Please fix, or at least explain the ratings system in this game.
They make no sense whatsoever.
The highest rated player in my franchise is an 88 Overall yet when I start a game it says my offense is rated at 95.
Even dumber is the draft board telling me I have B- forwards while when the game starts it says I have a 95 offense.
Player ratings also make no sense, I have players who average over 80 on their attributes, but they are rated 75 or less overall.
Oh yeah FIX THE DAMN DEFENSEMEN.
In franchise mode defensemen development is almost non existent. I finally traded my "elite" defensemen after two years of no growth even though they are young. By age 25 my "elite defensemen drafted in year one had gotten to 78 overall and 79 overall
I have stopped drafting defense entirely and get them in FA because defensemen development is a joke
By year 7 of franchise play "top 4" defensemen are 81 and above.
FIX THE &$#! DEFENSEMEN
League wide scoring goes down but goalies don't get better.
The AHL in this game is a freaking joke. It is nearly pointless. Players aren't good enough to be in the NHL until they are overall 80 or above. When you sentence a player to the AHL they develop to 77 or 78 if you are lucky and then stop. Unless the are elite or "top" player in their 1st year you might as well leave them in the minors or bench them.
PS my whole AHL team is loaded with Elite or "top" talent at this point. We win 75% of our games AND NO ONE IMPROVES by more than a point or two per season. As I said, the AHL is a waste of time and so is scouting. might as well wait till their rookie contracts expire and then pick them up in FA
Please fix this so a move to the AHL isn't a career stopper
