I will be honest that I miss the old ITG incredibly, and now with Panini also out of the game, per se, the only thing keeping me interested in cards this year is the McDavid hype.
But back to In the Game! From the licensed days, this is by far my favorite card that they have ever made. Even though the subset had issues with edge chipping on the rear, the design was beautiful and this was one of the first cards to have such huge goalie memorabilia swatches on them and to also be so limited. Even though I have since stopped collecting Irbe cards and instead focus now on my Goaltending Museum (partially inspired by some of the exhibits that Dr. Price and company have shown off at expos), this card will always remain in my hands no matter what. This will be the one card that I will carry with me into the post-apocalyptic Mad Max wasteland, a time capsule for generations to come and a reminder of my favorite time in hockey card collecting:
But don't be fooled by this card alone, so many great cards and sets have come out by ITG since before and after the 2004-05 lockout.
