You need to have conversations with your players and get them to play a certain line fit. It will help with chemistry.

See if Clarke’s morale is down and he’s actually a higher Overall… if he is, might be worth getting. And he’d be that Cap whale for 2 years. If that’s not it, prob not worth it because 12 mill is too much for an 86

Hugo might be worth it. Worth it to see if he’s going to fit in, and if not trade him next year at the draft or in off season.

What is it called the link is not working?

Flames burn the Aliens up. I wouldn't bring back Norrena (too high cost) and Mihalik can also go too. I'd draft Karalahti in the 1st round.

You did pretty much was i was talking about, i think its time to say goodbye to Norrena and lee as well. Bring up Toumanen hes 24 and a right shot, and first pick i would take Karalahti (right hand d man)

It wasn't a sweep, but it was close; you simply got goalied. This is painful to say, but I would let let Norrena and Mihalik walk. The former is too expensive, the latter too injury prone. That said, I won't argue if you decide to keep Norrena. Take Karalahti with your 1st-round pick, and go off the board for McLeod and Krajicek 2nd and 3rd. Don't forget to hire a coach to replace the one who retired.

Wish you would have have traded for some picks for the players you had pinned, definitely need that better goalie and personally think you should go for timo salo

You drafted a low elite sniper so Karlsson was worth the risk. The Devils took a player name E. St. Louis, which I'm sure is pronounced like Marty's last name, but on screen it looks like East Saint Louis, which is a modern-day ghost town in Illinois. When looking for a trade, a right-shot d-man is preferable but they at least need to be able to play on the right side. Two Printzes, someone call the Spin Doctors.

Everybody knows you want to get feed. Enforcer, defensemen, let's get him. Just please i'm begging you

This is absolutely amazing! It's my favourite era of the sport as I was hooked on NHL 94 as a kid, which featured this season's stats. I wish I had the time and skills to recreate this for NHL 25 on the PS5 this year. I'll be hoping someone talented has a go and shares it 🤞

So far so good, after this play offseason i think just going through the players you have is a good idea

You're either going to beat them in 7 games or get swept.

You can't look back at the trades made and wonder if the trade should have been made or not. At the time the trade was made, you had a reason for it and need to move on with the decision. Bring in another QMJHL scout also.

Cole Ashton ND Shafer also there's a elite goalie

It was bcz ur preseason u chose to upgrade pp and u lose defense awareness ne t year u should do 5 vs 5 which gives you a boost in offense and defense awareness ND lose speed

I think Miceli trade will pan out in the end. Give him a full season. No reason to trade him at the draft, if any trade happens with him, maybe at the deadline if he isn’t scoring. Just give him an opportunity. I think trading one of these firsts for a bottom feeder next years first is worth a gamble. Or try and find a REAL 1st line D man. That first D pairing, isn’t going to push you to the playoffs and hurting the team.

One more thing after 10 ish games you can talk to players and click on ice play or what it is and use the option scheme fit will help with chemistry

PLEASE DRAFT THE ENFORCER!! Just for the jokes, heck play him 4tth line RW in the AHL. Get a nice Face Puncher lol

Wasn't crazy about the Miceli trade at the time, and it didn't pan out. Trade him for picks at the draft and start next season like I suggested in the comment I made in the previous installment. You need a scout for the Q. Maybe you need to assign defensive awareness as an off-season goal for your best players. You desperately need elite defensive talent, especially on the right side. Maybe consider trading one of your 1st-round picks this year for next year since there don't appear to be any worthwhile RDs, save for possibly Karlsson, though odds are good he's a medium 4 at best.

I really think sale could go and cuolfitto over to the left side and joe on that right third line

I used this just named them the invaders

Risto was pissed and took it out on them with that goal. Team looks great, onto round 2.

Akerstrom and Belle are DFDs so you may want to split them up if adjustments are needed to that part of the lineup. Otherwise, keep it rolling. You got solid performances from just about everyone.

How many season is he doing? Js asking

Cook is cooked, need to buildup line 2/3 and bottom 6 defense.

Micieli might be the play

Cook definitely needs to go, i would bring joe ignla

Cook's gotta go - trade him for picks. Assuming it doesn't wreck the chemistry, Teemu can move up, and Ciolfitto deserves a chance on the 2nd line. Lindros could be worth calling up for the 4th line.

So wish i had a league like this in my area!

Am I the only one that thinks of the ventriloquist Jeff Dunham for the player Dunham here? 🤣 Dunham definitely needs to be put on playoff roster and play.

I'd love to get paid $10 million a year to sit on my butt, but I guess that's not why I'm a hockey player because I know those guys do anything to be on the ice. You have to get Dunham into the lineup for the playoffs. I'm surprised he grew that much on a bad AHL team. You may want to look at new coaches for that squad next season.

Boyd on the 3rd line is diabolical

man i miss the days when Jonathan Cheechoo was in the league

Reinstalling '23 so I can relive the Pens glory years. Insane how NBA 2K has the eras feature which implements this into the game. SMH ea

I didn't realize Bjorkstrand improved his faceoffs that much as that stat was low when you drafted him. Florida has no state income tax so any contract signed there is worth 5-10% more than most other states. The difference is probably greater versus Canada. New Mexico doesn't have one either so your Aliens players are also enjoying that tax-free life. See how Cook simulates through the trade deadline, and if his goal scoring doesn't dramatically improve, ship him out to get assets back. Sign Solovyov to that contract as well.

Also noticed your missing AHL coaches

I agree, i understand they can get boring but atleast the important ones to you

That Solovyov contract is gold

This team wouldve been on another level with Fiddler. It's too bad he went to Florida. On other thoughts this team will be a real good contender. Id say in 3-5 years time this team will have atleast 1 cup. (If the sim is nice to you 😂)

Thought it was one of the better drafts in past 5-7 seasons.

When my team loses I check the shots by period. It tells me if my team is giving up a lot of shots from the slot, meaning defence needs to be better or if shots are from the outside and goals are still going in it means maybe a goaltending change is needed. It also gives an idea of pace of play. Just a suggestion go aliens go.

Better call Saul (Young).

Get fiddler

71 med elite in the 3rd round.... GAWD DAMN!

can you guys please when im done making my team it says add players and i dont know how

Since Ciolfitto has x-factors out of the gate, there's a chance he could outgrow his potential and become an elite player. If you're going to run Bjorkstrand as a center, give him an off-season goal of improving his faceoffs since he's rather weak in that area.

1. Please make sure to not only do offseason focuses, season goals but with the coach when he talks to you about the season, see what he says for the season then click preseason there are tons of options to help. Personally after a lot of play switching between conditioning and 5v5 focus