The gods smiled down on the wildly overworked but still giddy spawn.com staffers this week. We're cleared to show you the official photography of McFarlane's Sports Picks: NHL Series 4.

Here it is, the new NHL 4 nine-player roster and pictures ... enjoy:

• JAROME IGINLA, Calgary Flames right wing, No. 12
  
• MIKE RICHTER, New York Rangers goaltender, No. 35
  
• JOCELYN THIBAULT, Chicago Blackhawks goaltender, No. 41
  
• TOMMY SALO, Edmonton Oilers goaltender, No. 35
  
• BRENDAN SHANAHAN, Detroit Red Wings left wing, No. 14
  
• RON FRANCIS, Carolina Hurricanes center, No. 10
  
• JEREMY ROENICK, Philadelphia Flyers center, No. 97
  
• RYAN SMYTH, Edmonton Oilers left wing, No. 94
  
• ILYA KOVALCHUK, Atlanta Thrashers right wing, No. 17