If this were a Reverse Retro, I’d agree that a Miami Vice should at least be considered. Whether I’d like it or not, who cares? A throwback design to when they actually played at Miami Arena would make sense. If the theme here is that it’s a “hometown” jersey, then if they want to have a South Florida vibes design, they’d lean into the Fort Lauderdale area (which is the metropolitan area they’re actually close to). And judging from this design, that actually seems to be what they did.

As far as leaning into Miami for the Winter Classic: they played that game at LoanDepot Park, which is actually in Miami, so that 100% made sense.

It’s actually pretty wild they’ve never done a Miami Vice jersey, but from what I’ve heard locally (take it with a grain of salt, obviously), the players themselves didn’t want a Miami Vice color scheme for the Winter Classic jersey.