Important note on my collecting going forward

[Leafsman]

Hi folks.

The chase for rookie cards, specifically the SP Authentic rookie cards, has become overwhelming and difficult. My wantlist shows I still need well over 100 cards from 1997-98 to 2017-18 (121 to be exact) and many are big names (Crosby, Matthews, Patrick Kane, McDavid, Kessel, Malkin, Stamkos...you get the idea). Yikes...

I have decided that 2017-18 is the last season that I will chase key SP Authentic rookie cards for players from every team around the league.

From 2018-19 onward, I will only collect SP Authentic rookie cards from the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Vegas Golden Knights (if players don't have an SP Authentic RC, I will accept Ultimate Collection, Upper Deck Ice or whatever decent RC they have instead). When Seattle enters the NHL, and it will happen soon, I'll want to get an inaugural team set and rookies picturing players wearing their uniform going forward as well.

I realize I'll be missing out on some great players going forward (Rasmus Dahlin, Casey Mittelstadt, Elias Pettersson, etc.) but I also don't have the patience anymore to wait and see if they pan out after their first NHL season.

Thanks,
Tony