UD Blog: Excitement Grows Around 2013-14 SP Authentic

[canucksfan007]

Not the typical SPA look. Very busy looking cards .... and a little too rookie driven for my taste. Conacher in the Chirography set .... yikes

Too much going on ..... easy pass on wax for me ....

[mjohansson90]

Heard it through the grapevine that the MacKinnon FW auto is a redemption. I don't know how that is possible.

Derek

[Leafsman]

Heard it through the grapevine that the MacKinnon FW auto is a redemption. I don't know how that is possible.

Derek

I would be more surprised if MacKinnon WASN'T a redemption. You have to view this from Upper Deck's view...would you want the top rookie in the set to be easily accessible? In their mind, the answer is no.

I do not agree with MacKinnon being a redemption. However, I see why they may do this.

[TRDouble]

Not the typical SPA look. Very busy looking cards .... and a little too rookie driven for my taste. Conacher in the Chirography set .... yikes

Too much going on ..... easy pass on wax for me ....

I couldn't really pinpoint why I wasn't feeling SPA this year, but I think you hit it with the design being too busy. I am passing on it this year too. Panini, which has not been very good to me over the years they have had the NHL license, has been good to me this year and I am putting my money towards Contenders, and if that's a dud, back into Rookie Anthology, which has been a fun break.

[cygnusx1]

I would be more surprised if MacKinnon WASN'T a redemption. You have to view this from Upper Deck's view...would you want the top rookie in the set to be easily accessible? In their mind, the answer is no.

I do not agree with MacKinnon being a redemption. However, I see why they may do this.

I would highly doubt that a company would intentionally make a high end rookie a redemption (or really, any card). Why torpedo the hopes of your product being a good seller?

Regardless of being the top rookie or not, they are all numbered to 999 copies. Crosby has 999, just like Jeff Hoggan has 999.

Conspiracy theories abound with this SPA release....

[thorni2]

Awesome to have hard signed autos. Waiting to buy some singles!

[KingKuba]

Mackinnon redemption? ?? wut. ..

Going to be some pissed off people....

[RGM81]

Heard it through the grapevine that the MacKinnon FW auto is a redemption. I don't know how that is possible.

Derek

Source?

[Leafsman]

Source?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/13-14-SP-Aut...item19ef0cdd5f

[MasonBogosianColl]

I going to pass on this break also. Ultimate looks way better design. And they have the Ice Premier Auto Patches /10 this year.

Holding out for Ultimate