After a nice little break.. back for Box #5
That was a refreshing little break. Watched a clever little show and now I'm refreshed enough to continue the excitement of vintage high end!
Box #5... Card... #1!!!!!
habshabshabshabshabshabshabshabshabs.....
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Superlative Game Use djersey Gold of Marc-Andre Fleury (blue stamp). Not a Hab, but a 2010 Olympic Hockey gold winner, one time stanley cup winner and a goalie from the province of Quebec. He's had his ups and downs in his career to date, but being on Crosby's & Malkin's team probably helps a lot. This tri colour is looking really nice and the gold/white seam is bursting out of the card. Plus, the blue stamp matches the blue background on the card. A solid opening.
EDS: gold version 1/9 on the back
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Let's go habs!
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Box #5, Card #2
Oooo... wow. This is an abo****ely stunning patch from Ryan Kesler in Vancouver (autograph plus number silver, blue Vault stamp). Kesler was with the canucks for 8 good years, but recently went to Anaheim. I vaguely remember him wanting a trade out and Vancouver acomadated. Anaheim is doing well this year, even though their cosir looks poor (just like Montreal). Kesler signed this card with a 17, and that's probably also the number shown here. That absolutely disgusting patch has a strange angle, so I'm guessing a shoulder 17? Any Kesler collectors to help out?
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Let's go Montreal, let's go. :dance::dance:
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Box #5, Card #3....
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Toronto, you basta... I mean, a great Toronto Piece! Gold Version (red Stamp), superlative Enshrined. This is the Enshrined card #1 from the ITG website featuring a two colour Watson, 2 colour Keon and a solid blue Sundin. Why I am cursed with Toronto luck instead of getting a #5, or #6, I'll never know. Its probably cause my dad was a leafs fan. The gold version makes this a 1/1. What's the connection between these three guys? Watson was never a captain, nor a centre like the other two. The best I can do is "HOF Toronto Forwards whom ITG had GU pieces for".
EDS: text on the back:
The Hockey Hall of Fame welcomed former captain Keon as an honoured member in 1986 and Watson was brought in as a veteran's commmittee selection eight years later. Sundin, who is the all-time leading scorere in the history of the Toronto Maple Leads, was enshrined in 2012.
This solidifies my theory that this card is "HOF Toronto Forwards whom ITG had GU pieces for"
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I've been chanting the Habs Mantra all box. Let's go Detroit? That'll trick Superlative Vault into giving me Habs.
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Box #5, Card #4
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hit of the box?
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Another Gold, Another 1/1, Captain-C Gardiner, Stapleton, Savard. I'd saw that this, along with the previous makes a decent 1a, 1b box hits. However, my trick totally failed. This is for those Chicago lovers out there. We have a pad, and two Hawks jerseys of three of the most notable captains in Chicago history. That Gardiner piece is stunning in person. The wear looks like its been permanently stained with puck after puck. Gardiner is also the only goalie captain to bring his team Stanley cup sweetness (sorry Luongo, you almost did it, but almost only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades and thermo nuclear war). Was this almost a Habs card thanks to my voodoo? see my previous reference.
Next box!
Cheers,
reoddai
