EA_Blueberry
Community Manager
Community ManagerRe: Temporary NHL Division Realignment in Franchise Mode
@LordDecland Will pass along the feedback, thanks for creating a post on a game feature you'd like to see. I always enjoy reading creative posts here on the forums.
EA is "licensed" to make an NHL game, we don't own the NHL and are tasked to create a game, so the NHL has a part in what goes into the game. NHIL 21 represents the most recent NHL season, so having the Seattle Kraken excluded in this year's version is intended because they haven't played yet. This is similar to when players ask why rosters aren't updated for previous titles by including rookies from the draft. Rookies were drafted in the off-season, thus not representing that current season. If someone wanted to pick up NHL or Madden 21 3 years from now, they want to play the teams and players representing that year in their life.
EA is "licensed" to make an NHL game, we don't own the NHL and are tasked to create a game, so the NHL has a part in what goes into the game. NHIL 21 represents the most recent NHL season, so having the Seattle Kraken excluded in this year's version is intended because they haven't played yet. This is similar to when players ask why rosters aren't updated for previous titles by including rookies from the draft. Rookies were drafted in the off-season, thus not representing that current season. If someone wanted to pick up NHL or Madden 21 3 years from now, they want to play the teams and players representing that year in their life.
