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PHOTO: NHL briefly endorses 'Tank Wars' summer wear

Mark J. Rebilas / USA Today

Tanks are so hot this year.

That was the marketing strategy briefly employed by the National Hockey League shop's Twitter account Wednesday evening, as summer wear featuring the cellar-dwelling Buffalo Sabres, Edmonton Oilers, Arizona Coyotes and Toronto Maple Leafs was advertised with the following tagline:

The tweet was later removed, but will live on as a reminder of the year of the tank.

- With h/t to Adam Herman of SB Nation

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