The Winter Classic is an annual outdoor hockey game with an annual timeline for fan arguments.
They begin when the venue is announced -- "Fenway Park ... again?" -- and continue when the participants are revealed -- "The Pittsburgh Penguins ... again?"
But the arguments reach their apex when the uniforms for the teams are revealed, as teams and the NHL's retail partners attempt to create a look that's an instant classic for the Classic.
Many times, they succeed. "I tend to like Winter Classic jerseys more than I dislike them," said Chris Smith, founder and editor of the hockey uniform news and analysis site Icethetics.