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Hi guys,
Decided to start a new thread around this, but feel free to close it down if you feel the need to.
I haven't touched the NHL franchise mode in a long long time. So I could use some advice on how to get the most out of scouting and drafting in NHL 18. I just picked up on Sunday and I'm excited to give it a go.
I'm asking for some advice, because I love re-building bad teams through the draft/free-agency and turning them into contenders. But, from what I've seeing so far out of NHL 18 after a couple of simmed seasons to test it out and get the feel for it, I think this will be a challenge. Which is good!
I have a few specific questions, but for the most part I'd just like to hear from you guys on what do to/what not to do to help re-build my team. I think I'm going to chose the Coyotes as my squad. They have a lot of youth to work with and some solid jerseys, which is a perfect combo for me.
Please also note I'm a casual hockey fan at most. So don't yell at me for dumb questions
My Q's:
1) I notice that in the 2018 amateur draft, the same player (Rasumus Dahlin) gets picked #1 overall. every. single. time. I simmed about 5 seasons just to see how the drafting works, and he is the #1 pick consistently. Does that mean that the first amateur draft (maybe future ones also) are all scripted, and all have the same players? Or are there some randomly generated players sprinkled in?
2) I've read online on other sites that said you never win with your 1st round picks in this game, it's finding studs in rounds 2-7 that really help accelerate the rebuilding process. Is that true, and if so, how do you find these guys? Every time I look at the drafted players in rounds 2-7, they're always between 50-60 overall. I've seen one player rated higher than a 65 that wasn't taken in the first round. Maybe I'm just unlucky?
3) I know there are some rules with drafted players from the Canadian developmental leagues that restrict how early they can play in the NHL. Are players from these Canadian developmental leagues worth drafting if they have to stay in the AHL for 3 years or whatever? I'm not sure how the progression works either, but I imagine they only progress 1 or 2 OVR each year in a developmental league that doesn't really exist in the game
Thanks everyone for your help, much appreciated!
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OK... I am strictly a Franchise player and have learned a few tricks that work for me anyway that i will pass along to you.
Scouting:
1. Scout EVERY League at least 1 time at every position except Goalie. The smaller leagues have less players so you will see the more players in less scouting trips.
2. WHL CHL QMJHL and US DON'T always have the best players.
3. DO NOT get blinded by the potential rating. I use the star system - I will explain later about this. It pays off in the later rounds
4. You need to know your team and EVERY player on it(even the AHL)
Here is how I scout to a T.
I can’t say it enough you need to know your team needs and need to check stats every week. Who is scoring, who is not, who is getting scored on the most (+/-) and so on. This all comes into play when scouting. Pay attention to the stats. If you are getting dominated in the faceoff circle time to draft/trade for a Center who had great faceoff skill with high potential.
Back to scouting help.
Here is what I call the use of the STAR System
Make sure YOU as the GM are sending you scout to the locations- DO NOT let the computer handle this. If assigned by system you will miss out on the better players late in the draft.
After scouting every locations forwards at least once you get a picture of some players in that location. This is where if you have been watching how your team is playing week in and week out you have some idea a what you need to improve.
I always scout the smaller regions 1st. Less players less times to scout all players. The more players in a location the longer you need to scout that region.
Don’t concentrate on that. WHL, CHL, QMJHL and US will 95% of the time have the most players, but remember they don’t always have the best players.
The STAR system is a sure-fire way to win in the late round drafts As you scout each regions players you reveal more and more of the players abilities.
Whatever you do don’t believe a scout telling you a player is HIGH ELITE after 1 visit, most of the time he is not right.
If you see a player that you like but have only seen 1, pin him to your board and scout that region until he is seen at least 4 times. That will give you the best chance at the right decision to either keep scouting to find out 100% or take the chance and draft him.
I settle on my 5 pinned players around the trade deadline. Once there I scout ONLY those regions until the player is all green on the star system and the scout has HIGH confidence rating on each category. If he doesn’t pan out then you pin someone else and repeat.
My best pick ever – Boston Bruins Franchise - Year 3 (2019-2020) – Center – Carl Gerbe – 6th Round – National League (14 total Forwards) High Elite (76 Overall) As a rookie. I am 2 years down the road and he is up to an 86 and my 2nd line Center.
There is no perfect system and a lot of luck is involved but as long as you do the star system for the later rounds your farm team will be loaded with tons of potential NHL players of all caliber.
Also remember some players may rate out low in the upper 50’s to low 60’s but have elite potential. Let them develop in the minors. Some pay off, some don’t and Most can be used as trade bait to get a already developed player. And last but not least there is NO chance at rebuilding a team with only draft picks, You must make trades and sign FREE agents to compete.
I LOVE this game. The best NHL ever!!!
Hope this helps a little