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NHL 16 Roster Update Released, Now Includes Rookies

07:50 PM - October 14, 2015 by ChaseB

Now that the top rookies in the game have played in an NHL game, the silly rule that officially makes rookies "official" in the NHL means we now have the likes of Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel included in the game.

We have not yet had the chance to dig too deep into this roster update, so let us know what else you find. If you're looking for where to download the roster, you'll want to head to the "customize" area, and from there you will have the option to download the latest roster to tweak to your liking.

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# 21 jr86 @ 10/15/15 12:13 PM

So now the question is can you get the roster update without getting the latest tuner....

# 22 northmen24 @ 10/15/15 12:15 PM

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	Also on Arizona , Anthony Duclair's weight is wrong. Listed at 159 he should be 185.

I put 100$ on they just kept everything the same from when he was in the CHL when he was 159 and just moved him to Arizona. That's all they do.

# 23 northmen24 @ 10/15/15 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jr86


	So now the question is can you get the roster update without getting the latest tuner....

If it downloads and you're on PS4 just delete the user profile again.

# 24 tjung0831 @ 10/15/15 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by src84310


	Who are you creating and what are your plans? I just made Schmaltz and have him as a 71 ovr, low Top 4 potential. I boosted Fabbri to a 77 and Parayko to a 78 as well. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk

I'm upping Parayko to at least an 81 and gave him elite potential. He's a beast....even Chris Butler in the minors is like an 81. Parayko might be the Blues best dman by the time the season is over. He's been there best dman to start to the season for sure.
Also they have Edmundson shooting right and Parayko shooting left as well so both of those need changing.
As for the missing pics on some players, if they weren't in the game last year they won't have pics.

# 25 MizzouRah @ 10/15/15 01:04 PM

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	I'm upping Parayko to at least an 81 and gave him elite potential. He's a beast....even Chris Butler in the minors is like an 81. Parayko might be the Blues best dman by the time the season is over. He's been there best dman to start to the season for sure. Also they have Edmundson shooting right and Parayko shooting left as well so both of those need changing. As for the missing pics on some players, if they weren't in the game last year they won't have pics.

I didn't catch those handiness changes.. can you change that after you start your BeaGM or do you have to do that before?

# 26 tjung0831 @ 10/15/15 01:20 PM

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	I didn't catch those handiness changes.. can you change that after you start your BeaGM or do you have to do that before?

That I don't know as I haven't started anything yet. I still have slider work to do.

# 27 MizzouRah @ 10/15/15 01:56 PM

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	That I don't know as I haven't started anything yet. I still have slider work to do.

Thanks.. I don't think you can edit players once you start, I could be wrong. I know there is an edit option, but I think that's on the rosters page and not in BeaGM.

No biggie if I can't.. not that huge of a deal to me.

# 28 Yuss @ 10/15/15 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by DylPickle23


	Anyone notice Colton Parayko has the wrong age? Come on.. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

and the wrong handiness seems like they took a player and changed his name and height to Colton Parayko.

Too bad we can't edit ages.

# 29 actionhank @ 10/15/15 02:44 PM

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	Sounds like this update was strictly for online ranked games using NHL teams. Players are there. But the users don't care for detail. Hopefully there's another one next week or so with AHL, CHL and NHL more in depth. Who knows though.

If EA's taught me anything, it's that their rosters are better to use as a reminder to how much better everything would be with rosters/players you could actually edit and share than actual rosters.

# 30 MDgolf @ 10/15/15 02:45 PM

Why don't they allow us to share rosters again?

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# 31 actionhank @ 10/15/15 03:22 PM

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	Why don't they allow us to share rosters again? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I imagine the engine work and server work that they would have to do would be pretty substantial. They would need to create the programming to save, send and receive the rosters in the game itself, and then create the settings to allow the Playstation or XBox to connect to a given server.
On top of that, they would have to manage and monitor those servers, which is just extra money.

Not exactly meant as a sleight against EA, but they've had their hands full just getting the game into a functional state on the Next-Gen systems. Honestly, a lot of the things we've been wishing for aren't likely until they can get a good foundation to work on (which NHL16 looks like it might finally be).

That said, the feature would be incredible, especially if it was paired with a better player/face editor. EA could cut back on their 'official' rosters, and just let players create and share their own. Guys like the Revamped Team did wonders with editing and adjusting the players and rosters, then using a work-around to deliver them to the people. It breathed a lot of new life into the game, and got me back to playing NHL14 after months of sitting it on the shelf.
Shared rosters would be huge for the game (along with shared sliders, assuming they worked...and, since I'm already dreaming editable jerseys that you could share, similar to the old NCAA football games). I know EA has a ton of stuff to do, and honestly, it's a complete waste of the community that plays the game to not allow them to create and share their own rosters. There are guys that know their team front-to-back, similarly there are people who follow the junior teams and AHL teams just as closely, and would be more than happy to make needed roster and attribute edits. We just need EA to take the chains off and let us work.

# 32 MDgolf @ 10/15/15 03:24 PM

So nba 2k and mlb the show has better resources to allow roster share?

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# 33 actionhank @ 10/15/15 03:57 PM

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	So nba 2k and mlb the show has better resources to allow roster share? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I can't speak to NBA 2K, but The Show's roster creation is miles ahead of NHL. As is their player creation. To this day, I don't even really know how SCEA's roster updates of their own are, because I've never been worried about them. When I get the game, I find the opening day rosters that people on these forums have put together, download those, create myself to add to the Brewers, and start my season with great rosters that often have adjusted attributes, corrected pitch types for pitchers, and often revamped farm teams. The created players (if you're curious, head over to the MLB The Show Roster forums on this site, and check out Mo's Caps, the man pumps out tons of faces that look great, which is on top of the default faces that are often pretty solid themselves. I can usually tell right off the bat who a guy is supposed to be in game, which is more than I can say for a lot of the faces in the NHL series).

EA's NHL would definitely benefit from taking a page from SCEA and upping the roster sharing and player creation.

# 34 jr86 @ 10/15/15 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by northmen24


	If it downloads and you're on PS4 just delete the user profile again.

The problem with that is I have the pre 28th tuner. No way I'm giving that up

# 35 Archgoat @ 10/15/15 04:04 PM

Esa Lindell is missing for the Texas Stars, could not find him the Liiga either. So not sure if he is in the game or not.

Janmark did make they Stars roster and they upped his overall to a 75, was really when he was on the Swedish team.

# 36 src84310 @ 10/15/15 04:40 PM

Just spent a lot of time finalizing this new roster. Here are notable changes I made...

-Recreated Parayko (STL) to 22 years old and a 82 ovr, med Top 4 potential
-Upped Martin Jones (SJ) to an 84 starter potential
-Created Kyle Baun (RW, 79 ovr, CHI)
-Created Anders Nilsson (G, 82, EDM)
-Created Jordan Schmaltz (D, 73, STL)
-Created Jon Gillies (G, 78, CGY)

And I created two guys for the 2016 draft..
- Matthew Tkachuk (LW, 73, OHL London)
-Max Jones (LW, 73, OHL London)
And they are both Medium Elite potentials

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# 37 DylPickle23 @ 10/15/15 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by src84310


	Just spent a lot of time finalizing this new roster. Here are notable changes I made... -Recreated Parayko (STL) to 22 years old and a 82 ovr, med Top 4 potential -Upped Martin Jones (SJ) to an 84 starter potential -Created Kyle Baun (RW, 79 ovr, CHI) -Created Anders Nilsson (G, 82, EDM) -Created Jordan Schmaltz (D, 73, STL) -Created Jon Gillies (G, 78, CGY) And I created two guys for the 2016 draft.. - Matthew Tkachuk (LW, 73, OHL London) -Max Jones (LW, 73, OHL London) And they are both Medium Elite potentials Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk

Would you mind PMing me or making a post of everything you changed? I would really appreciate it

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# 38 Sauce12 @ 10/15/15 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jr86


	The problem with that is I have the pre 28th tuner. No way I'm giving that up

Me neither... Do we really automatically get the latest tuner when we download the new roster?

# 39 src84310 @ 10/15/15 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DylPickle23


	Would you mind PMing me or making a post of everything you changed? I would really appreciate it Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

The only other changes were slightly bumping Anthony Duclair, Nicolaj Ehlers, Max Domi, Dylan Larkin's speed, and then Jake Vertanen

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# 40 jake19ny @ 10/15/15 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Sauce12


	Me neither... Do we really automatically get the latest tuner when we download the new roster?

I'm on the PS4 and went into the Rosters section and the roster was there. I didn't download anything.

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