I've knocked another card off in my quest to find as many cards as possible from the Signature Renditions subset in last year's release of The Cup:
Sean Monahan is one of the more promising young players in the NHL and part of what seems to be a pretty exciting core in Calgary. He was the sixth overall pick in the 2013 draft, immediately jumping to the NHL as a 19-year-old and then scoring 31 goals in his second season when he was just 20. I suspect this is among the prettier of the Signature Renditions cards. The red and white of the Calgary jerseys pop nicely and the painting effect you see in the crowds in these cards is really pronounced in this one.
Like several others in this particular insert set, this commemorates Monahan's first goal, which he scored against the Columbus Blue Jackets. It took me quite a while to finally land a copy of this card. Most of the earlier copies that I found on eBay sold for more $40 or more, which was too steep for me. I suspect the higher price was because this is technically considered part of the 2013-14 sets, even though The Cup wasn't actually released until after the 2014-15 season had started. That makes this technically one of Monahan's rookie cards. Luckily, patience actually paid off in this case and I was eventually able to land the 35th and final copy for quite a bit less.
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