when dumping the puck my AI teammates are not fighting for the puck

[canucksss]

i tried dumping the puck but somehow most of the time, my AI teammates are too slow or at times they have not crossed the blue line (wherein fact we almost arrive at the same time at the blue line).

are there any strategies for this? usually i play aggressive or at times full attack. both seems not working when i dumped the puck. any thoughts... thanks in advance.

[BleacherCreature]

Yes, dump and chase it yourself. Don't rely on them.
That's what I do and have good success.
Actually I will dump then quickly switch to the closest teammate and control him into the corner.
Unless you're playing position lock or OTP then this post does not pertain to you.

[canucksss]

big thanks for answering my question.... i was hoping the AI will automatically chase it then when he's close. i play sometimes lock position. perhaps i need to get use to switching right away after a dump if i dont play lock position.

[Vikes1]

Quote: Originally Posted by BleacherCreature

Yes, dump and chase it yourself. Don't rely on them. That's what I do and have good success. Actually I will dump then quickly switch to the closest teammate and control him into the corner.

Yep BC...I do the same thing.

It would be great if your AI teammates responded far better to you dumping it in. But your so right...you have to do it yourself. I should I suppose, be dumping the puck in more often than I do. I guess I just have a tough time justifying playing dump and chase most times, when carrying the puck in is pretty dang easy.

However, I do use auto line changes. Maybe dumping the puck in from time to time is a good idea with me using auto line change.

[actionhank]

Quote: Originally Posted by Vikes1

Yep BC...I do the same thing. It would be great if your AI teammates responded far better to you dumping it in. But your so right...you have to do it yourself. I should I suppose, be dumping the puck in more often than I do. I guess I just have a tough time justifying playing dump and chase most times, when carrying the puck in is pretty dang easy. However, I do use auto line changes. Maybe dumping the puck in from time to time is a good idea with me using auto line change.

It would be nice if they hit the blue line, and went into the offensive zone a little better on their own in general.
I can't think of the number of scoring chances i've missed out on because as i skate in towards the goalie on a 2 on 1 chance, my AI team mate either stops at the circles, or skates into one of the corners, killing any chance for a one-time shot off the pass

[MrMars]

I have had success soft dumping the puck to the opposite corner while simultainiously upping the forecheck to 3-2, I usually control a defenseman in that situation to help avoid breakaway stretch passes if one of my CPU teammates can't get control of the puck. I'd say it works about half the time, and by works I mean come away with the puck in a corner battle.

Also, Passing or shooting the Puck around the boards to the opposite side of the offensive zone seems to be very effective, especially with the overload offensive strategy.

MrMars

[canucksss]

Quote: Originally Posted by MrMars

I have had success soft dumping the puck to the opposite corner while simultainiously upping the forecheck to 3-2, I usually control a defenseman in that situation to help avoid breakaway stretch passes Also, Passing or shooting the Puck around the boards to the opposite side of the offensive zone seems to be very effective, especially with the overload offensive strategy. MrMars

nice.... perhaps i'll try these 2 suggestions in my game, conrolling a d-man in soft dump with 3-2 and shooting the puck around the boards of the opposite side. thanks.

[jayshaw91]

Quote: Originally Posted by MrMars

Also, Passing or shooting the Puck around the boards to the opposite side of the offensive zone seems to be very effective, especially with the overload offensive strategy. MrMars

I exclusively use Overload strategy and I'll back you up that firing around the boards works very, very well.