First Look at 2014-15 The Cup!!

[Leafsman]

This isn't worth the money.

The patches are from photo shoots. Most replica jerseys cost much less than a box of The Cup. Buy said jersey (which tend to include the full patch) and cut it out. You get the full patch rather than a piece of it.

Then again, I am completely against cutting up memorabilia and placing them into cards in the first place.

It's why I stick with SP Authentic or OPC from the 1980s back.

[RGM81]

So much unwarranted negativity. Why are people complaining about things that have been this way for years? It's not as though event-worn items is a new revelation. I get that costs are up, but guess what? If they're going to work it so that game-worn rookie jerseys are in The Cup, costs are also going to be up...by a lot more.

Was there an edict handed down recently that nobody's allowed to like anything?

[Cunnuc]

I have never purchased a tin of The Cup (I will still buy at least 1 tin despite what Im about to say) so I just assumed everything was Game Used. I assumed this was one of the reasons The Cup was released so late, to bring you actual game used of players who endured that year of the cup.

I just went through my PC and sold basically every cup card I had because the patches were event worn. That doesn't interest me at all.

This is why I like ITG so much because of the vintage memorabilia and I understand why so many collectors at events like the Toronto Expo only buy vintage. There was less guessing back then. There weren't 50 variations of 1 player and 4 of them were the real thing and the other 46 were crap.

Upper Deck pays for Jerseys and Auto of players. Yep. We get that. Its as if Upper Deck buys 1 jersey of every player so you see only 1 shield and 100 logo patches. 6,000 jersey pieces. Am I supposed to give Upper Deck 200% a cards value just cause they bought a jersey for $200 opposed to $50?

Get real.

Buy a Supposed Busher Jackson skate, get it authenticated and chop it up into little pieces, put them in cards and THAT'S what I wanna pay money for. Not the $20 jersey thrown onto a rookie during a photo shoot before he ever played a game in the NHL when that jersey makes a thousand or so cards.

Rookies are over-sold by Upper Deck as is.

Someone should make an Upper Deck Movie called Liscence to Shill.

[Leafsman]

I have never purchased a tin of The Cup (I will still buy at least 1 tin despite what Im about to say) so I just assumed everything was Game Used. I assumed this was one of the reasons The Cup was released so late, to bring you actual game used of players who endured that year of the cup.

I just went through my PC and sold basically every cup card I had because the patches were event worn. That doesn't interest me at all.

This is why I like ITG so much because of the vintage memorabilia and I understand why so many collectors at events like the Toronto Expo only buy vintage. There was less guessing back then. There weren't 50 variations of 1 player and 4 of them were the real thing and the other 46 were crap.

Upper Deck pays for Jerseys and Auto of players. Yep. We get that. Its as if Upper Deck buys 1 jersey of every player so you see only 1 shield and 100 logo patches. 6,000 jersey pieces. Am I supposed to give Upper Deck 200% a cards value just cause they bought a jersey for $200 opposed to $50?

Get real.

Buy a Supposed Busher Jackson skate, get it authenticated and chop it up into little pieces, put them in cards and THAT'S what I wanna pay money for. Not the $20 jersey thrown onto a rookie during a photo shoot before he ever played a game in the NHL when that jersey makes a thousand or so cards.

Rookies are over-sold by Upper Deck as is.

Someone should make an Upper Deck Movie called Liscence to Shill.

Well said!

[oogabooga99]

I'm not really looking at any of the rookie stuff, but Id be curious about a few of their subsets that I have really enjoyed. Scripted sticks, emblems of endorsement, honorable numbers etc etc. I wonder if those are knocked out of the new release and replaced with the booklets? I'll be looking forward to seeing what Joe Sakic's they will be releasing this year.

[creasecollector]

I'm not really looking at any of the rookie stuff, but Id be curious about a few of their subsets that I have really enjoyed. Scripted sticks, emblems of endorsement, honorable numbers etc etc. I wonder if those are knocked out of the new release and replaced with the booklets? I'll be looking forward to seeing what Joe Sakic's they will be releasing this year.

I don't think they will, those are true keepers in terms of The Cup's set inclusion IMO.

But if they were to , booklets aren't the way to go. Again, this is just my opinion, but the less booklets the better. Once in a while they're okay, but too much booklets really irks me.

[fuhr31]

I'm not really looking at any of the rookie stuff, but Id be curious about a few of their subsets that I have really enjoyed. Scripted sticks, emblems of endorsement, honorable numbers etc etc. I wonder if those are knocked out of the new release and replaced with the booklets? I'll be looking forward to seeing what Joe Sakic's they will be releasing this year.

Im the same way, I collect most subsets BUT the RC's. I'm also not a fan of booklets, don't even own one. They'll most likely fade away imo. Imo limited logos, scripted sticks & honorable numbers will never be removed. They can make those cards over and over and over again for all I care LOL. Love em!

[Sharky94]

Again, this is just my opinion, but the less booklets the better.

Amen! +1

[KingKuba]

There are supposed to be 80 rpa's in this set.....wow...

Double rookie class only had 90....and this weak class has 80....talk about a bloodbath for case breakers...oh well...us dealers will get this for ~$300 anyway..

[japhi]

So much unwarranted negativity. Why are people complaining about things that have been this way for years? It's not as though event-worn items is a new revelation. I get that costs are up, but guess what? If they're going to work it so that game-worn rookie jerseys are in The Cup, costs are also going to be up...by a lot more.

Was there an edict handed down recently that nobody's allowed to like anything?

Amen, I don't even collect this stuff but think the preview looks deadly. As for event worn patch card, or manufactured patches, or whatever else as long as they are aesthetically pleasing that's all that matter IMO. I mean an Yzerman rookie doesn't have any GU or Auto and they sure are cool and sell well.