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Saturday, September 8, 2018

I recently won this card on Twitter, and it's a pretty sharp copy. A lot of 89-90 OPC cards have centering issues, but this isn't one of them.
92 career playoff wins and 6 playoff shutouts shows that he was definitely a money goaltender. 4 Stanley Cup rings, and a below 3.00 GAA shows that he stepped up his game in the post season.
Market watch: 23 copies of this card currently on COMC, ranging from 49 cents to $1.75! I would believe that the lower end of the range is more appropriate for this card/set.

Maybe one day I'll work on finishing another one of these silver signature sets. I've always liked the MVP brand, especially the price point.
Congrats on reaching the Hockey Hall of Fame Eric!!
Market Watch: 1 copy of this card on COMC, priced at $3.05 (28% discount). I would say that's about right for the big E.
98/99 is when the NHL started keeping Time on Ice stats. Eric averaged 22:56 per game which is big for a forward, especially one who took a lot of punishment as Eric did.

Still going strong, Bobby Lu will turn 40 at the end of the 2018-19 season.
Needs 14 wins this season to pass Ed Belfour for 3rd all time. He would then only trail Roy and Brodeur on the wins list.
Market watch: 2 copies of this card currently on COMC, priced at $2.73 & $2.74. Shop around, 8 copies currently on Sportlots all for 18 cents apiece.
Would have loved to have seen some background on this set, which mirrors the 75-76 OPC/Topps design.

I need to pay closer attention to more teams in the NHL. I had no idea that 2015-16 was Gustav's 5th season in the NHL. I only remember hearing his name on telecasts during the last 2...
Another player doing well for himself even though he hasn't had a huge season numbers wise in the NHL yet. 27 & 28 goal campaigns have earned him a 4 year contract with a cap hit of $4.75 million.
The odds on the horse bearing his surname today are 3-5 (as of this writing). Almost not worth betting on....

- Robert

19 points so far in the playoffs...maybe headed for the Conn Smythe trophy?
I didn't know that he made $6 million a year. Not bad for a player who hasn't scored more than 32 goals or 67 points in a season.
Would love to know how this photo was taken. It appears that someone was right behind the net as the photo was snapped...

- Robert

Great mask. The days of the full fiberglass mask are long gone, but there were some great designs on them back in the 70's
Wayne didn't debut in the NHL until he was 27 years old. He spent a decade in the league with the Blues, Flyers and Capitals. Wayne won a Cup with the Flyers in 1974-75
The first jersey number that Wayne wore in the NHL with the Blues was 25. Not sure if any other goalie in the league ever wore 25...

- Robert

For $2 at this month's card show, this was a no brainer...