Buzz Break: 2023-24 Upper Deck Series 2 hockey cards

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The box: 2023-24 Upper Deck Series 2 hockey cards (blaster)
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Keep reading to see a full rundown of what was in this one.

Packs per box : 4
Cards per pack: 12
Cards per box: 48
Base set completion: 
37 of 250 (15 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Young Guns Rookie Cards (2) – Matthew Poitras, Uvis Balinskis

Inserts: 11 (all in gallery below with some base)
O-Pee-Chee Glossy Rookies (2) – Sean Farrell, Jackson LaCombe
Dazzlers Green (1) – Erik Karlsson
Deep Roots (1) – Brendan Gallagher
Director Of Boards (1) – Zack MacEwen
Instinctive (1) – Stuart Skinner
Monster Season (1) – Connor McDavid
PCs (2) – Alexander Ovechkin, Kyle Connor
Honor Roll (1) – Devon Levi
UD Portraits (1) – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What’s Buzz-worthy: Buzz doesn't do much hockey -- just can't collect it all -- but with the Connor Bedard Young Gun sweepstakes -- in other words crazy demand for his flagship Rookie Card -- I bit on a trio of these blasters at suggested retail price for my lone shots at that one. This box? Not this time on that front. I did find one card that's one in 30 packs (noted below). What I did find interesting is that all three of my blasters had two Young Guns, not the minimum guarantee of just one, so that's a plus. After all, that's probably what many here (like me) are ripping for. I like the larger pack size here with a decent insert volume -- it made what might be a bit dull if it were double the packs a quicker rip. All in all, I like the mix here a lot ... I just only dabble here when there's a Big One to land ... and I haven't yet.

Product Grade: A- 
Box Grade: B+ (McDavid card here is one in 30 packs ... but no A-level card in my mind this time)
Fun Grade: B+ (good insert and card volume here works ... even with fewer packs)

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