My first option

One of the tricky toe-drags about NHL rookies is finding items for them to sign whenever their teams come to Tampa.

I try to hold off from using rookie cards in a player's first NHL season, because you never know if their first few cards are better left unsigned.

Team items, from jersyes to sticks to team logo wallpapers, work well, too.

But, as long as I'm hounding, I'll stick with my so-called cheap skates cards. These two examples -- base cards for Edmonton's Andrew Cogliano and Sam Gagner -- worked just fine.