Primary objective

Of all the things I could've brought Monday to have Atlanta's Ilya Kovalchuk sign, this card here sat atop the list.

Sure, it would have been nice to add him to the so-called Young Guns stick. There's also an old-style Thrashers sweater sitting in one of our closets, too.

But what I really wanted was to have Kovie sign this card from the lockout-induced 2004-05 UD Hockey All-World edition set. Besides, I'll have plenty of time to get those items signed next season.