Cody Hodgson, former Vancouver Canuck first round pick has been dealt to the Buffalo Sabres. The 22 year old was the 10th overall pick in 2008. What this deal means for his cards is a little less exciting than you would expect. Buffalo fans like their cardboard but not as much as the Canucks so you should expect a dip in value from that. You can also expect a dip simply because his RC’s don’t depict him in a Sabres uniform(obviously). His Young Guns RC had been climbing steadily back to the $10-15 range after falling to about $7 for a month or so. The trade should bump them up a bit more. You should still expect an uptick despite the negative factors discussed as Hodgson will almost certainly be moving up from the third line with his new team. Prices will rise but I’m here to remind you to temper your expectations, even though that may be difficult when you see beauties like this:

Enforcer John Scott was dealt from the Blackhawks to the Rangers for a 4th round pick. While people loved watching Scott get into fights and tower over them (He is a giant), he pretty much sucked at every other facet of the game. Good move by Chicago although personally I’m disappointed that he and Ryan Reaves won’t get a rematch as soon as expected after the trade.

The Leafs made a big prospect pickup today getting 20 year old forward Carter Ashton, a 2009 first round pick. They dealth Keith Aulie who has underperformed and been outshined by Toronto rookie Jake Gardiner. Ashton currently has no NHL licensed RC’s because he has yet to play a game in the NHL. Whenever he does get a card, you can expect it to be pretty valuable. Meanwhile it may be time to pick up a few Aulie RC goodies as they are very low right now.

Andrei Kostitsyn, who previously was only holding value because he played for the Canadiens (his SPx Auto RC Jersey could consistently be purchased for $4-8), was dealt to the Predators today and they paid a fairly high price for the 27 year old giving up 2nd and 4th rounders. He will join his younger brother Sergei in Nashville. Nashville also picked up another forward and appear to be making a big push for results in this year’s postseason tourney.