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The Hockey Card Report

By Bennett Harty could be a turn-around season of the
ongoing rebuild. Patrik Laine is back
from the IR and his Habs are now sitting
at .500, with hope building in the wild
card race. This card is a “Game Day
Action” from the Tim Horton’s 2019-
2020 Collector’s Series. It has a current
value of around $3, with his Young
Guns rookie card fetching around $40
for a raw card, and upwards of $65 for
his month’s HCR starts with a PSA 10. The canvas version would
Tour sincere wishes of health and cost closer to $100.
happiness to all in 2025! We are sure
you are all watching the WJC closely, Laine is currently on a line with
hoping that our boys can find the twine Kirby Dach, another key piece that is
and win the “must win” games down rebounding from injury missing out
the stretch. The social media tirades on the 2023-2024 season, as well as
have been extremely entertaining and Newfoundland’s own Alex Newhook.
have illustrated the real pressure these This trio provides the Habs with a solid
athletes’ face on the biggest stage! As second unit that can score and defend.
they say, don’t lose your last one! Laine also continues to absorb PP1
minutes when they go up a man. Laine
Our featured card this month is of has already posted 8 goals in his first
a current Montreal Canadien who thirteen games back from injury. After
promises to be a huge factor in what a slow start, Dach is heating up and has

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a goal in each of his last three games. the Calder the year after.

With wins over Vegas, Tampa, and the You guessed it! Back to the Ovi
Panthers, Habs nation is starting to
watch… He has now returned to the
vibrate.
line up and has already potted 2 goals
Laine was drafted 2nd overall to the in his first three games back, putting
Jets in 2016, and over 304 games; he him at 870, just 25 away from being
posted 250 points before getting shipped crowned with the most all time. With
to Columbus. Over four seasons with the Capitals having a surprisingly good
the Blue Jackets, Laine had his share season, and with some quality players
of issues with injury, mental health, around him, this will be an interesting
and a slight drop in production with story through to the end of the season.
138 points in 187 GP. The Habs are Whether he gets there this year or not,
hoping now that he is healthy and well at this point it would be very hard to bet
rested, he can return the PPG form he against him. Keep in mind, although
once enjoyed as a Jet, early on in his he is just 25 goals away, he still trails

career. Laine’s career highlight would Gretzky by 1280 points! See you next
be a WJC gold in 2016, leading team month with some 4 Nations Cup chat
Finland, and then being a finalist for and another Ovi update!