- Finish off the trio of 96-97 Fleer Sakic cards that I own with this insert from the Art Ross Trophy set, which was 25 cards in size.
- As you might imagine, the set contains all the big name scorers of the time, including Lemieux, Gretzky, Hull, Jagr, Yzerman and of course Sakic. Joe's card is listed at $3 in Beckett.
- I would have preferred to have seen the photo that's on the back on the front. The back features a photo of the Art Ross Trophy with Joe directly above it. Much nicer than Joe breaking through a puck, which really doesn't look that good to me.
- Robert
- Talk about a mid 90's who's who on the front of this card! Joe was 3rd in the league in scoring in 95-96 with 120 points, 41 behind Lemieux.
- It's unbelievable that Jagr is still playing 20 years after this card was made. I'm pretty sure that he'll sign another one year deal with the Panthers for 17-18. Probably without the mullet...
- Love the 4 square league leader cards. Bring them back please.
- Robert
- If I had to complain about the card, it would be the team logo in the white circle. Somewhat unnecessary in my opinion. I do like the player's name in the gold plate though.
- No career totals on the back. You don't see a whole lot of cards that don't list the player's career stats. This card has just the previous 4 years.
- Joe's 189th career goal was the first of a 2 goal performance against the Penguins, 10/10/93. It would be a 4 point night for Burnaby Joe as the Nords would be the Penguins 7-4. Ken Wregget was the victim that evening...
- Robert
- Fleer did a nice job with this insert set. They highlighted 50 of the game's stars, and Joe's bio on the back mentions his 51 goal season in 95-96
- The black border was also a nice touch, as it complements the base set's white border.
- Just 13 cards away from 200 for Joe. I was hoping to hit that milestone this month, but just too many tired evenings kept me from making a push for that mark. Will hit it for sure in April, along with Jim Thome who is only 14 cards from 200.
- Robert
- Had a bit of a struggle finding the card # on the back. Turns out it was in the upper right hand corner, in red on a dark gray border. I'll be glad to get rid of this cataract next month and be able to see better...
- Interesting that this set was skip-numbered, using only even numbers. This means that Sakic's card was the first of this set.
- The back of the card projected Joe's scoring totals to be 43-76-119. His actual total in 96-97 was 22-52-74. Joe also missed 15 games during the 96-97 season. His playoff totals were more normal, putting up 25 points in 17 games.
- Robert
