Starring roles

Only the most jaded of hounds would say it's no big deal to get autographs from any NHL team's role players. Sorry, but I disagree. Teams need players willing to muck it up and get their noses bloodied. Good teams are full of them.

That's why Colin was pretty darn excited Wednesday after a trio of Rangers role players -- Blair Betts, Ryan Callahan and Nigel Dawes -- sign these 12 cards for him.

That's right. A dozen cards. That alone is a decent day, don't you think?

Can I tell you a secret? I was pretty pumped, too. Check out the diversity of the cards. Only three are true Rangers cards. The rest are from prospects or speciality sets.

I apologize for not being able to group all of the cards. The scanner's bed isn't big enough for all 12.