- Can't say that I like or dislike the "LP" on the left hand side of the card. It's not bad, but it's not great either. The logo would have been better had in been in the lower right corner of the card as well.
- Photo had to have been taken during the 96-97 season, since the Coyotes didn't exist until then.
- #22 in the background is none other than Hall of Famer Mike Gartner. Phoenix and the Rangers were the only two clubs where Mike didn't wear his usual #11. Messier had the 11 in New York, while Dallas Drake wore #11 in Phoenix while Gartner was there.
- Robert
- Pretty sharp looking card, love the lightning bolts which are actually die cut and not just foil on the card. It's a little hard to see, but the lower right hand corner commemorates his 51 goals from the previous season.
- Card is serial #'d 2355/2500 which back then was somewhat limited. Now for a lot of sets, that's more of a base parallel (a la Topps Gold parallels).
- Bio on the back: Joe got off to a great start in the 95-96 season, winning Player of the Week honors for the week ending 10/21/96. That included a 6 point effort against the Oilers (1G, 5A).
- Robert
- Had a trio of Nordiques cards still to show, but they belong in a mini-marathon so I decided to get the first card of Joe in an Avalanche uniform out there today.
- No beating around the bush, this card is HEAVY! Almost as heavy as the thick as a brick the Cup cards.
- 5 copies of the card are currently listed on COMC, ranging from $1.45 to $2.74. Might be able to make more if I melted the card down....
- Robert
