What: 2019-20 Panini Prizm hockey cards
Arrives: Dec. 16
Box basics: One Prizm parallel or autograph per two-card pack
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Prizm returns to the ice for the first time since 2012-13 as an online-only release on Monday with the small roster of young stars Panini has signed to exclusive deals leading the way.

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What's Buzzing Today: New breaks -- big and small -- as well as Panini Prizm, collectors react to a new type of NFL scandal and ... players who you thought were good but were not.

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but breaks highlights -- Panini Prizm, Bowman Draft and plenty more -- in today's edition.

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 From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2019-20 Topps NHL Sticker Collection (display box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Packs per box: 50
Stickers per pack: 5 (one foil, four standard)
Stickers in this box: 250
Base set completion: 
225 of 630 (36 percent)
Duplicates: 25

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but break highlights in today's edition -- a little bit of everything.

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There's a new player in the sports card landscape that you might already know pretty well depending on your taste in shoes.

StockX, a Detroit-based company founded in 2015, has perhaps been best known for helping collectors of in-demand basketball shoes like the Air Jordan 6 Travis Scott model you see here by being a platform for users to make and take offers in a few select categories.

But beginning this month there's a new addition to the company's lineup -- graded sports cards.

"Staying true to our mantra as the world’s first 'Stock Market of Things,' we are excited to announce trading cards as a brand new category for StockX," read a company statement. "We have been researching the trading-card space for a long time, and believe that our stock-market model will provide collectors and enthusiasts alike a superior e-commerce experience."

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals just might be to rip fewer blasters this year and talk more about cardboard that I -- and you -- might like. One way to do that? Simple show and tell -- present a few pick-ups and say why they captured my attention. Would they capture yours? I'd be interested to know -- sometimes they might, sometimes they won't and that's fine. It's a buyer's market out there with plenty of options and bargains as well as high-end gems to chase.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ... and this time around there's a little bit of everything.

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BUZZ IS FINE WITH NINES
The Card: Nick Chubb 2018 Donruss Optic Blue Prizm (/149) Rookie Card parallel (BGS 9)
The Price: $14
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This guy was the top RB in the NFL in Week 4 with a monster game (and this one was purchased before that) but I'm thinking that he's among the better buys for last year's rookies right now because of where he's playing and the potential. If the Browns win big or at least improve impressively and have some moments, the 2018 RCs of Baker Mayfield and Chubb will arguably be the cards looked at first -- and Mayfield is already expensive so this guy might have more potential of the two. The basic versions of his cards are pretty easy finds, even when graded, so parallels are the way to go first in my mind. I grabbed this one since it was a tad cheaper than other versions but perhaps lower than it might be if it had been graded subgrades. (I'm fine with this type of BGS card as long as there's no obvious flaw showing to make you wonder.)
Grab a box right here: 2018 Donruss Optic NFL (a few formats)

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What's Buzzing Today: Superfractors on the auction block, MLB postseason chatter, big pulls, ideas for card companies to try (maybe) and more.

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What: 2019-20 In The Game Used Hockey cards
Arrives: Nov. 1
Box basics: Five memorabilia or auto-mem cards per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf brings the legends and their memorabilia back to new cardboard with this loaded high-end release that also includes some ink this time around.

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images released so far.

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Don't call it a comeback ... but it totally is one.

Panini America teased the return of Score hockey cards on Friday with the image above. What does it mean? Well, it means that there will be packs with at least two cards inside arriving sometime soon.

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What: 2019-20 Topps NHL Sticker Collection
Arrives: Nov. 27
Box basics: 50 five-sticker packs per box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps returns to the NHL ranks with a sticker collection that will give on-ice collectors a new option to chase this coming season.

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What's Buzzing Today: Showing off favorite cards, collecting an NHL auto set, Contenders Draft Picks basketball is here and a big bummer for one key NFL card.

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What's Buzzing Today: Andrew Luck calls it a career, a Kobe auto in a retail repack, NHL grading results and more in this early Sunday edition.

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What's Buzzing Today: New arrivals, big pulls, an alleged Little League World Series scandal that has them talking and more in today's edition.

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What: 2019-20 Leaf Superlative Collection hockey cards
Arrives: Oct. 30
Box basics: One hit per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's puts Superlative back on the ice once again with nothing but big-hit potential in a release that's loaded with memorabilia and autographs from past NHL stars.

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The No. 2 pick in the NHL Draft has a new team.

Panini America revealed on Thursday that it has signed Finnish hockey star Kaapo Kakko to an exclusive autograph card deal. That means the new New York Rangers star will only have autographed Rookie Cards via Panini, which no longer holds an NHL card license after its deal there ended following the 2013-14 season.

“Kaapo Kakko is nothing less than an international hockey phenomenon and his arrival in the U.S. – and New York, no less — is one of the most exciting developments the sport has seen in years,” said Panini America CEO Mark Warsop in a prepared release. “He’s expected by many to drive the hockey trading card market this season and is poised to become the next great athlete in the sport of hockey, and we’re thrilled to have him as an exclusive member of the Panini America team. We’re looking forward to working closely with him to create exciting and creative trading cards for fans and collectors and having him be a part of a number of new initiatives in the trading card category.” Continue reading →

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What's Buzzing Today: The National and some simple hobby questions/debates for you to chew on in today's edition.

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Game-used hockey pucks aren't all that flashy of an item compared to baseballs which are prepped for game use and then collect dirt and damage through their life of play -- it's just one way hockey's just a little different than other sports.

Sure, damage can and is done but you won't necessarily see it on every puck. But when it comes to those glorious goal-loving (and smelly) rubber rocks, there is some oldschool charm in how they are taped and marked after use. It's something that's been done for years -- and that can make a gamer more interesting along with, of course, elusive action photos of them in use.

The example you see here? It's a top-notch photo but the puck just isn't in the original frame -- but you can tell where it is by the direction Los Angeles Kings defenseman Derek Forbort and goalie Jonathan Quick are looking. Spoiler: It's a top-shelf goal by Florida Panthers star Evgenii Dadonov.

You can keep reading to see the details ... and the puck in action.

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What's Buzzing Today: The St. Louis Blues win it all, The National, an impressive vintage find, 2019 Topps Series 2 and more.

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals just might be to rip fewer blasters this year and talk more about cardboard that I -- and you -- might like. One way to do that? Simple show and tell -- present a few pick-ups and say why they captured my attention. Would they capture yours? I'd be interested to know -- sometimes they might, sometimes they won't and that's fine. It's a buyer's market out there with plenty of options and bargains as well as high-end gems to chase.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ... and this time around it's a super-sized edition to clear out some cardboard that's been waiting for its turn here.

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BATTING LEADOFF ... AGAIN
The Card: Ronald Acuña Jr. 2018 Panini Chronicles Score Rookie Card (SGC 10)
The Price: $10.60
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Is it really a shocker to see this guy batting leadoff here once again? If you're a regular reader you'll know this is the third straight time I've picked one of my Acuña pick-ups to start things off here -- and this time it's a high-grade copy from an affordable (for now) release that's jam-packed with Rookie Cards. I haven't ever submitted anything to SGC for grading, but I have picked off a few cards in their slabs when the price is right and the card is noticeably clean. In this case it was an affordable one picked off in a top grade just before he started heating things up this season. Boxes of many 2018 releases have picked up steam and this one is among them, especially on the hobby side where they are jam-packed with good stuff. I couldn't find this card in the pop report, but the price was right for me.
Grab a box right here: 2018 Panini Chronicles baseball cards

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but big pulls from around the collecting world in today's edition.

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What: 2019 Super Break One-time Heavy Hitters
Arrives: July 1
Box basics: One buyback card per box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break is back with big names in buyback form here -- a mix of baseball, football, basketball, hockey and more.

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but big pulls in today's edition from the NFL, NBA, WWE, MLB and hockey.

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If you hadn't noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices right now right here as BlowoutCards.com has started its April Showers sales that will add new stuff every week.

The first batch is here and many of the discounts were dramatic enough that Buzz had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of the boxes and cases -- and here are five options that caught this collector’s eye.

2017 Panini Donruss Optic NFL fat pack
Want to chase Patrick Mahomes Rookie Cards on the cheap but with the potential for plenty more like other key RCs and parallels? This might be the best place to look right now as these packs are slashed to a fraction of their original price. Lime parallels are only found in these packs and a raw Mahomes can sell for a solid amount while a PSA 10 recently sold for more than $200. There are, of course, standard versions and Prizms in this one as well as inserts -- I'll be ordering a max of 20 packs just for fun and look for a Buzz Break of this one here soon because the price is great for the potential to be found. (And Mahomes is far from alone as far as notables here are concerned.)

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What's Buzzing Today: Check out nothing but breaks today ... 'cause Stone Cold said so.

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