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2013 Trade Deadline Update
The 2013 NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone. Let's use that an excuse to make some retro update cards for some of the players traded in the days leading up the deadline. Brenden Morrow is...
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2012-23 Fleer Retro with 1992-93 Fleer Ultra Retro
I am excited about the insert sets in 2012-13 Fleer Retro. In particular, I love the 92-93 Fleer Ultra Insert set. I don't think I'll be busting a box at $200+. I got suckered in by Panini...
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TTM Success: Dan Daoust
Dan Daoust had a hot start to his NHL career in 1982-83, collecting 52 points in 52 games as a rookie. He followed that up with 74 points in 78 games, then he started to change. In his third season,...
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Photoshop: Vintage Goalie Masks
I have been playing around in Photoshop with the filter. The majority of it, I'd deem uninspiring. Although I really like the two pictures below. Doug Favell's sunburst mask, and Jacques Plante...
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$1600 and 30 minutes on eBay. What do you do?
Drop The Gloves issued a challenge. Spend $1600 BIN on eBay within 30 minutes. Here we go! 1979-80 OPC Wayne Gretzky RC KSA 6.5 - $460 BIN I need on of these for my 1979-80 OPC set and I...
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The 90s Goalie Project - Askey me about it
The 90's Goalie Project was first mentioned in a post several months ago, and while it has been slow going, it is still on going. I have added four or five to each Sportlots order. Let's look a few...
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Toronto Sportscard Expo
The Toronto Sportscard and Memorabilia Exposition is taking place this weekend. I plan my holidays around the spring show every year. The show is a sensory overload for the hockey collector. There...
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Mystery Pack, Mystery HHOFer?
I had a great time at the Toronto Sportrscard Expo and I use that for material for future posts. Another thing I try to do on my holidays is to hit the Dollar Stores and grab some mixed packs. I...
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TTM Success: Allan Bester
The diminutive Allan Bester was a childhood favourite of mine. Being a big goalie fan, and growing up near Toronto, I spent many afternoons playing road hockey and pretending I was Allan Bester. I...
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TTM Success: Matt Frattin
Matt Frattin battled through knee injuries in 2012-13 to secure himself a spot with the Maple Leafs. He had split time between the NHL and AHL in 2011-12. He had a strong AHL play-offs, scoring 10...
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TTM Success: Mike Needham
Mike Needham won a Stanley Cup before ever playing a regular season game. Decimated by injuries, the 1991/92 Pittsburgh Penguins had to call up several members from the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the...
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The Islanders other Potivn
No, not Jean. Its Felix Potvin. Felix "the Cat" spent two half-seasons playing for the Islanders. During the 1990s, Potvin was a fixture between the pipes for the Toronto Maple Leafs, leading the...
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One Star, One Sheet - Tony Amonte
It's been a while since I did one of these, and this is only the second post in this series. I have a binder and in it each sheet are cards of one player. Those cards represent the career of the...
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I Would Love Not to Hate This Card
I was browsing eBay and I came across this card. This is the type of card I have been looking for. I remember cheering for the Calgary Flames in the late 80s. I remember watching Steve Smith's...
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One Star, One Sheet - Dave Andreychuk
Dave Andreychuk 1639 GP, 640 goals, 698 assists, 1338 pointsTwo time 50 goal scorer2004 Stanley Cup I should add, not in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Andreychuk has the most career goals, assists and...
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TTM Success: Steve Downie
I was always a big Steve Downie fan. I loved the way he played the game - with reckless abandon. His career started out a bit too reckless as he was suspended for a vicious hit on Dean McAmmond in...
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The Forgotten: Rob McVicar
Since Shots Against became an official stat for goalies in 1983, only four NHL goalies have played in a game, but never faced a shot. Rob McVicar is one of those four. On December 1st, 2005,...
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The Lost Rookies: Bob Probert
Bob Probert is know as one of the most feared fighters in the history of the NHL. While Probert's career started in 1985-86, he never got a rookie card until 1988-89. Normally I wouldn't bother...
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One Star, One Sheet - Tom Barrasso
Tom Barrasso369 Career Wins2 Stanley Cups1984 Calder and Vezina Winner Tom Barrasso, the 5th overall pick in the 1983 draft, made the jump straight from high school hockey to the NHL. As a Buffalo...
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Imagine if....
In possible the worst trade ever in the history of hockey, on May 22nd, 1970, the California Golden Seals traded away thier first round draft pick in the 1971 Amateur Draft, Francois Lacombe and cash...
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