The Arizona Coyotes would be much better off making their alternate Kachina jersey their primary one, according to some NHL writers who have ranked the jerseys of teams in the league.

While the team’s primary look isn’t ranked terribly, many of those writers really like the alternate threads that the team wore for Saturday home games before the season was halted.

They are not alone. Fans have long called for the team to wear the alternates more often and it appears like that team has heard their cries.

The Coyotes recently announced that when they return to play this season (should the league return to play), Arizona will be wear its popular Kachina jerseys for their home games, which could be played in Las Vegas or another “hub” city for the NHL.

Check out what NHL writers are saying about the Coyotes’ current jerseys in their NHL jersey power rankings:

USA TODAY Sports: Coyotes jerseys’ ranked No. 21 in NHL

Vincent Z. Mercogliano writes: “The red, black and “desert sand” color scheme with the howling coyote logo has grown on me over the years. It puts Arizona in the middle of the pack – and if the alternate jersey with the hockey-playing coyote became their primary sweater, the ‘Yotes would be even higher.”

Sporting News: Coyotes’ home jersey No. 20 in NHL

Jace Mallory writes: “Realistic and still aggressive enough for a sports team, the Arizona Coyotes logo is spot on. The sleeves are confusing but the maroon, black and white is pleasing to look at — although the paw print on the shoulder seems a little forced. The “A” formed by the creases in the paw needs to be a little less bold to be a cool easter egg on the jersey.”

Stadium Talk: Coyotes’ jerseys ranked No. 15

Paul Ladewski writes: “The organization has used words like “cool” and “classic” and “iconic” to describe its black Kachina sweaters. Fine. Swell. But if they’re that good — no disagreement here — then why can they be seen only at Saturday home games with rare exceptions? Pure and simple, they should replace the howling coyote version as the primary homie. After the team blew a playoff berth in the 2018-19 season, we’ll call it a choking dog until further notice.”

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Nick Stoffel writes: “The logo? Fantastic. The colors? Great. The unnecessarily overbearing white chunks on the ends of the sleeve? Not good. The lower half of the sleeve has too much white in them without a black stripe of some sorts to compliment it. It just looks like the players dipped their arms in white paint and let it dry before the game. At least it’s better than their previous home jerseys with the all white striping.”

SB Nation: Coyotes’ home and away jersey No. 62, and No. 63 among all NHL jerseys worn in 2019-20

It writes: “This is another jersey that is kinda frustrating to me. I think I like them more than most people, but I’d like them even more if they had a hem stripe. I don’t know what you’d put on the hem, cause there isn’t really anything that’d translate easily. Maybe just the white part of the arms? Whatever it is, this needs something on the hem, badly. Another thing that bugs me is the use of both Vintage White AND Pure White. You need to pick one or the other. Having both makes the Vintage White act less like negative space, which is what White is supposed to be on a jersey, and more like an actual Sand color. Which may have been what they were going for? But if so, why? Just go with the Sand! Your Kachina jerseys have Vintage White on them, use it as a call back! Or just use the pure white! But you need to pick one. But that dark red color? Great, keep that coming, and the Homes get the edge because of it.”

SB Nation: Arizona Coyotes’ alternate jersey No. 31 among all NHL jerseys won in 2019-20

It writes: “Ah, the Kachina jerseys. A great jersey, no doubt, but one that belongs in its time. As I’m sure you picked up with the Golden Knights and Hurricanes, I love me some in-stripe patterns, and this jersey started it all. And the rest of it is pretty subtle, simple giving a bottom outline of green and a bottom fill a the Coyotes’ brick red. All that color, plus the orange and purple found on the patches, bring great diversity to a black jersey. But I’d tweak some things. Firstly, I’d flatten the arm stripes, and make the yoke either rounded or squared off, not pointed. Also flip the yoke colors to better match the arms. And then the logo, hoo boy the logo. It’s one of those things that wouldn’t work on paper, but is serviceable in reality. I’d still try to get rid of the purple and orange, if at all possible, but it suffices as is. And it’s not like the Coyotes have much better in their history.”

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Fansided: Coyotes’ alternate jersey No. 8 alternate jersey in NHL this season

Kyle McKenna writes: “Whether you appreciated the era’s style on the ice or not during that time frame, there’s no questioning the Arizona Coyotes bringing back the Kachina themed jerseys. The timing was perfect, too. Arizona was one of the first teams, if not the first, to don a throwback sweater from the ‘90s as a fun theme for the fans a couple of seasons back. Little did the ‘Yotes realize that this throwback and unique sweater would act as the team’s official alternate jersey come 2019-20. Let’s face the facts too. The Coyotes’ performance entailed much more success when they donned this thing of beauty out on the ice. Arizona was essentially a playoff contender for its first handful of the season when wearing the kachina sweaters, and since that time its been a struggle for the Cup-less franchise. However, it’s great to see these sweaters back on the ice and someone doesn’t have to be a hockey fan to appreciate this alternate jersey. Its style is more than eye-catching and really pays homage to the desert region. One has to wonder if the Coyotes will ever consider reverting back to the kachina sweaters full-time? It would be neat to see Arizona clinch a berth in the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs and wear these for every home game, no? Don’t be surprised if the Coyotes try to pull a move like that come April, especially considering how well the organization has marketed its brand over the past couple of seasons.”