At the Draft: Big Buff Dons the Jets Sweater

[RGM81]

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — To be sure, it’s been a banner weekend for Panini America at the 2011 NHL Draft. We’ve entertained the hockey-loving masses with a tantalizing wrapper-redemption program and we’ve interacted with tomorrow’s next batch of collectible NHL superstars for interviews, photos and fun.
Oh, yeah, we also were joined at the Panini America booth on Saturday by special guest Dustin Byfuglien, the former Stanley Cup-winning member of the Chicago Blackhawks and Atlanta Thrashers who next season will don the everything-new-is-old-again colors of the Winnipeg Jets.

In fact, Byfuglien couldn’t wait for next season. Since we had award-winning sports photographer Ric Fogel on location at the 2011 NHL Draft to shoot the rookies for next season’s Panini America hockey card products, we asked him to shoot Big Buff in his new duds, too.

[bojohnson]

i sure hope panini knows that the real jerseys will look nothing like that

[geschrocks33]

How do you know?

[sholi2000]

i sure hope panini knows that the real jerseys will look nothing like that

I agree, but nice try. I'll give them an "A" for effort.

Way to go Bigg Buff, you have no idea what you're skating into.

Friday night there wasn't more than 8K in the MTSC and it was loud.

Really excited about the new kid. If first year Junior and he put up great numbers.

So he if progress' each year by 20, look out!

[duwal]

i sure hope panini knows that the real jerseys will look nothing like that

it doesn't matter, they will still have Atlanta jersey swatches in the cards. Look even at like Joe Thornton and he's still getting Bruins jersey pieces put in and he's been away from there for 5 years

[bojohnson]

i mean for the picture on the card.

and true north has said over and over it will look nothing like the old model

as for mts center, i was there too sholi, and i dont think their were 8000, but we made the noise of a sellout.

[Footnote75]

I tell you what...that SHOULD be their jersey LOL

[RGM81]

it doesn't matter, they will still have Atlanta jersey swatches in the cards. Look even at like Joe Thornton and he's still getting Bruins jersey pieces put in and he's been away from there for 5 years

From Upper Deck, yes; from Panini, not so much.

[gatesnapper]

still a great pic. perhaps this picture will make some of the early releases like Certified. much like Horton holding up the B's jersey in 10-11 certified.

[SkyFire47]

it doesn't matter, they will still have Atlanta jersey swatches in the cards. Look even at like Joe Thornton and he's still getting Bruins jersey pieces put in and he's been away from there for 5 years

and what would you have UD do with the Thornton Bruins jerseys that they paid for? they certainly aren't going to waste their money.

as for Big Buff's cards, i can picture them now. Pic in old jets jersey, named on Atlanta, with a patch from chicago or the new jets jersey.