The Avalanche donned 30th-anniversary Nordiques uniforms while the Hurricanes wore Whalers throwbacks in both meetings this season, creating a visually appealing pairing. Celebrating relocated franchises and selling throwback jerseys is portrayed as cruel to fans who lost teams, and the current uniform situation across the NHL is criticized as being poor.
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