Monday, March 10, 2008

Nice mixes


McFarlane hockey collectors should start looking forward to the Series 19 release. Why? It features a blend of NHL stars, past and present.

Included in the lineup, due for release in August, are Tony Esposito, above, shown during his Montreal days, and the legendary Don Cherry, left, running a Bruins practice.

Others are Grant Fuhr, in Calgary and Toronto, Alex Kovalev, Bernie Parent and Ryan Smyth (sitting in the press box during yet another stint on the injured reserve list, perhaps?).

Series 18 also offers a similar breakdown, including Mats Sundin, left, a No. 1 pick of the Quebec Nordiques (too bad, though, it looks more like Ottawa punk Chris Neil than a much younger Sundin):

~ Colorado's classy Joe Sakic;
~ Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur, as a member of the Nordiques;
~ Ottawa's controversial Ray Emery;
~ Edmonton's Sheldon Souray, another frequent-IR club regular; and
~ Pittsburgh's Jordan Staal, who, as I've stated many times, gets my vote for this season's NHL poster boy for sophomore slumps.

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