The NHL's free-agency period yields new faces in new places, and though many players - often star players - find what they think is a fit, sometimes donning the colors of a new uniform just doesn't fit.
Here are five examples of NHLers looking strangely out of place.
Mike Modano - Detroit Red Wings
After 21 seasons with the Stars organization, Modano signed in Hockeytown for one year in 2010-11.
The most prolific American-born scorer in NHL history suited up in 40 games for the Red Wings, scoring 15 points, but the colors - nor No. 90 - suited Modano.
Martin Brodeur - St. Louis Blues
For 20 seasons, Brodeur was the backbone of the New Jersey Devils, capturing four Vezina Trophies and three Stanley Cups in the process.
However, the NHL's all-time leader in wins, shutouts, and games played had a seven-game stint with the Blues in 2014-15, and suffice to say, the new digs seemed odd.
Mats Sundin - Vancouver Canucks
Adding green to his jersey never looked right.
Following a torturous holdout in 2008-09, Sundin broke the hearts of Toronto Maple Leafs fans by signing a one-year contract with the Canucks.
The longtime Leafs captain and franchise leader in every major statistical category played 41 games with Vancouver, putting up 28 points before being eliminated in the second round of the playoffs, and ultimately retiring.
Wayne Gretzky - St. Louis Blues
When The Great One was shipped from the Edmonton Oilers to Los Angeles Kings in 1988, the NHL flipped upside-down, but Gretzky's brief landing in St. Louis was flat-out unnatural.
After a reported rift in Los Angeles, Gretzky was traded to the Blues for Patrice Tardif, Roman Vopat, Craig Johnson, and two draft picks. What?
Regardless, No. 99 joined Brett Hull and the Blues for 18 contests and a brief playoff run, ended by Steve Yzerman's infamous blue-line slapshot.
Bobby Orr - Chicago Blackhawks
Few legends are as synonymous with the franchise they starred with as Bobby Orr and the Boston Bruins, making No. 4's minuscule run with the Blackhawks one of the strangest in NHL history.
Orr signed in Chicago for the 1976 season, but chronic knee injuries limited him to only 26 games as a Blackhawk.
The Hall of Famer wrapped up his illustrious career in the Windy City, but based on the results, it's no wonder how oft-forgotten his time with the Blackhawks is.
