Much better

After learning a lesson Wednesday about priming paint pens, and making a move to a different brand, I wasted no time in getting San Jose goalie Evgeni Nabokov to sign this Russia souvenir puck.

A well-working paint pen looks so much better, doesn't it?

A day later, Nabokov signed the 2004-05 UD Hockey All-World Edition card. Produced during the NHL lockout of that season, the cards are another example of a specialty set that proves pretty useful for card-hounding efforts.