23-18-3, .871, 3.72, 0
Peeters struggled in the 1981-82 season and play-offs with the Philadelphia Flyers. He set a career low (for qualified season) GAA of 3.72. The Flyers made the play-offs for the 10th straight season but failed to win a round for the first time in those 10 season.
Peeters was traded straight up for defenceman Brad McCrimmon during the 1982 NHL Draft.

19-11-6, .859, 3.66, 1
The card lists Rogie Vachon as a free agent, although it should have listed Rogie as retired. This was his final NHL card.
In 1985 Rogie has his number retired by the Los Angeles Kings, where he played his best days during the 1970s. Rogie would join the HHOF in 2016, 34 years after he retired.

17-26-9, .857, 3.85, 0
It appears the Sabres decided they traded away the wrong goalie during the 1982 season. Sauve was traded to the Detroit Red Wings on December 2, 1981, but then signed as a free agent with the Sabres in June of 1982.
I wonder how fast Suave ran out of Detroit and back to Buffalo. Sabres were on of the best defensive teams during Sauve's time, while the Red Wings were one of the worst.

26-23-9, .882, 3.52, 0
All-Star Game
Ah, this was the guy the Sabres meant to trade. After resigning Sauve from the Red Wings, the Sabres traded Edward to the Calgary Flames in a 2 players and 4 draft pick trade on June 9, 1982 - NHL draft day.
Edwards had his worst season as a Sabre in 1981-82 but was still good enough to be the 4th top vote getter for the All-Star Team. It was his fifth straight season in the top 4.

10-15-6, .873, 432, 0
Lemelin struggled down the stretch for the second straight season. After Feb 7th, Lemelin went 1-6-1, with a 5.23 GAA and a .854 save percentage. With the acquisition of former All-Star Don Edwards, Lemelin seemed destined for a back-up role.

11-12-4, .867, 4.18, 1
Playing back-up to Tony Esposito was often a mundane task. As shown by Bannerman who continues his pre-game lap around the ice from his card of the previous season.
Bannerman did see more action this season as he played in 29 games. Which was the most ever by a Tony O back-up since Esposito joined the Hawks in 1969.

19-25-8, .868, 4.53, 1
In a shocking development, we see a goalie in a home jersey who does not play for Washington. I assume the OPC photographer was sick the nights the Hawks went to Washington.
81-82 was Tony Esposito's last season as the Blackhawks unquestioned #1 goalie, a spot he had occupied for 13 straight season.

6-10-6, .848, 4.27, 0
Gilles began the season as the starter, but was outplayed by rookie Corrado Micalef. Which was not saying much. The goalies combined had a 4.50 GAA by December 2nd. Corrado was 4.38, and Gilles 4.62.
The Red Wings as a team were 7-14-3. This spurred on a major trade with the Sabres, in which goalie Bob Sauve was acquired. Gilles played 12 more games that season and Corrado played a pair more, after a lengthy stint in the minors.

28-5-14, .898, 3.31, 0
2nd Team All-Star, All Star Game
Fuhr wore a number of mask designs early in his career. Unfortunatley, OPC snagged a rare pic of Fuhr trying out the cage helmet.
Fuhr burst onto the scene as a rookie. He was selected as a 2nd Team All-Star, and runner-up for the Vezina trophy.
1981-82 is arguably his best regular season in the NHL. And also his worst play-off season in NHL. The Oilers lost in the first round against the Los Angeles Kings. The series included the Miracle in Manchester, a game in which the Kings scored 6 unanswered goals starting the in 3rd period to win the game 6-5. Fuhr allowed 26 in the series, 22 of them coming in the three losses.

17-7-1, .874, 3.86, 0
To celebrate Ron Low setting a career high with 17 wins, OPC gave him this backside shot.
Ron played for a lot of bad teams during his career and it finally looked like he would find some team success with the young Oilers. Unfortunately the next season he got traded to the Devils.