NHL 11 Hands-On: Be a GM Impressions

[RealmK]

Nice write up QB, so so so happy to hear that it appears that trade logic being improved has actually panned out to be true. Love the additions of RFA & UFA's and the CHL intergration as well. GM mode should be something pretty special this year from the looks of things.

[mzator21]

When you look at a player's stats, does it now show what team they played for or does it still have just the league (AHL, NHL, etc.) and can we track how our prospects are doing in their various leagues?

Thanks for your answers!

[Vikes1]

Thanks so much Qb for taking the time and energy to do this for us. Excellently done!

Man oh man, right off, the depth of GM mode to me is a bit overwhelming. I know nothing about all of the different rules governing the things that have been added. Looks like I've got a lot of learning to do! Absolutely love the depth that's been added. And the seemingly high probability that things have been done correctly.

I spent countless hours fiddling around with GM mode last year. I'm almost afraid to think about the time I'll spend with this mode, this year. Can't wait to get started. Thanks again Qb!

[shigogouhou]

Do they offer the option to play a reduced schedule (i.e. 29 games)? The mode sounds awesome, but I hate simming games & I don't have time to play through 82 so I'd never get through a season

[russwg1970]

Thanks for the info, it was wonderfully done! Like a Pavlov lab test experiment, I'm salivating for this one!!!

[waspman3]

so my 1st question is I'm used to playing Dynasty and BAP mode now, really interested in this GM mode so how exactly does this start out. Can I draft my players or just what exactly should I expect?

[ucas005]

Quote: Originally Posted by Qb

Player movement between NHL/AHL remains the same, I think, as does the edit lines screen. Prospects from the USA, Russia, and other nations will be generated for each year. I think it was in a recent blog that they used actual draft data to better match the quantity & quality of generated prospects to real life trends. As for the AHL age rule, I didn't think to check that at the community event, nor have I remembered to do so with the retail version. Guess I now have something to do tonight, eh?

Can we edit prospect names before the draft? So could we take the computer generated American prospects each year and edit name, position, etc and make a Bjugstad?

[jack1535]

Quote: Originally Posted by pf8363

yeah its called "Be a Bettman"

That would actually be a fun mode to play. Deciding how long to suspend players and who can purchase what team.