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Fanatics under fire once again for disrespecting Steven Stamkos

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Tyler Ball
July 21, 2024 (5:59 PM)

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This offseason has been one filled with change around the NHL including a new producer for NHL jerseys in fanatics since the change has been fans are unhappy.

The NHL led by Gary Bettman decided to go with a new apparel provider for the upcoming season choosing fanatics to design their jerseys and merchandise. In the past fanatics has been unreliable in making a good product most notably this season with Major League Baseball (MLB) and making jerseys that are lower quality.

It's sort of impressive just how bad the new MLB jerseys are through Nike/Fanatics.

Now with Fanatics taking over as the sponsor of the NHL complaints have already begun as fans are being ripped off by the company for a poor product. Today a specific complaint comes in regard new Nashville Predator Steven Stamkos.

NHL fan disrespected by fanatics after receiving a Steven Stamkos jersey

This summer Steven Stamkos ended his tenure with the Tampa Bay Lightning. On July 1st he set out and signed with the Nashville Predators joining Jonathan Marchessault and Brady Skjei as a part of a loaded free agent class for the team.

Breaking: The Predators are adding star forward Steven Stamkos, former Conn Smythe winner Jonathan Marchessault and Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brady Skjei.

Of course, signing players of this caliber will lead to an uptick in jersey sales for these players. For Steven Stamkos in particular one fan went out and bought a new Nashville Predators jersey through Fanatics. When the jersey arrived at his house he was highly disappointed to see what he was given by Fanatics.

I've never seen a company give less of a s*** about quality control than @Fanatics. The major pro sports leagues are part of the problem too as they take the money and go with them. The disrespect to the fans that pay hard earned money for merchandise is truly shocking.

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This is yet again another failure by Fanatics to treat their product with the proper care and attention it deserves. Instead, they continue to let a disappointing and flat-out unacceptable product be given to fans who care deeply about the sports and players they are choosing to invest in.

As the NHL season approaches the NHL and Gary Bettman will need to speak with Fanatics and let them know that things like this are unacceptable once the season begins.

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