Team Web Updates (pt. 3)

Four more teams have recently revealed their new sites. Wispy backgrounds appear to be the safe bet for many teams this season:

ANAHEIM DUCKS

Minimal, just like their jerseys. Not horrible by any means, just not a lot going on. I almost wish they would have put the full “Ducks” logo on the left instead of just the D with the generic bevel font in the middle. I do like the wispy background. It just needs a little more, or a bit of something else back there.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS

Not sure how I feel about this one. The wispy background doesn’t feel quite right here. Too much red perhaps? I like the header and cropped logo though.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS

Love this site. The Devils crest falling behind the main content is darkened just enough to be largely unobtrusive. I also really like the texture bleeding out into the sidebars. Maybe a little too much header-centric, but overall I like it.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

Very impressive. Thinking outside the box with regards to the background image. This is definitely one of my top five redesigns. I would bump the header elements up a touch to make them completely visible (screens taken via Firefox), but otherwise and excellent design and homage to hockey’s roots.