Tazer19's Chicago Blackhawks Dynasty (NHL 14)

[Tazer19]

Dynasty is a forbidden word around these parts, but at this point it's hard not to bring it up, just don't do it in front of any of the members of the 2013-2014 Chicago Blackhawks. "We can't think about that, our goal is to get better every game" Captain Jonathan Toews said at the preseason media day at the United Center this morning. It's a Captain like answer but the fact remains, the Hawks have won the Stanley Cup two out of the last four years, and many experts have picked them to be in the picture at the end once again this year.

This is a different title defense this time around for the Hawks as they only had to part with three members of the 2012-2013 championship team, unlike in 2011 when there were more members missing than on the ice when the banner was raised to the rafters. The players that have departed this time around were important, but the coaching staff is confident they have replacements in house. "The guys that left are good players, no question, but in times like this you can't keep everyone, we feel that their departure opens the doors for some young talent to make a difference" Coach Q said this morning. He was referring to Dave Bolland, Michael Frolik, and Viktor Stalberg as the players that have found jobs elsewhere in the NHL. Everyone of those guys played a role, and the Hawks feel that some combination of Ben Smith, Joakim Nordstrom, Jimmy Hayes, Brandon Pirri, and Jeremy Morin will be more than capable of replacing them.

That will be one of the stories to follow during camp which gets under way today, the other will be how the Hawks will respond to a very short off season, one which they will take every time. "It's easy to sit here and say that we didn't have a lot of time off, but no one is going to feel sorry for us, every other team wishes their off season was this short. It comes with the territory of being a champion, we look forward to having a short off season every year" Patrick Kane said. The combination of returning a nearly full roster, and the hunger of the younger guys trying to make a name for themselves could make this year another exciting one on the West side. If everything comes together I don't think we can avoid using THAT word around here anymore....

Welcome to Tazer19's Chicago Blackhawks DYNASTY

[Bluejaysfan65]

WOOT!!!

[Nickflyers]

It's BAAAACK!!

[Tazer19]

Before things get rolling wanted to provide the info I'm using as far as sliders, etc. Wanted to wait until the Ultimate Rosters came out but I really want to get into it.

Slider Set: My own (V1.1) (edited 11/21/2013)
Skill Level: All-Star
Game Style: Custom
Period Length: 8 minutes
Penalties: Max
Post-Whistle: Authentic
Time Scaling: Authentic

HUM/CPU

GENERAL
Tuner Set: Latest
Game Speed: 1
Attribute Effects: 5
Fatigue Effect: Max/Max
Fatigue Recovery: 2/2
Injury Occurrence: Up to you
Puck Control: 0/1
Player Acceleration: 3/4
Broken Stick: 2

AI
AI Learning: Max
CPU Difficulty Adjustment: Max
CPU Strategy Adjustment: Max
Human Strategy Adjustment: 0 - (I make my own)
CPU Faceoff Difficulty: 4
Fight Difficulty: 2
CPU Penalties: Max
CPU Teammate Penalties: Max

PASSING
Pass Assist: 3
Manual Passing: On
Pass Speed: 2
Saucer Pass Speed: 3
Pass Accuracy: 2/0
Pass Reception Ease: 1/0
Pass Interceptions: 3/3

SHOOTING
Shot Accuracy: 2/1
Shot Power: 3/3
Slap Shot Accuracy: 1/0
Slap Shot Power: 3/2
One Timer Accuracy: 1/0

CHECKING
Hitting Assistance: 1
Aggression: 1/1
Hitting Power: 0/0
Stick Lift Effectiveness: 5/MAX
Poke Effectiveness: 5/MAX

GOALIES
Goalie Passing: 3
Goalie Cover Puck Frequency: 5
Goalie Screen Effect: 4/4
Goalie Reaction Speed: 2/2

[Tazer19]

The preseason has come and gone, and based on camp we have come up with the starting lineup for opening night below. But first, here are the results from a very successful preseason.

Here are the lines heading into opening night at the United Center, which is also Banner Night! This is how I like the lines set up right now, but they are by no means set in stone, Brandon Saad probably should be playing top 6 right now, but Bickell earned it during the postseason and has had chemistry with Toews and Kane. Here, we, go!

[seb170455]

Great to see another Tazer dynasty. I will probably use your sliders, they are great to use. Do you play all of your games or is your playing time limited?

[Tazer19]

Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
Oct 1, 2013 1 2 3 SO F WAS (1-0-0) 1 2 1 1 5 CHI (0-0-1) 1 2 1 0 4 Three Stars [CHI] Jonathan Toews 2 G, 1 A, 2 hits, 3 shots [WSH] Alexander Ovechkin 2 G, 5 hits, 5 shots, +1 [WSH] Nicklas Backstrom 3 assists, 3 hits, 4 shots, +1	Team Stats Comparison WAS CHI Shots on Goal 34 32 Hits 19 26 Faceoffs Won-Lost 14-19 19-14 Penalty Minutes 4:00 4:00 Power Plays Converted 1 1 Power Play Opportunities 2 2 Time on Attack 7:10 6:57
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD WAS [01:07] Ovechkin (1) - (Green, Backstrom) CHI [12:55] Toews (1) - (Kane) SECOND PERIOD WAS [01:52] Ovechkin (2) - (Backstrom, Carlson) CHI [04:36] Hossa (1) - (Shaw, Hjalmarsson) CHI [14:58] Toews (2) - (unassisted) WAS [16:10] Erat (1) - (Backstrom, Carlson) [PPG] THIRD PERIOD CHI [08:41] Bickell (1) - (Toews, Seabrook) [PPG] WAS [12:31] Perreault (1) - (Carlson, Green) SHOOTOUT WAS Ovechkin
Washington Capitals - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Neuvirth 32 28 88% 3.69
Chicago Blackhawks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Crawford 34 30 88% 3.72

What a crazy night at the United Center, first the banner goes up then there was a barn burner on the ice. Really happy with the way the slider played in this one, definitely a keeper set for me. Hope you guys are enjoying this.

Hey Seb! I'm going to try and play a good amount of games, like this one, I played it. There will be some simulation of course, then I will figure out how I want to do my updates, hoping to keep it fun.

[bthomp05]

As always Tazer, awesome work... Good luck with defending the cup, its not going to be easy.