With the current lack of urgency on behalf of the various parties entrusted with starting the NHL season on time, there will be time to be spent on other pursuits. I don’t really know basketball all that well, the Premier League is in an unfortunate time zone and the CFL is done early, so how about some cards?
*shuffles*
*deals*
Nobody? Sweet! I call Leafs trump and I’m going alone.
Right Bower
1968-69 OPC
Left Bower
1964-65 Topps
Ace
1933-34 OPC
King
1933-34 Ice Kings
Ten
1970-71 OPC
Four points, boys! Rack ’em up!
Now, I grant the Bower-Bower-Ace-King-Queen is the better hand, but the only Queen I can think of is this one and it’s off-suit, which is worse than the ten. That would take a four-point hand and make it a one-point hand.
1971 OPC
Now, you could swap the ten for another Ace:
Garnet was also known as “Ace.” I didn’t scan mine because I don’t think that far ahead. Hence I found this one.
Then you’d have both Bowers, Ace, King and an outside Ace, but it’s more fun to win with five trump cards.
*crickets*
Ye gads, please let the season begin on time. My thought processes are degrading already…
Diamond Cuts and Wax Stains 
Love it. I’m in.
Gotta see how this works for cribbage.
Seriously- really, really great post, 1967er’s. I’m laughing/smiling still, and not just because I’m a euchre freak. Wondering how you’re going to work anything above 10/Ace in.
Thankee! My favourite bit is actually the right/left Bower. Wonder how many see it. 🙂
Yeah, crib! Deal me a “Jack” Valiquette (with the Leafs), three #5’s from other teams, and cut me a Bill Barilko…perfect hand!
ok – that pretty much kills my crib post unless I make it about pegging…
At leats Mel Queen has the Toronto connection
I call a renege. There was only one Ace (Bailey). Great stuff , man.