2021-2022 MVP Hockey: The NHL All-Star Game is tonight so I'll show of some new hockey I recently picked up. Can't say I'm a big fan of the MVP brand. Seems to take away from the photos somehow which is what Upper Deck brings to the table - good photography. We'll kick this one off with a three-time champion who is in his 16th year in the league and has had a Hall of Fame career.
The design is meh for me. Maybe with some different colors and a team logo and I'd be more onboard. And I feel like I'm looking at the same card every time.
Man that Eriksson looked like a signature. And it took a bit to figure out it isn't. It is a Silver Script parallel. Boo on Upper Deck for making a person think it's an autograph. Mascot cards are fun and I like the feel of this one. The Ice Battles is a parallel. Couldn't they do different colors or something?
Some goalie love. Again...they all look about the same.
The backs are fine.
I'm glad I picked up the pack but I will say the design just doesn't work for me. This is only my second look at MVP as a brand so I won't give up on it. The 2019-2020 design was better for me especially compared to this years. The Cale Makar is a short print which are cards 201-250 in the set. The last 25 are rookie SPs.
BREAKDOWN:
28 – Total Cards
1 – SP
1 – Ice Battles
1 – Mascot Gaming
1 – Silver Script Parallel
28 – Total Cards
1 – SP
1 – Ice Battles
1 – Mascot Gaming
1 – Silver Script Parallel
