EHM The Blue Line

archibalduk wrote:Have Consistencies for forwards been adjusted? That has a big effect on scoring levels.

mviegas wrote:This is just a first glance look after 1 min or so...I would be more than happy to give you a thorough review of the Canadiens if you like...

But alas I commend all the good work done by the team TBL and all who helped, the transfers and roster composition seems all in top notch order, love the work TBL thanks guys!

luminouscarcass wrote:Has anyone else had issues assigning players to the AHL / ECHL? In my first sim so far, I'm playing as the NYI and both clubs are ECHL (I understand why); however shortly after training camp / ECHL season starts, I'm unable to assign players down because the rosters are full. I have to manually offer players on loan to send them down. Is this a bug because both affiliates are in the ECHL, or were there changes made to the numbers of players allowed on farm rosters (though this seems like something that would be hard coded)?

As always, thanks for the work and breathing life into this game.

paul4587 wrote:For those who have high scoring defensemen - I have similar results when the game is set to quick sim as opposed to full detail.

Peanut wrote:

paul4587 wrote:For those who have high scoring defensemen - I have similar results when the game is set to quick sim as opposed to full detail.

And when you have it at full detail their scoring is realistic?

Has anyone else had issues assigning players to the AHL / ECHL? In my first sim so far, I'm playing as the NYI and both clubs are ECHL (I understand why); however shortly after training camp / ECHL season starts, I'm unable to assign players down because the rosters are full. I have to manually offer players on loan to send them down. Is this a bug because both affiliates are in the ECHL, or were there changes made to the numbers of players allowed on farm rosters (though this seems like something that would be hard coded)?

As always, thanks for the work and breathing life into this game.



If the ECHL roster is full then you cannot assign any more players. IIRC, players on loan does not count against the ECHL limit.
Best thing is to add a GM to the ECHL teams and release players so you can fit your guys in

Stastny26 wrote:Where is Jarkko Immonen (Torpedo Nizhniy Novgorod), in base there is another Jarkko Immonen, but this is not he

jhcjobpb wrote:Jared McCann 3.5.1996 should be contracted to Vancouver Canucks. Playing for OHL "Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds" which is correct.

Manimal wrote:

jhcjobpb wrote:Jared McCann 3.5.1996 should be contracted to Vancouver Canucks. Playing for OHL "Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds" which is correct.

Junior-aged players signed by NHL teams but sent back to their junior league are listed as unsigned prospects due to the fact that Entry-level contracts does not slide in the game as they do IRL. I've also chosen to assign some junior-aged players to junior due to roster issues (Horvat and Zadorov to name two)

Peanut wrote:

paul4587 wrote:For those who have high scoring defensemen - I have similar results when the game is set to quick sim as opposed to full detail.

And when you have it at full detail their scoring is realistic?

Chessarmy wrote:I'm disappointed with Jon Merrill and Damon Severson's potential in the newest roster update. I think Merrill and Severson project to be #3/4 D-men at worst and they're rated as #5/6 by my scouts .

archibalduk wrote:Some more feedback from HFBoards:

Chessarmy wrote:I'm disappointed with Jon Merrill and Damon Severson's potential in the newest roster update. I think Merrill and Severson project to be #3/4 D-men at worst and they're rated as #5/6 by my scouts .

Both players have variable Potential Abilities (PAs) which means their potential is randomly set within a range each time you start a new game. Both Merrill and Severson have a PA of -8 in the latest DB update. When you start a new game, the game will generate a PA of between 130 - 160 (this is what the -8 "instructs" EHM to do). We use these ranges because it provides some variation between saved games and it is pretty hard/impossible to give a prospect a specific PA (this is why EHM has variable PA ranges).

At the bottom end of the range, 130 is slightly above the average rating for the NHL; and at the other end 160 is "Good" in the NHL (i.e. well above average). The range of ability ratings for the NHL should be approximately 100 - 190. The spread of talent in the league should be clustered around the 120 mark (as this is the average rating for the NHL) with relatively fewer players at 100 and 190. If you imagine a bell curve which is slightly stretched out and with the peak at 120 then you'll get an idea of how CAs should be distributed in the NHL.

The descriptor for the -8 PA is a “rare, top prospect with a good chance of being a talented NHL player”. The next PA after this, -9, which would result in a higher CA range (150 - 180) is “very rare, top 10 prospect that can’t miss.”

So the 130 - 160 PA range for the two players means they have the potential to do well in the NHL. The reason for the projections in your game could be because the PA randomly generated is at the lower end of the range, the scouts are not that great at judging potential, and of course there is plenty of margin for error in scouting projections.

scorpions91 wrote:I just downloaded 7.1 and when i looked at the players ratings i realized that the ratings were untouched from last years roster update.

Will this change? I think MacKinnon should have higher ratings than what he has now.

scorpions91 wrote:I just downloaded 7.1 and when i looked at the players ratings i realized that the ratings were untouched from last years roster update.

Will this change? I think MacKinnon should have higher ratings than what he has now.

jhcjobpb wrote:

scorpions91 wrote:I just downloaded 7.1 and when i looked at the players ratings i realized that the ratings were untouched from last years roster update.

Will this change? I think MacKinnon should have higher ratings than what he has now.

Most of the NHL players are the same as they were in 6.x. I'm re-rating all NHL players CA/PA and attributes as we speak. They will be in the next release. So don't worry about Nathan!