Monday, November 10, 2014

2014 trade package #32: 2x3 Heroes in: 'PWE Are the Champions'

A surprise PWE showed up in my mailbox last week, but now that you know it was a PWE you probably won't be surprised by the sender--Jeff of 2x3 Heroes.  I had notified him of my interest in one of his recent pulls so I guess I should have known better that he'd shoot it my way!  Jeff's Blechhawks Blackhawks have won two Cups since the Red Wings last won a championship in 2008, though Detroit does hold an 11-to-5 edge in overall titles.  We probably both at least agree that the Original Six teams are the best, so there's that.  Anyway, here's what was in this PWE:
Here's a Hockeytown quartet, starting with a pair of Wings from 2008-09 OPC:  star forward Pavel Datsyuk and fearless net presence Tomas Holmstrom (who retired after the 2011-12 season).  Those are followed up by Pavel's fellow star Henrik Zetterberg plus a Brett Hull Immortals subset card (#d to 999) out of 2012-13 Certified.  The superlative Hull won a Cup with the 2001-02 Wings.

And now for the card I originally asked for:
Niklas Kronwall 2008-09 Upper Deck Champ's Mini Signatures auto
Mini auto!  Kronwall, a standout defenseman, was Detroit's first-rounder back in 2000, and has been good enough to merit a seven-year contract inked a couple years ago.  Needless to say this is my first hit of him in my tiny Wings collection, so I humbly thank Jeff for it (and for possibly not spitting on it when he pulled it).

Oh yeah, there was one other card in the envelope:
This is a Chris Getz 2010 Topps Peak Performance auto that I've had for a while, and apparently he wasn't able to offload this copy to anyone else who collects White Sox (though why anybody would want to do that is beyond me).  I'm fine keeping a second copy with Getz's PC if nobody else can use it since there's no such thing as too many Wolverines!

Thanks as always for the fun surprise, Jeff.  With some COMC specials to be taken advantage of later this month I promise I'll come up with an interesting return package in just a few weeks.  Readers, please make sure you're following the professor of PWEs at 2x3 Heroes.

6 comments:

  1. Well, I guess I'll just have to try and make that tiny Wings collection a little bit larger.

    Envelope in the mail this weekend....Nice Kronwall auto btw!!

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    1. Thanks for looking and thanks for the potential Wings help! I'll try to put together some Leafs for you in the future, I just don't pick up much hockey stuff these days.

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  2. That Kronwall card is fantastic! Nice trade!

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    1. Thanks! Like I said, nice of Jeff to send it to me instead of destroying it. By the way, I can't remember--do you collect Penguins too?

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    2. I'll take Penguins cards in trades, but I don't actively buy them. Crosby and Malkin are expensive so I've steered clear.

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    3. That's cool, not like I really have any, but in case I do end up with some at least I know I can dump them off on you.

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