My National Treasures Draft Order

[Gallinator]

Well, I haven't shared one of these for a while, since it ultimately comes down to my subjective valuation of a team's "hit quality" applied against the actual number of hits, but since this is Panini's final release for the foreseeable future, I figured I'd put it up. In short, I remove the base cards, sort by team, extrapolate print runs where none are given, sum the "hits" and multiply by a factor to allow for subjective difference in hit quality; in this case, the range was from 20 (Colorado) down to 4 (Phoenix). I then apply this weighted number against the cost of a case to figure out how much I "should" be paying for a team in a group case break. The list also serves as a Draft Order. Hopefully some will find this helpful:

(Team, Total Hits, % of hits)

Montreal Canadiens	6270	5.55
Colorado Avalanche	4848	4.29
Detroit Red Wings	5464	4.84
Pittsburgh Penguins	5233	4.63
Boston Bruins	4951	4.38
New York Rangers	4518	4.00
Toronto Maple Leafs	4507	3.99
Los Angeles Kings	5442	4.82
Philadelphia Flyers	4970	4.40
Edmonton Oilers	3993	3.54
Chicago Blackhawks	3737	3.31
Anaheim Ducks	4189	3.71
New Jersey Devils	3669	3.25
Washington Capitals	3613	3.20
Dallas Stars	5020	4.45
Nashville Predators	4000	3.54
Carolina Hurricanes	3900	3.45
Buffalo Sabres	3687	3.26
Minnesota Wild	3643	3.23
Florida Panthers	3619	3.20
New York Islanders	3337	2.95
San Jose Sharks	3091	2.74
Calgary Flames	2649	2.35
Vancouver Canucks	2556	2.26
St. Louis Blues	2509	2.22
Tampa Bay Lightning	2233	1.98
Winnipeg Jets	2470	2.19
Columbus Blue Jackets	2227	1.97
Ottawa Senators	1516	1.34
Phoenix Coyotes	1066	0.94
	112928	100.00

[KingKuba]

Very nice job.
Bought in for the devils early...looks like good value.

This is the stuff that's usefull.

[Gallinator]

Thanks! Yeah, I bought the Devils in two cases, one at $50 and another at $35. I knew $50 was a touch high but didn't want to miss out on the break...I have them valued at $51 as a "fair" case break price, which I usually try to beat by 10% to feel like I got a "deal" LOL!

[KingKuba]

I got in Devils for $35 too for 8 cases.

Toronto was a steal at $45 but was late..
Minny and buffalo lots of rookies for price of $45.

[EliasDevil]

Hmm, you guys should leave the Devils in a few cases for me

[Gallinator]

Snooze ya lose! Besides, I was shut out of Devils on my case from SCC. Bah! Got a Brodeur (sticker) auto and a nice Crazy Eights with Merrill from Breakaway last night, though!

[EliasDevil]

Got in on one case break tonight. Got a Merrill timeline and a Henrique auto /99 with jersey, patch and glove (not sure what the subset is). Might not have gotten my 50 back but no complaints at all from me.

[RGM81]

Handy reference guide for sure! So many great-looking Habs cards in this set, can't say I'm remotely surprised that they go #1. LOL

[Gallinator]

Handy reference guide for sure! So many great-looking Habs cards in this set, can't say I'm remotely surprised that they go #1. LOL

They sure are loaded up in this product! Seeing some of the early returns on MacKinnon, though, I think he blows the doors off of any ranking system and pushes Colorado to #1 if you get a chance to pick them. I severely underestimated what people are willing to pay for him, apparently.

[drcanada]

Great list Paul. I'm sure it will come in handy for many.

And like other members have said, the Devils hit pretty often. I just snagged one of the Brodeur Frozen Treasures Auto Patch /5 from one of my customers.