This allows for extra prospects to be added by the player if so desired Related: keep the Create a Player, but maybe add it into an existing franchise mode - allowing us to add Collegiate players who we know our real world team has as an asset, but can't be added to the game officially due to NCAA licensing. If a drafted prospect is still in Juniors/Europe, have them appear in those lists so your scouts can keep an eye on their development (there isn't really a means to identify which of your unsigned draftees is ready/worth a contract) Again make Franchise mode seem alive.ġ) Scouts: Keep the scouting system, I'm really liking this addition I should be able to hire staff for my team, and see retired players become coaches. You have this in Madden, it should be in NHL. Staff: Coaches and Retired Players Becoming Coaches What team they played for in 2021 and their stat line for that year! Scouting is great and all but the players need to have their own recorded history that makes them interesting. I want to know everything about the players, where they've been, what they've done, and what they've been through. If I create 32 custom teams for my imaginary NHL I want to watch history unfold over time. NBA 2k has done this, and there's no reason that NHL should have an arbitrary end-date. Don't cut it off at 25 years, make it last 100 years.

Want the 6 divisions back? You could do that.Īlso if you substitute a Custom Team into the game you should be able to make a new Farm Team for them. You should also be able to add divisions to the league, and tweak the playoff system accordingly.

If you relocate Arizona to Seattle you should be able to relocate Tuscon to Spokane. In addition anything you can do with an NHL team you should be able to do with an AHL team. You can watch every game if you want to, relocate every team if you want to, and change league rules or division alignment in the offseason. The idea is this, what if you want a fully simulated league but you want to be able to watch more than one team's games? With this mode, you would control the league itself. Especially if EA wants to treat the mode seriously. I think a few things could be added that would make it a lot more interesting.

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