Through the Mail-Henrik Sedin

 For my latest through the mail success, I actually had a bit of fun in writing to the athlete, in this case Vancouver Canucks legend and future Hall of Famer Henrik Sedin. The reason being that since I am an LA Kings, I watched many playoff games between the Canucks and the Kings, who developed a bit of a rivalry in the earlier part of the 2010s. I explained to Henrik in the letter I wrote that I was at the playoff games and booed the crap out of he and his twin brother Daniel, but that I actually always respected them and their goaltending teammate Roberto Luongo. I said in the note that one of the best memories of being a Kings fan was actually watching Dustin Brown demolish Henrik on a clean hit in the playoffs. 

That being said, I let him know that he and his brother were always class players, and I loved watching them get drafted together, then their entire careers, and then retiring at the same time. On the power play, these guys were deadly.

I actually picked a numbered Upper Deck card because as you can see above, the look is clean with plenty of white space. This card is actually what I believe to be a 55 point, so it was a little more sketchy than usual, particularly because I was sending to Vancouver. However, I am very thankful that Henrik took the time to sign for an opposing team's fan, and I really like the way this card turned out.

For those wondering I did send the card on the same day to his brother, so hopefully that one comes back as well.