Goalies: Is there any reason to rest them? Do they get tired?

[thbends]

So is there a reason to rest your star goalie? Does he get tired or is he a machine in the game?

[LaserCats]

Better question: Is it possible to have a SV% over .900 with your starting goalie? Been playing NHL for years and am tired of having my goalie get 40 wins with a 1.80 GAA and a .885 SV%.

In all seriousness though, I would also like to know about goalie rest.

[thbends]

This is what I found out.....


From the "My Team" menu, when you are over your goalie and press Y, that should let you swap your starter and backup. The goalie you want to rest should be in the backup slot. If he is on your roster but scratched, he will not recover any.

It also just recovers one game at a time. In NHL 12, resting your starter would remove 5 or less fatigue from just one game, but in NHL 13 he'll only recover one game at a time. If you haven't been keeping him fresh and you have goalies with a fatigue of 5, 6, or 10, they will need to be in the backup slot for 5, 6, or 10 wins before they are back to healthy.

[synjin]

Where do you see this fatigue level? I'm on PS3.

thanks

[Guigsdaddy]

Ya there is no such thing as fatigue in NHL. Matter of fact in any EA sports game.

[Azamien]

Quote: Originally Posted by Guigsdaddy

Ya there is no such thing as fatigue in NHL. Matter of fact in any EA sports game.

FIFA does, and fatigue systems in American football and golf games would be pointless, so, assuming NHL doesn't have fatigue, that makes exactly one EA Sports game that needs fatigue and doesn't have it.

[meetjsquared]

Quote: Originally Posted by Azamien

FIFA does, and fatigue systems in American football and golf games would be pointless, so, assuming NHL doesn't have fatigue, that makes exactly one EA Sports game that needs fatigue and doesn't have it.

In game? How is it pointless in football? I haven't played FIFA but are you talking about between games or during games? If it's in between games I don't see how it's relevant in soccer. Otherwise there is fatigue in-game in Madden and NHL and NBA...

[Pezell04x]

There is no goalie fatigue in NHL 13.

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