Just to get people a little geeked up, I make a habit of looking at the last two numbers of the serial numbers on the boxes, and then mentioning a corresponding player. "Hey, it can't be Lemieux," I said, "but it could be Staal or Malkin, right?"
Well, Mike came in tonight and reported he had indeed pulled out a Jordan Staal patch auto.
Our attention turned to the two tins of The Cup sitting on the shelf.
A "98" ... and a "99".
That was it -- Mike was sold, and he opened his tin in the back of the store right before close. He did get a Gretzky base card, but both of us were just a little happier with his pull in the middle of his pack.
Look more closely -- Mike's son Liam has good reason to look a little shocked.
Here, I'll help with the optics:
That's right -- the dual NHL Shield 1/1 card of Toronto Maple Leafs Darcy Tucker and Michael Peca! AMAZING!!
Congrats to Mike and Liam, and we'll let you know right here if he decides to sell it!
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