▁j er se ys ▁( rep la cing ▁sub lim ated - print ▁third ▁j er se ys ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 0 7 ▁season . ▁The ▁Can uck s ' ▁and ▁Bru ins ' ▁throw back s ▁would ▁later ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁insp iration ▁for ▁their ▁R B K ▁Edge ▁uniform ▁red es ign s ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁one - year ▁hi atus ▁on ▁all ▁third ▁j er se ys ▁( save ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁N HL ▁Winter ▁Classic , ▁where ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁P engu ins ▁and ▁Buff alo ▁Sab res ▁wore ▁throw back s ▁for ▁that ▁game ) ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁N HL ' s ▁transition ▁to ▁the ▁Edge ▁uniform ▁system , ▁the ▁third ▁j er sey ▁program ▁returned ▁in ▁full ▁earnest ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season . ▁The ▁Winter ▁and ▁Heritage ▁Class ics ▁became ▁show cases ▁for ▁throw back ▁uniform s ▁and ▁new ▁swe aters ▁with ▁a ▁throw back ▁a est h etic , ▁while ▁the ▁N HL ▁Stadium ▁Series ▁became ▁a ▁show case ▁for ▁more ▁radical ▁uniform ▁designs . ▁Third ▁j er se ys ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁began ▁to ▁ske w ▁more ▁to ▁traditional ▁st yl ings ▁and ▁throw back ▁designs , ▁especially ▁for ▁teams ▁who ▁more ▁modern ized ▁looks ▁in ▁the ▁Edge ▁red es ign . ▁Another ▁tr end ▁has ▁been ▁for ▁teams ▁to ▁include ▁an ▁off - white ▁cre am ▁color , ▁sometimes