Why are there players missing from the game? For example, the Habs don't have Kaiden Guhle or Arber Xhekaj and they are not part of Laval or their OHL teams...

Although daily or even weekly updates would be nice, I don’t think that’s quite necessary. I do think there are a few things that are must haves as far as rosters go though. To add to the convo you two have been having, I personally think there is enough evidence to suggest EA does have the player portraits much, much earlier than they are added to the game. If they actually don’t, an automated email set up at the beginning of the year to be sent to teams monthly as a reminder would take no time to set up. We absolutely need the ability to merge our roster edits (or edits from a roster share) with a new EA roster update. Allow us to transfer the changes we made to players to a new roster update that way we don’t have to re-edit every player when important players are added or draft picks traded. Speaking of that, allow us to move draft picks!!!Finally, there is no reason that roster update notes can’t be provided detailing what changes are made with each update.

Its every year the same process. Minimum one NHL game or the AHL Rookies need to sign a kind of waiver form till they could be added. The AHL Rookies who played some AHL games at the end of last Season did it with a PTO ( professional try out ) so not legit to add. For example, Brisson, Helleson and many others. New added black screen Player without a headshot Image are no fun. Expect a good Roster update not before mid, end of November.

@EA_Aljo Every year there is a thread about missing players and every year you gave the same answer. I know that you are totally right on license on some players, but each year there is also situations that prove that issue is not only about license but player who are missing because someone seems to forgert their existance. Take Kaiden Ghule and Ryker Evans. Both player are drafted and signed by their pro teams (MTL and SEA). Both player were in the game in the WHL last years. Both players were know to turn pro this year. But with the first roster in the game this year Guhle is in the WHL and Evans is missing. There is plenty of others exemples. This is not a license missing before their first nhl game this just slopiness on building the roster at launch. Xhekaj and Mysak both sign by MTL and in the OHL in the game last year. Both players know to turn pro this year. But in the roster we have at launch Mysak is in the OHL and Xhekaj is missing. BTW thanks for the good job in forum, I know is should not be easy !

@EA_AljoI found out why so many Players have no headshot Images all the years. Nothing to do with license, you have them all with the NHLPA license you bought. You simply use the Images from one year ago. You also did this Image work for NHL games long time ago, maybe spring every year. Thats why are so many Images missing and many have old pics from years ago. So no up to date work in summer for this, simply old. So once again ..... If your company is to lazy to add current new pics, let us do it in our custom Rosters. Luckily I didn't bought NHL 23.

@Caliboy6262_714 No, no. To force them will bring very small success. I had in player likenesses, headshot images some small success during the years. That last year Zegras and Knights headshot came in later after the release maybe my success. Same as some likenesses of Donato, Kotkaniemi. Never give up to give pressure. I know that they fixed the Hut problem during some hours and ignored all the massive bugs for offline modes. Sorry forgot, they fixed one. lol ;-) They going to destroy the game. Part after part, from year to year. My prophecy that the crossplatform for online will be the next desaster.

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Froommey
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@EA_Aljo Are any player likeness updates planed ? Last year you added Miller, Sturm, Kaprizov, Krug, guess was at the December update.
EA_Aljo
Community Manager
3 years ago
@Froommey

I don't have any details on this. We'll have to wait and see if anything is announced on our official channels.
DangerDonno
Not applicable
3 years ago
When will the online versus rosters be updated, I'm pretty sure the NHL would be pissed to know that Austin Matthews isn't even in their game right now. Not to mention all the trades that have happened. How is a roster update not happened yet??
EverettB67
Not applicable
2 years ago
I totally agree with you. I just got gone with my updated custom rosters. I edited the whole CHL, the goalies were terrible!! They all had the exact same gear and were not even wearing the CHL teams helmets. Plus the amount of goalies they had catching the wrong way was crazy. And I don’t know how hard it is to make a player face card instead of the blacked//grey nothingness. I mean they already have it for BAP so it shouldn’t be that hard. Would also be cool if when a player changes teams that they could change his jersey in the players profile card as well. And should be able to edit every players number and position in franchise mode. I like you can go through and add or take away X factors. But they are really dropping the ball on a lot of easy fixes for a more realistic experience
atlanta33
Not applicable
2 years ago
any idea why Cutter Gauthier isn't in the game?
EA_Aljo
Community Manager
2 years ago
@atlanta33

If a player isn't in the game, it means we don't have the licensing for them.

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