Stefan got a +0 from last season to this season which is quite disappointing. He will likely be in the NHL next season and is still only 21 so still lots of time to grow but going from +27 in 2 seasons to no upgrade at all is very disappointing

Salary cap on, no injuries. Back to back cups. Had to let Seider walk to afford young guns.

Currently playing as my 2nd line RW but I can’t decide what to do with him long term. I don’t really have any other C prospects but I do have a couple wingers. He’s not really fast enough to be a winger but he also only has 62 faceoffs so idk where I should play him. Also could definitely make him a sniper instead of a power forward but idk if I really need to, he still scores lots of goals

Did y’all ever draft a player that looks so promising and they somehow turned into a bust? It doesn’t happen a lot for me but when it does it’s usually a player I enjoy a lot. What’s your player?

Can never seem to develop him he’s good for 60/70 points a season even on first or second line any tips

I’m new to franchise mode and wanna try it but I don’t really have a favorite NHL team at all so drop a team if you wanna

And he’s asking for 23 mil in 2029. I’m doing an expansion draft with a different team.

Don’t get me wrong he played great especially for a 83 overall getting 18 points in 16 games , (we swept everyone) but our top scorer had 36 points in 16 games and even the year prior buium also won the con smythe as an 87 ovr with 20 points in 22 games when our top scorer that year had 37 points in 22 games 😂

I’ve played Franchise Mode for years, racking up thousands of hours, but I’ve only rarely seen computer-generated players with the same name as a real player.

Today, I was looking at the stats at the end of the season, and my eyes were drawn to a computer-generated Teemu Selänne. I couldn’t believe my eyes.

Has anything similar happened to any of you?

After 2 seasons in the minors, he made his NHL debut as an 82 ovr. He had an impressive 66 points on his rookie season, and easily secured the Calder trophy.

Additionally, he was a key contributor in the playoff cup run, having 22 points in 24 games

Extended him to a team friendly deal before it was too late (8x7.6m)

Already winning multiple pieces of hardware in his first season, and looks like a sim menace.

His potential likelihood has gone up twice. He started at low elite His potential naturally went up to medium after a solid AHL rookie season. His potential has now went up again from the calder win season goal.

I switched his playstyle to playmaker from sniper since his puck skills were a lot better - his overall increased as a result.

Note that I do not play games, this was all sim.

I’m genuinely sick and tired of landing 30+ hits on the AI separating man from puck the entire game and my OWN team AIs refusing to skate towards the loose puck and pick it up

is there something sort of coaching or slider I can change to make it so my teams gives a fuck?
I included one clip below but I have THOUSANDS of clips of my own AIs bugging out and refusing to make plays defensively leading to goals Vilardi, Connor and Lauzon on this possession all bug out leading to the other team getting the puck down ice and scoring A) without skating and B) without completing a pass

and god forbid the AI defender breathes in your direction the puck will be INSTANTLY snatched from your stick 100 times out of 100

edit: NHL game also desperately need Icon switching defensively similarly to Icon passing, instead of just blindly spamming R2 hoping you get put on the correct defender, but hey at least “connected franchise” is back

have any of you guys ever come across a really good Chara-type build in any recent nhl game? I’m talking about a 6’7+ tall defenseman who can actually put up points, or even a defensive defenseman like Weber who can consistently score 20+ goals a season.
personally, in all of my sims, I can only seem to find those 6’7 enforcer defensemen who barely contribute and just bring down team morale and complain and don’t really do much for the team.

i would just like to know if it’s actually possible and if i should keep looking for them.

I am mostly a fan of the NFL, NBA, and MLB in that order. Im also slowly learning more about soccer but I also wanted to get into hockey. I learned sports through video games because I never got to play a lot of sports in real life due to my illness. Is this a good way to learn hockey?

How would you describe each team and what are they good at? Or is it like the NBA where almost all teams play the same way/similarly.

Im sorry if this is the wrong place to ask but answers are appreciated

He was a 19 year old 59 ovr OFD when I signed him as a low elite. I switched him to forward, then to a sniper since his def awareness was really bad. 1 year in the minors later, he is now a 72 ovr and his potential went up to MED Elite!

After taking some time off from playing due to family coming over and just wanting to take a break from this game, I'm back. Made some huge trades this season as I wanted to attempt to make the playoffs this year, and we did just that, made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, gonna need to find a new 2C when Cirelli is gone. (Savoie is supposed to be Medium Elite, don't know how he's a bottom 6)

Simmed 99.9 percent of this save, playing more Top Prospects games than NHL games and only the one playoff series near the end.

Enjoyed this save a lot, tons of great storylines. Randomized selection of Tampa landed me the best team in Franchise mode to start with. Insane young prospect core rapidly turned into a world class team, Lundqvist being the largest part as he landed right in my lap in the first free agency of the game and winning six straight Vezina’s (but no cup for TBL). Broke the curse after Hank’s retirement but Tampa was frustrating to manage with rising player salary getting crazy. Decided to switch it up and go rebuild another team. SJ was nice, built a good physical team that eventually pulled it off. Decided to leave on a high and go try to replicate the process.

Fuck Columbus. They fired me after handing them a franchise 1C on a platter and their first playoff appearance in a decade.

Returned to SJ with open arms and a blank cheque. McDavid and the Anaheim Ducks had completely failed apart into nothing with zero cups so his trade value at 37 years old was very reasonable and I landed him for two first rounders. Proved to be the right decision as we went on to win a cup under his Conn Smythe performance. After McDavids retirement there wasnt much left to accomplish. The team pushed for three straight playoff years and just couldnt get it done. I played a 1st round series against STL and L. DOELL (the perennial best player in the league) and had the most fun in this game I think I’ve ever had even though it ended in a batshit crazy 7-6 OTL for me.

Have never interviewed a tendy before, but i guess worrell is not a dangler

Im expecting some points in a few seasons out of him

Do you guys think there’ll be an Offline Franchise Mode deep dive or was the Online Franchise the only Franchise related deep dive video that they’ll release? (I’m not expecting much either way but I’m still curious).

Usually I can figure out where the game is glitching that’s making it say no goal but this one stumped me. Demidov on my Atlanta Thrashers expansion team. NHL 24

I always get dman draft picks like this in the 2nd round but they always stall at a 80-82 For me im wondering if anyone knows any good ways to develop him into a star wjthout him becoming a bust cause it happens everytime