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Here's the stats from February. We had a lot of different guys play this past month...which is a good thing. But these numbers show pretty clearly where people struggle. It takes effort to improve, guys. Make it happen.

February 2011 Stats

Player cards will be updated next.
 
Wow 20 goals in 30 games? How the hell did I do that? Also 23 hits. A little better then my zero hits from last month...

Gotta improve on the G/T. Way too high...
 
[quote name='Vulcan2422']My G/T ratio just proves that I should be on the 2nd line team. It's so damn horrible. Ugh.[/QUOTE]

I think a lot of that is just the result of not recognizing when teams are pinching in on the slap around the boards. If you recognize sooner that teams are picking those off, you can switch it up and either flip it or pass it up the middle.
 
[quote name='jza1218']Yeah I think it was just a tired thing. But it's good to know that I can do it, so that if/when we split it up on hockey nights there is someone else who can play center, though I'm sure you'll destroy me Nate.[/QUOTE]

I actually enjoyed playing wing and thought we flowed just as well with you at center...possibly even better since you've become a beast at hitting. I don't know if it's a matter of each of us having a "superpower", lol (having 99 in different areas), but it seemed like each of us was able to exploit teams in different ways. It was pretty interesting.

[quote name='Panther1484']Wow 20 goals in 30 games? How the hell did I do that? Also 23 hits. A little better then my zero hits from last month...

Gotta improve on the G/T. Way too high...[/QUOTE]

Not that I didn't believe it, haha, but I did double check it. ;) Rob and I talked about it after you left last night, but the biggest thing that would help you is deciding what you're going to do with the puck before it gets to you. See where the defenders are and where your other teammates are. A lot of times, that's the difference between a big play and a turnover.

[quote name='Vulcan2422']My G/T ratio just proves that I should be on the 2nd line team. It's so damn horrible. Ugh.[/QUOTE]

I agree with Rob here. It's not that you lack the ability, but sometimes you telegraph where you're going with the puck. If they see you skating toward the right corner, they probably figure you're going to send it up the right boards. Mix it up a little more and keep the other team guessing. I actually felt a good groove with you last night when I was on left wing and you were slapping the puck around the boards. At least having two ways to go with it should help.

Also, your numbers (and Alan's) might be a bit off because of the whole new team thing when we boosted that one time. Since it reset your club stats, it was a little hard to go back and figure out where you were and where you are now. I tried to separate the two time periods though, so from this point forward, all your stats should be accurate.

[quote name='SeanAmI']Anyone else having trouble connecting to EA servers? I still can't.[/QUOTE]

I don't think it's just you. It looks like the entire EA Sports site is down too. They must be having problems.
 
the worst of my stats is games played. Wish I could go back to last year when I could play every Friday. I like my shot% though.
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']I actually enjoyed playing wing and thought we flowed just as well with you at center...possibly even better since you've become a beast at hitting. I don't know if it's a matter of each of us having a "superpower", lol (having 99 in different areas), but it seemed like each of us was able to exploit teams in different ways. It was pretty interesting.[/quote]

Yeah I enjoyed it immensely. Obviously I'll play whatever position works for everyone, but I'm keeping the 99 checking lol.

Not that I didn't believe it, haha, but I did double check it. ;) Rob and I talked about it after you left last night, but the biggest thing that would help you is deciding what you're going to do with the puck before it gets to you. See where the defenders are and where your other teammates are. A lot of times, that's the difference between a big play and a turnover.
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Yeah, it's like chess, you need to try and think a few moves ahead. Think of Nate's "what to do with the puck" flow chart as an example lol.
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']Not that I didn't believe it, haha, but I did double check it. ;) Rob and I talked about it after you left last night, but the biggest thing that would help you is deciding what you're going to do with the puck before it gets to you. See where the defenders are and where your other teammates are. A lot of times, that's the difference between a big play and a turnover.[/QUOTE]

Yeah that's something I'm really gonna have to work on. I know I hold on to the puck too long sometimes hoping to make the perfect pass to one of you guys streaking in. I'll work on that tomorrow night by watching the defense a little more closely instead of looking for my teammates first and forcing a pass where there is no room. I was a little disappointed with my assists last month, but maybe that's because I just try to crash the net all the time?

Thanks for the advice though guys. I'm just 89 games away from that legend card. If I can get on as often as you guys do, I could get it in a month! :p
 
Not a great night last night. I felt flat right from the get go. Struggled to win 50% of the faceoffs. I don't know if it's because we were getting pretty solid Elite teams or just because I was sucking. I wouldn't be surprised either way. My apologies to the team.
 
Maybe it was just an all around bad night then because I felt the same. I spent all morning yesterday with a killer headache and never really got any energy going for the rest of the day.

As I told Nate already, I have to work until 8pm tonight so I will probably be around 8:30 or 9 MST before I get on tonight.
 
Sorry I missed you guys last night, I was just slammed with work. Won't be able to make it tonight as I have to go into work. If you guys are on at 230 EST though I might get on.
 
Well, the good news is none of those games counted, so we're still 0-0-0 for the March season. Not that we played great defensively last night, but the human goalie experiment is a very rough go. I have no clue how much offline/drop-in experience Wpark has in net, but it seems the only time we can squeak out a win with a human goalie is when we limit the other team to less than 10 shots. And those are tough numbers to live up to.

I should be able to play around 10 PM EST tonight.
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']I never called you a liar or said you were making anything up. I thought you were in denial about what was actually happening.[/QUOTE]

It seems like there were misunderstandings on both sides. The way I read it, I thought you meant I was just making excuses and knew what I was saying was untrue. My mistake there. So are we cool now?

I didn't have the points for the controller tester thing, but I'll download the trial after my Madden game tonight and see what that allows me to do. If at all possible, assuming you'll have me, I will attempt to join for Tuesday Night Hockey. Can't promise anything since there's only 1 TV, though (20-something inch standard def.. how did we ever play games on such ancient technology?) but I definitely don't want to go the whole 2 weeks without playing and get even worse.
 
Don't even bother with the trial for the tester thing. I tried it for shits and giggles a while ago; it doesn't even show you results. You press a direction five times, then its like "Ok, well, purchase the full version to see if it registered all five presses!"

I know I'm going to sound like a broken record here, but I still feel like we are playing too passively on defense. We need to finish checks (we all know there is a long window for hitting a person after they get rid of the puck, we need to start abusing it too), wingers need to rush opposing Dmen on faceoffs, we need to protect the slot better, and forwards need to stop breaking out of the zone too early. From the last few times we've played, those are a few things that have stood out to me on the defensive side of things.

Offensively, we are starting to fall back into the cross-crease/cut to the middle all the time strategy. Gary and I are are often left down at the point picking our noses, and other times people are cutting into the middle for a shot only to get leveled as soon as they get in the slot. If we want to play the middle, we need to get an earlier pass into the middle (such as passing it to the middle once we cross the blue line) or not at all. When we bring it in from the outside or the corner, their dmen will already have set up shop in the middle. If the middle is clogged, skate it into the corner to draw someone away from the middle, or pass it to the point to draw someone away from the net.

Lastly, we need to get a person (not always the same person, it depends on the situation) to play behind the net in the offensive zone, and we all need to recognize there is a person there. If the cross crease isn't there, instead of always giving the puck to the point, we can also use the boards to send a pass to the back of the net, which will draw at least one defender to the back, leaving someone open in front of the net, or the person behind the net can send it around the boards back to the point. Really, it just helps us open up their defense, and as a result, more passing lanes open up, we work with more of the ice, and block our own shots less. When Rob, Gary, Sean and I played doing this the other night, we were easily getting 8+ minutes TOA, and the offensive zone felt more "open" in general.
 
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Thanks for the heads up. I'm only about 40 points short, but I need to get a points card anyway and I have a $10 Reward Zone certificate, so it works out.
 
Really though, you can probably test your controller using NHL 11...ironically. If you test your skater from the Edit Skater menu, the game will show where you are pointing your sticks with a graphic in the lower right corner. Just play with that, and don't bother with the tester.
 
[quote name='moojuice']

I know I'm going to sound like a broken record here, but I still feel like we are playing too passively on defense. We need to finish checks (we all know there is a long window for hitting a person after they get rid of the puck, we need to start abusing it too), wingers need to rush opposing Dmen on faceoffs, we need to protect the slot better, and forwards need to stop breaking out of the zone too early. From the last few times we've played, those are a few things that have stood out to me on the defensive side of things. [/quote]

Well, part of the reason I didn't bother checking more on defense was because it was low enough that it often had little effect. Now that I've boosted it up, I think most will agree I've been more aggressive to that end. I think Forwards rushing D off the faceoff is a given, and I haven't see that as an issue personally. But part of that is playing your area of the ice, which is a problem I've seen with forwards chasing the puck into the other wingers side of the ice, leaving a D-man wide open for a point shot.

Offensively, we are starting to fall back into the cross-crease/cut to the middle all the time strategy. Gary and I are are often left down at the point picking our noses, and other times people are cutting into the middle for a shot only to get leveled as soon as they get in the slot. If we want to play the middle, we need to get an earlier pass into the middle (such as passing it to the middle once we cross the blue line) or not at all. When we bring it in from the outside or the corner, their dmen will already have set up shop in the middle. If the middle is clogged, skate it into the corner to draw someone away from the middle, or pass it to the point to draw someone away from the net.

Lastly, we need to get a person (not always the same person, it depends on the situation) to play behind the net in the offensive zone, and we all need to recognize there is a person there. If the cross crease isn't there, instead of always giving the puck to the point, we can also use the boards to send a pass to the back of the net, which will draw at least one defender to the back, leaving someone open in front of the net, or the person behind the net can send it around the boards back to the point. Really, it just helps us open up their defense, and as a result, more passing lanes open up, we work with more of the ice, and block our own shots less. When Rob, Gary, Sean and I played doing this the other night, we were easily getting 8+ minutes TOA, and the offensive zone felt more "open" in general.
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I think those are both good points. Sometimes we play the rush game a bit too often(and I'm just as guilty of it as the next person), rather than take a second to slow it down and set up. If we're going 2-on-2, we don't have the advantage, and if there isn't a clean shot, we need to stop and regroup. That's where there curl comes into play, it gives everyone the chance to get into the zone, and sometimes catches the d-men off guard as they chase the puck carrier and leave only one d-men down by the goalie.

Another thing I'd like to point out is when we're on a 3-on-2 rush, the rushers shouldn't be lined up all next to each other. It just clogs up passes. I think it should more like 2-on-2 with a trailer. If the cross crease is covered, there's a trailer for a pass back or even there to clean up a rebound on a shot.

I think a player behind the net some of the time would work really well, especially on the power play, because it just gives us options. We don't have to do it all the time, but mixing it up would be smart.
 
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[quote name='moojuice']I know I'm going to sound like a broken record here, but I still feel like we are playing too passively on defense. We need to finish checks (we all know there is a long window for hitting a person after they get rid of the puck, we need to start abusing it too), wingers need to rush opposing Dmen on faceoffs, we need to protect the slot better, and forwards need to stop breaking out of the zone too early. From the last few times we've played, those are a few things that have stood out to me on the defensive side of things.

Offensively, we are starting to fall back into the cross-crease/cut to the middle all the time strategy. Gary and I are are often left down at the point picking our noses, and other times people are cutting into the middle for a shot only to get leveled as soon as they get in the slot. If we want to play the middle, we need to get an earlier pass into the middle (such as passing it to the middle once we cross the blue line) or not at all. When we bring it in from the outside or the corner, their dmen will already have set up shop in the middle. If the middle is clogged, skate it into the corner to draw someone away from the middle, or pass it to the point to draw someone away from the net.

Lastly, we need to get a person (not always the same person, it depends on the situation) to play behind the net in the offensive zone, and we all need to recognize there is a person there. If the cross crease isn't there, instead of always giving the puck to the point, we can also use the boards to send a pass to the back of the net, which will draw at least one defender to the back, leaving someone open in front of the net, or the person behind the net can send it around the boards back to the point. Really, it just helps us open up their defense, and as a result, more passing lanes open up, we work with more of the ice, and block our own shots less. When Rob, Gary, Sean and I played doing this the other night, we were easily getting 8+ minutes TOA, and the offensive zone felt more "open" in general.[/QUOTE]

I figured this was going to come up because it was pretty apparent we all weren't on the same page. I think part of it might be that in not playing together a lot over the past month, some of us have gone in different directions. I can't speak for Brandon, Rob, or Gary, but I feel like we're most dangerous when we've got the gas pedal down and can beat the other team up the ice. I'm not saying cherry picking and breakaways, but definitely moving the puck quickly and forcing them into making mistakes.

I agree 100% about forcing the puck to the middle though. It is a bad habit, and it's too easy to fall back into. We need to be more disciplined about seeing when the play isn't there and not being overconfident in our passing ability. One of the best aspects of rushing the puck up the ice quickly is that the other team will most likely all be scrambling back and not lock into their positions right away...which will leave the point open. We still need to do this with the mentality of "1 pass, 2 pass, shoot" though. Working the puck around has no purpose if it still ends in a turnover.

By that token, I think it's foolish to dick around with the puck in the defensive end. Considering how easy it is to lose the puck for no reason, get it taken away due to a non-called trip (thanks EA), or get stick lifted, getting it out of the defensive zone should be objective #1. Maybe it's presumptuous, but as soon as I see that one of our defensemen has control of the puck, I'm gone. I expect you guys to get it up the ice either through slap shot around the boards, flip, hard pass, whatever. Forwards aren't the only ones who can hold the puck too long.

I hope I'm not saying anything too oppositional. I just think speed is a huge weapon in the game. It puts pressure on the other team and forces them to think quickly...which often leads to mistakes. I'm all for setting up plays and trying to work behind the net, but lets not forget how the game plays, and how a lot of teams beat us.
 
Just got this game, not very good but would like to play with you guys. I have to write a paper tonight but I'll probably bust this open sometime tomorrow and be on quite frequently.
 
[quote name='jza1218']I think Forwards rushing D off the faceoff is a given, and I haven't see that as an issue personally.[/QUOTE]

I think he's talking about wingers getting the jump and trying to rape their defensemen like what happens to us all the time. I agree completely with this. There were times last night when Alan could literally do nothing with the puck when it got to him. As we've talked about, it's ridiculous that this is even possible. But if other teams do it, we need to be doing it too. When I played wing the other night, I had a pretty easy time doing it. I don't know if it's due to the 99 acceleration, but I'm sure that helped.

[quote name='jza1218']Another thing I'd like to point out is when we're on a 3-on-2 rush, the rushers shouldn't be lined up all next to each other. It just clogs up passes. I think it should more like 2-on-2 with a trailer. If the cross crease is covered, there's a trailer for a pass back or even there to clean up a rebound on a shot.[/QUOTE]

Absolutely. It's bad enough when we force a cross crease that isn't there. But when we have one that actually IS there and we screw it up by being too close together, it frustrates the shit out of me. We can't be taking goals from each other. If a teammate is ahead of you, let him take the cross crease and you hang back in the slot.
 
[quote name='moojuice']Really though, you can probably test your controller using NHL 11...ironically. If you test your skater from the Edit Skater menu, the game will show where you are pointing your sticks with a graphic in the lower right corner. Just play with that, and don't bother with the tester.[/QUOTE]

I'll give that a shot, but since I have other issues (as far as what I perceive, anyway) with that controller, the tester may be a good idea anyway. And not that it will affect anything for the rest of you, but it's looking like I may not be able to play tonight. I couldn't even get past the first quarter of a Madden league game without the connection dropping. Shitty Mississippi internet doesn't seem to be very compatible with Xbox Live. I'm going to try to see if I can improve the situation in any way, but I don't want to join up with you guys and then get dropped. Even if I have problems with my play style, you guys getting stuck with 1 AI defenseman 1/3 of the way into a game would be much, much worse.
 
Though I agree you guys should be breaking out early, I feel that you guys are breaking out too early sometimes. For example, when the puck in our own corner, there should still be at least one forward back in our own zone. There were a few times last night where either Gary or I just got possession of the puck behind the goal line, and all three forwards were nearly at center ice. In situations where the D-men have to work the puck out of the corner, we definitely need forwards to wait for a bit to give us more options for outlet passes. If the forwards rush out of the zone when it's in the corner, we basically are stuck with trying to make a homerun pass, or a dump that has a 50/50 chance of connection. It's much better if we have a "cutoff" man for those types of plays. If we have to make a homerun pass, it takes time to charge up the pass, and in that time, a multitude of things can happen, such as opposing players getting in the passing lane, us getting hit, etc.

As for not dicking around in our own end, it's not that easy; a lot of it is situational. If we get control of the puck with our avatar facing towards our own goal, it takes time to turn around, face the right direction, then whip out the pass. Though it is possible to send a pass while facing the wrong direction, it's nowhere near as accurate. Combine that inaccurate pass with all the forwards rushing and a turnover, we are in a lot of trouble. Again, with the situation where we get the puck facing the "wrong way," a flip dump has the same problems. It takes time for the avatar to spin around and flip the puck, which leaves us open for body and stick checks. If I get the puck facing our goal, and I see Gary three feet in front of my guy facing the right way, I'll pass it to him so he can then fire it up more accurately. We pretty much agree that it's harder for a dman to keep his G/T ratio close to 1, yet depending on how you look at it, my ratio is on par with forwards (if you look at it percentage wise, I'm not necessarily on-par, but competitive. If you look at it as-is, I still give up less than one turnover compared to our best g/t ratio- that might have been confusing; For example, I have a 1.62, stat has our best ratio of .88, 1.62-.88=.737). A big part of it is because I am wiling to curl in our own zone, pass back to the other d-man, skate it up myself, etc. I know Gary and I have different philosophy on this. He is someone who doesn't hesitate to dump it. If icing calls were tracked, I am 100% sure I would have a lot less. Not saying that his strategy is wrong as it's not a direct turnover, but what would we rather have? Possession of the puck, meaning the other guys don't have it, or take more face offs in our own zone (in which we are already playing fairly soft)?
 
Perhaps we should just always have one forward waiting near the blue line. Maybe either the center, or the opposite winger of the Dman with possession (ie LW if the RD has the puck and vice versa).
 
[quote name='moojuice']Though I agree you guys should be breaking out early, I feel that you guys are breaking out too early sometimes. For example, when the puck in our own corner, there should still be at least one forward back in our own zone. There were a few times last night where either Gary or I just got possession of the puck behind the goal line, and all three forwards were nearly at center ice. In situations where the D-men have to work the puck out of the corner, we definitely need forwards to wait for a bit to give us more options for outlet passes. If the forwards rush out of the zone when it's in the corner, we basically are stuck with trying to make a homerun pass, or a dump that has a 50/50 chance of connection. It's much better if we have a "cutoff" man for those types of plays. If we have to make a homerun pass, it takes time to charge up the pass, and in that time, a multitude of things can happen, such as opposing players getting in the passing lane, us getting hit, etc.[/QUOTE]

I don't deny that this is helpful, and I used to hang back in the zone all the time to help out. But it didn't seem like we got many results from it. It never felt like we got a proper rush going this way since it was basically our two wingers going against their two defensemen. Without doing something to tip the scale in our favor, why bother rushing at all?

[quote name='moojuice']As for not dicking around in our own end, it's not that easy; a lot of it is situational. If we get control of the puck with our avatar facing towards our own goal, it takes time to turn around, face the right direction, then whip out the pass. Though it is possible to send a pass while facing the wrong direction, it's nowhere near as accurate. Combine that inaccurate pass with all the forwards rushing and a turnover, we are in a lot of trouble. Again, with the situation where we get the puck facing the "wrong way," a flip dump has the same problems. It takes time for the avatar to spin around and flip the puck, which leaves us open for body and stick checks. If I get the puck facing our goal, and I see Gary three feet in front of my guy facing the right way, I'll pass it to him so he can then fire it up more accurately. We pretty much agree that it's harder for a dman to keep his G/T ratio close to 1, yet depending on how you look at it, my ratio is on par with forwards (if you look at it percentage wise, I'm not necessarily on-par, but competitive. If you look at it as-is, I still give up less than one turnover compared to our best g/t ratio- that might have been confusing; For example, I have a 1.62, stat has our best ratio of .88, 1.62-.88=.737). A big part of it is because I am wiling to curl in our own zone, pass back to the other d-man, skate it up myself, etc. I know Gary and I have different philosophy on this. He is someone who doesn't hesitate to dump it. If icing calls were tracked, I am 100% sure I would have a lot less. Not saying that his strategy is wrong as it's not a direct turnover, but what would we rather have? Possession of the puck, meaning the other guys don't have it, or take more face offs in our own zone (in which we are already playing fairly soft)?[/QUOTE]

I hear you. I would say somewhere in between is where we should be. We shouldn't be overly aggressive, but we can't just sit back and let the other team come at us either. Again, we have to remember how this game plays and can't always think of it in terms of "real world sense". The times when you're facing down toward the net and are being harrassed, I would try sending the puck to Gary...whether he's "facing you" or not. How many times have we seen guys not even looking at the puck score a goal? I'm not saying that's an answer for everything, but we know this game functions outside of the realm of logic. If we're the only ones who are trying to "play legit", we'll always be fighting a losing battle.
 
This is all I could think of last night as we played into the wee hours of the morning (still the funniest Chappelle skit ever).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHFUH_frhBw

If you weren't there, be grateful, haha. After losing 6 games in a row, we put EA's profanity filter through the most offensive test you could ever have, and it failed horribly. Apparently, EA Vancover and George W. Bush have something in common...neither cares about black people. Kanye West would lose his shit.
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']This is all I could think of last night as we played into the wee hours of the morning (still the funniest Chappelle skit ever).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHFUH_frhBw

If you weren't there, be grateful, haha. After losing 6 games in a row, we put EA's profanity filter through the most offensive test you could ever have, and it failed horribly. Apparently, EA Vancover and George W. Bush have something in common...neither cares about black people. Kanye West would lose his shit.[/QUOTE]

You should tweet it to him.
 
[quote name='jza1218']You should tweet it to him.[/QUOTE]

Dear Kanye,

I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but EA Vancouver doesn't care about black people. Also, could you please ask them to program AI players that know how to play in NHL 12

 
Just sent a join request. I played a game with randoms and I'm pretty bad (not to.mention the shit college internet connection) but hopefully I can still join you guys for some games
 
I won't be around for awhile because I decided that the way the AI has been playing is fucking non sense. So what a better time to send in my POS 360 then now? If EA does nothing about the AI, then I highly doubt I'll be playing this much more. It's shit like this (fucking horrible AI tht has no fucking concept of basic fucking hockey skills) that truly pisses me off. You cn tell how pist off I am cause I'm actually sending in my 360 for repair. If the AI still sucks when it comes back, then this shit fucking getting traded in. fuck this game pretty much.
 
[quote name='MillerTime2523']Just sent a join request. I played a game with randoms and I'm pretty bad (not to.mention the shit college internet connection) but hopefully I can still join you guys for some games[/QUOTE]

I'll accept your join request the next time I get on (unless someone has already done it). The best thing I can suggest for you is get as much experience as you can. There's a difference between "pretty bad" because your skater sucks (which the only thing you can do is grind through and level up) and "pretty bad" because you don't know your positioning or how you should play. Even a bad skater can be serviceable if they know where they should be and what they should be doing.

[quote name='Vulcan2422']I won't be around for awhile because I decided that the way the AI has been playing is fucking non sense. So what a better time to send in my POS 360 then now? If EA does nothing about the AI, then I highly doubt I'll be playing this much more. It's shit like this (fucking horrible AI tht has no fucking concept of basic fucking hockey skills) that truly pisses me off. You cn tell how pist off I am cause I'm actually sending in my 360 for repair. If the AI still sucks when it comes back, then this shit fucking getting traded in. fuck this game pretty much.[/QUOTE]

Um...all right. You've got a Slim right? Man, it sucks that that thing is giving you problems. As for the AI, it is what it is. We've been playing IN SPITE of them since the game came out. Just imagine if there wasn't a "call for pass" button. Ultimately, we have more than enough for a 5 man team though. So, we don't NEED to rely on the AI. But we do need those 5 human guys to perform at top level.

I'm not even going through the "should I trade this in?" thought process this year. I've gotten more use out of this game than either of the last two, and I have more fun playing it than most other sports games (not buying MLB 11 this year and there's no UFC game). We have our ups and downs. The team is just in a slump right now. It'll turn around.
 
Yup, I actually gave it to my room mate to bring to UPS. So it's no longer here and already I'm bored. I'm just so sick and tired of the AI when we play 3 and 4 man teams. They act like the puck is a fucking hot potato and pass it around for nothing. I mean, when the AI is utterly clueless that gets my blood boiling. I mean, seriously EA. Do you have a concept that RD that should play RD? Why is it I have to play LD just so the AI plays my position and I go to RD? I mean.....what in the hell were you even thinking when programming the AI? Maybe you were dropped as kids and never understood how hockey is played but usually when I pick RD I'd like to play my RD position and not have the AI go puck chasing down in my corner. Or when the AI get's tired of the other team passing it back and forth he jumps up to center and leaves one person on D. Really EA? I mean seriously, REALLY?
 
I'm gonna pass on MLB this year too Nate. Basically from now on I think I might just buy NHL and COD each year and be done with it. Everything else I seem to buy I just don't get into as much.
 
Shall we 'chell? Oh and statnut is a wizard watch out, he im'ed me on my computer as soon as I turned it on. I don't have AIM so it's clearly some form of Charlie Sheen witchcraft
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']
Absolutely. It's bad enough when we force a cross crease that isn't there. But when we have one that actually IS there and we screw it up by being too close together, it frustrates the shit out of me. We can't be taking goals from each other. If a teammate is ahead of you, let him take the cross crease and you hang back in the slot.[/QUOTE]

^i'm the worst when it comes to that, I intercept more passes then the D does. I'll work on it, that is if anyone ever gets the hell on.
 
[quote name='Ltor']^i'm the worst when it comes to that, I intercept more passes then the D does. I'll work on it, that is if anyone ever gets the hell on.[/QUOTE]

I can play tonight after 10 PM EST.
 
Sorry guys about Tuesday night and disappearing all of a sudden. I'm gonna switch my internet to comcast, as my connection has become so spotty recently. I'm hoping my bizarro me did alright in the game I at least played a little.

Also I won't be around for hockey night tomorrow. Going to the Flogging Molly concert (Woo!).

And also is it sad that when I heard the pudding comment on the CAGCast, I kinda hoped it was a shout-out to the team in some kind of way. Now I know it wasn't at all, and I even forget the context of the conversation...meh oh well...
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']I'll accept your join request the next time I get on (unless someone has already done it). The best thing I can suggest for you is get as much experience as you can. There's a difference between "pretty bad" because your skater sucks (which the only thing you can do is grind through and level up) and "pretty bad" because you don't know your positioning or how you should play. Even a bad skater can be serviceable if they know where they should be and what they should be doing.[/QUOTE]
Id say I'm a little bit of both haha, only hockey game I've really played is 09 and even that I played on rookie and got beat a couple times. Id like to get better but I'm not even really sure where to start
 
I got to see some Mississippi hockey tonight, and the team had a mascot called "Shock" the monkey. We need a mascot.

I sat in the second row and almost got hit in the face with a puck that sailed over the glass, too. That 'bout gave me a fear boner.
 
So, is anyone able to make it for 8 PM EST tonight? My wife and I are taking an ice skating class (I've skated plenty in my life...but taking the class was the only way I could get her out there), so I'll be having to get up early on Saturdays for the next couple months. I probably won't be on any later than 1 AM.
 
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