- Franchise? You better believe it. The Nordiques traded away another franchise player (Mats Sundin) in the hopes of acquiring some pieces to get their team closer to a championship. The Nords/Avs became Joe's team after that for sure...
- Save for Joe's final season (which was only 15 games in length), Sakic only had one season in which he didn't have a shooting percentage below 10%. Joe only scored 22 goals in 96-97, maybe a Stanley Cup hangover as the Avs had won the Cup the previous season.
- Joe's 55th career goal came in a 6-3 win over the Flyers on 3/17/90. It was only the 12th win of the season for the Nords.
- Robert
- I'd say the blue border matches well with the road blues that Sakic is wearing.
- Score still using old photos, Joe is sporting the 'A' on his jersey here.
- 10 years ago today, Joe scored his 7th career playoff overtime winning goal, scoring the winner at 4:36 in the first overtime to beat Dallas 5-4.
- This is probably one of the cheaper Sakic cards, listing only for 40 cents in Beckett.
- Robert
- Really love the border on this Sakic card. One of the flashiest looking cards I've seen for a subset from the 90's.
- It's amazing what you notice when you start looking at your cards closer. It's surprising how many shots I've seen so far of Sakic stick handling with the puck.
- Wish I could see the number on the sleeve of the Buffalo Sabres player more clearly. Would be cool to identify who he is.
-Robert
