In an underdog tale that had Hockey fans hooked, The Canadians fought all the way to the Stanley Cup finals, only to fall at the final hurdle after being defeated by the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Habs came out swinging last year and were the biggest surprise of the season. Whether it's a competitive online tournament or just a quick practice game against the computer these teams should lead you to victory whenever they step on the ice. In the end, what it all comes down to is choosing a team, arguably the most important decision in sports sims.
Players can embark on their own Hockey journey in the Be A Pro single-player experience, build their own team from the ground up in Franchise mode, or simply jump into some fast-paced Hockey action in quick play. NHL has always strived to innovate and implement new features for fans, and now includes a great variety of modes. RELATED: The Best Licensed Game For Every Major Sport, According To Metacritic
NHL 22 is the 31st instalment in the long-running NHL series and there's a couple of standout firsts in this game, including the addition of the latest NHL franchise, the Seattle Kraken, and the utilization of the Frostbite game engine.
It sucks but profit motives makes these EA sports games less fun for non "ultimate team" players.Much to many diehard fans delight, Hockey season is finally back in full swing and alongside all the real-world on-ice action comes the latest iteration of EA Sports definitive sports simulator. Adding HUT cards does so thats a majority of their focus.
At least we can make things a little more authentic its because putting players' faces in wont make them more profitable.
You let us change their playoff beard and facial hair style/color but just let us change their hairstyle too since it's not like you've bothered to program in a real likeness anyway. Here's an idea: for players who you haven't programmed an in-game likeness let the user change the hairstyle.
I've probably missed a few but fixing this short list in you're next roster update would be a nice gesture and would require VERY minimal time/effort.Īnd while we're at it, can I ask why, for players who you haven't bothered to create an in-game likeness, the default hairstyle has to be "mullet"? For years I've played this series and watched so many young draftees come into my franchise who all look like they just came from a demolition derby. Zegras, Samuelsson, Lambert, Edvinsson, Wallstedt, Turcotte, Luneau, Wallinder, Eklund, Robertsson, Zach Bolduc, Grans, Rosen, Torgersson, Niederbach, Olausson, Lysell, Moberg, Novak, Chromiak, Tuomaala, Andrae, Lungkrantz, Salomonsson, Jurmo, Nybeck, Ljungman. You don't have to do this for everyone but if you do it for the top prospects you'd have a LOT more happy players out there.Ĭurrent very noteworthy examples of recent and soon-to-be-eligible draftees that have blank in-game pics: But not adding the pic is sheer laziness.Įvery time you update rosters mid season you NEVER add player pics. Sure, I'd understand if you're not contracted to pay the voiceover guy to come in mid-season and record new name announcements. Otherwise, what's the point of waiting for you to update the roster? I can add a created player myself who is just a blank headshot with a random collection of stats. In fact, when I play GM Mode I typically avoid acquiring players without a pic. It may seem like small stuff to some players but I actually care a great deal about having pics, likeness and an announcer programmed to call the players name on a goal.
NHL.com has the same pic you use and it's on the player's bio page. Ok Devs: So now that the Feb 27 roster update is available (maybe shows as Feb 26 for you non-New Zealanders!) I've noticed that some of the AHL rookies have been added (Zegras, Samuelsson, etc) but, as per expected, with NO pic.ĭevs, how is it that hard to create a roster update where you actually put in the player pic when you add the player to the roster? Guys like Zegras have press pics available through NHLPA and you've got access to this.