On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast we start by honoring the NHL's almost most famous number 26 for episode 126, Martin St. Louis (4:31). Next, Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus return for the 2023-24 NHL season where we take a look at the players that lit the NHL on fire in Week 1 and the players that sputtered out of the gate (18:22). In Hobby News, Connor Hellebuyck and Mark Scheifele sign extensions to remain Jets (39:20). There's more fake patch drama as a Sidney Crosby The Cup rookie patch auto sells at auction with a fake patch disclaimer. The Cup expert, Mitch Gropman, joins the show to give us his take and debate the ethics of selling cards with fake patches (44:21). We answer your hockey cards mailbag questions (1:54:37), and end the show with Personal Pickups (2:23:17).

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Should Auction Houses Knowingly Sell Cards With Fake Patches? w/ Mitch Gropman, Who's Hot & The Return Of The Struggle Bus, Honoring Martin St. Louis, Hellebuyck Stays A Jet, Mailbag and Personal Pickups.