NHL 13 Changes the Way Players Are Rated - Top 5 Forwards, Defensemen and Goalies

[Al_Tito13]

Quote: Originally Posted by Steve_OS

NHL 13 Player Ratings Top 5 Forwards Pavel Datsyuk (93) Sidney Crosby (94) Alex Ovechkin (93) Steven Stamkos (91) Evgeni Malkin (91) Top 5 Defensemen Zdeno Chara (91) Shea Weber (90) Kris Letang (90) Duncan Keith (90) Ryan Suter (88) Top 5 Goalies Ryan Miller (91) Henrik Lundqvist (91) Jonathan Quick (90) Carey Price (90) Roberto Luongo (89) Pekka Rinne (89)

Thanks a lot for sharing the ratings with us, really appreciated. By the way, it's not a big deal, but if I understand the article correctly, Datsyuk and Crosby are both 95 and Miller is 92. The ratings you are showing for these players are the ones from last year.

[MostlyChilly]

Off topic, but the menus are really sharp this year.

[JamieLeeWV]

Anyone know what ratings brodeur and kovalchuk are? Will find out from the demo but if anyone knows now would be great!

Would imagine Marty should be a solid 85/86? And kovy probably an 89 or 90

[Vikes1]

Quote: Originally Posted by Money99

Bingo! Debating superstar to superstar ratings is one thing, just as long as the scrubs aren't even in the same stratosphere as the stars.

I couldn't agree more, Money.

I hope with the new ratings system, that it's effect is far reaching. Meaning there's all kinds of players who's ratings have been adjusted....down.

But anyway...it's just good to know EAC is addressing this. And listened to the community. Very glad for that.

[Luke466]

Glad to see the difference in ratings. I'm not sold on their explanation though. By their reason, if Parros was the toughest player (based on his role, position) would he have not been in the 90s overall? There must have been consideration on their overall skill.
Or maybe the TGH roles never peaked past 81

[gator3guy]

Crosby gets 95 defensive awareness and Chara only has 90. That seems right. Looks like EA's just trying to boost Sidney's overall for cosmetic purposes.

One thing I hate about EA's ratings is they round them off. Most of the ratings they give out end in a '5' or a '0'. For example, they gave Chara 95 Slap shot power. He should have 99, but for arguments sake they don't want to give out 99 ratings to everyone, so why not 97 or 98??? I don't get it.

[Nickflyers]

As long as we can feel the difference between players.

[Matthewkyleyoung]

These new ratings are great, if they make a larger difference between average and great players only. Show us a true difference between a guy like Malkin and a guy like Gomez. Thats the only way these ratings matter. Recently, that hasn't been true at all.