What Jersey is This?

[subban7677]

I need some help from fellow Habs fans, and probably Sabres fans as well. I'm usually pretty good at picking out jerseys on cards, but his one has me stumped. Below I have a link to a Vanek Full Coverage patch. It certainly looks like a Habs jersey nameplate, but I'm not sure if Panini ever got their hands on a Vanek Habs jersey. In the second link is another Vanek Full coverage patch, and it is obviously not Habs jersey. Now, logically I would think these would have come from the same jersey, but any red alternate Sabres jersey I could find online had different lettering for the nameplate. Could it be an all-star jersey? Let me know what you guys think, because I can't figuire this out.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/2014-15-PANINI-ANTHOLOGY-FULL-COVERAGE-THOMAS-VANEK-NAMEPLATE-VA-35-49/122891226462?hash=item1c9ce34d5e:g:iHAAAOSwGNtZzCC 6

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/2015-16-Panini-Anthology-Full-Coverage-Jerseys-Prime-Thomas-Vanek-46-49-PATCH/132438422934?hash=item1ed5f1f596:g:0psAAOSwIGJaN0j V

Edit: Not sure why the post has "basketball" in front of it, this is obviously hockey.

[scottkoz20]

The second one is the Sabres 3rd jersey from the goat head days

Here’s an example




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[scottkoz20]

The 1st one might be an all-star? Not sure


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[subban7677]

That Sabres jersey you pictured is the one I found, but as you can see the lettering is different that the one I put in the first link. That leads me to believe the first one may in fact be a Habs jersey as the lettering seems to match. But it would seem odd to me they would be using 2 different jerseys for these cards, and I have seen no other instances that would lead me to believe they got their hands on a Vanek Habs jersey.

[RGM81]

First one definitely looks like a Habs jersey. Second one for sure a Sabres.

Remember that Habs picked up Vanek late in 13-14 so they wouldn’t have been able to work any memorabilia cards into their licensed products. That was the last year of their license. They were able to scoop up a jersey (so it seems) but since they didn’t get any 14-15 products they probably have the whole sweater still.


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[odjickfan]

On this checklist ( https://www.cardboardconnection.com/...y-hockey-cards ) Vanek Full Coverage is from the Montreal Canadiens.

The first one might be from an Habs jersey, but on the second one, the grey looks much more like Sabres.

[apod417]

But it would seem odd to me they would be using 2 different jerseys for these cards

This whole product was just Panini dumping the left over memorabilia and autos.

Here is a good example of the same thing with multiple team jerseys same card. Brian Elliott with a Sens, Avs, and home and away Blues.

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[subban7677]

I remain skeptical as I have nothing else to compare it to. Plus the price in the auction is higher than I would want to go on something like that anyway. There seems to be enough consensus on here to get me to keep an eye out for these. Thanks!

[subban7677]

Just wanted to update that I think I solved the mystery. Almost positive this is not Habs jersey, and it is in fact a 2008-09 all star jersey. The card below lead me to this decision.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/2013-14-PANI...edirect=mobile

[RGM81]

Stands to reason as well. Good find!


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