[irbefan4life]

Yesterday, I went to Wayne's to buy myself a box of product before Christmas. I chose Black Diamond because based on my experience in 2004-05, Upper Deck knows how to handle a lockout. Sure enough, I was not disappointed.

Notable base:

** Luc Robitaille, Marian Gaborik, Patrick Marleau, Adam Henrique, Paul Stastny, PK Subban

*** Pelle Lindbergh, John Tavares, Brad Park

**** Pavel Datsyuk

Rookie Gems:

*** Carter Camper, Kristopher Foucault, Mark Messier

**** Chris Kreider (yay to mid-level players being the best rookie in a product)

Ruby Parallel (#/100):

Semyon Varlamov, Shea Weber

Game Jerseys:

Steve Mason, Simon Despres

Championship Rings:

Nicklas Lidstrom

Ice Premieres (#/999):

Jordan Nolan

And the best of the box, too bad it has a small dent in it straight from the pack:

Base emerald autograph parallel of James Van Riemsdyk #6/10.

Here's a scan of the group:



I haven't been too keen on trading lately, so if you are interested in something, my preference is to sell. Trades will only be made for items that I cannot live without.