Confirmed with Link: Bergeron gets NHL 15 cover over Subban

[TravisF]

Seeing PK lose that cover to a Boston Bruin ruined the whole awards show for me.

 

[Hope Of Glory]

Bergeron had more votes for.

Not necessarily. It is clearly stated in the "rules" that EA or the sponsors have the last word on the cover boy. Votes can influence their decision but they don't have to chose the one that has the most votes.

Voting was more fore marketing than actually deciding who was going to be on the cover.

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

How??!!!!!!! P.K. promoted the hell out of it. Everyday on his twitter, and every Canadiens site did as well.

So did the bruins?

 

[overlords]

Doesn't matter. Will be awful regardless of cover choice.

 

[Ice Poutine]

Seeing PK lose that cover to a Boston Bruin ruined the whole awards show for me.

Well with Bergeron winning that and Rask winning tonight we can say that we let them have a "Moral Victory". And they also beat us in spring: i mean they were first on the golf courses. That was another moral victory we gave em..

 

[Mathradio]

No matter who won the final round, it was a tough decision on their part...

 

[LyricalLyricist]

Not necessarily. It is clearly stated in the "rules" that EA or the sponsors have the last word on the cover boy. Votes can influence their decision but they don't have to chose the one that has the most votes.

Voting was more fore marketing than actually deciding who was going to be on the cover.

A boston fan showed that twitter votes were by far in Bergeron's favour. There's no conspiracy here.

 

[samsquanch9*]

i wouldnt buy this POS game anyways. NBA 2k is 4000x the game

 

[Habs]

not a great marketing move by EA and the NHL, not that Subban would be either.

 

[Monsieur]

Seeing PK lose that cover to a Boston Bruin ruined the whole awards show for me.

You are way too emotional about this video game cover contest than you should probably be.

 

[TravisF]

You are way too emotional about this video game cover contest than you should probably be.

Yeah you are probably right. I was just looking forward to a Montreal Canadiens player being on the games cover, and I expected P.K to win. I don't think a Canadiens player EVER made the cover did they?

 

[CaptainBenn]

not a great marketing move by EA and the NHL, not that Subban would be either.

Pk has a lot of charisma and is marketable, they missed the boat

 

[Durvann]

Not surprised Subban did not win. Be it rigged or just the the actual votes it doesn't matter. Bergeron is a great player, a model for youngsters, and a respected guy who had success in the league and has proven his usefullness as well as having done that for 2-3 years more the our favorite #76 . Subban will get his face on the cover soon enough anyways.

When you buy NHL15 (because you will, especially if you have a PS4), just imagine that Plekanec is on the cover... because he's pretty comparable to Patrice Bergeron. Appart from the non-francophone factor and face-offs efficiency but the gangsta swag would compensate.

 

[Prendan Brust]

Lol one of the most stupid rumors I've ever read. Who cares if Subban is signed, he obviously will be...

I was joking, champ.

 

[BIG GIFS]

i wouldnt buy this POS game anyways. NBA 2k is 4000x the game

Except that you have to play basketball.

 

[Saintpatrick*]

Bergeron is incredible though

meh. I voted hard for this kind of disappointed. If I do get it I might just make my own cover so I don't have to see a ****ing Bruin on the cover.

 

[Saintpatrick*]

Yeah you are probably right. I was just looking forward to a Montreal Canadiens player being on the games cover, and I expected P.K to win. I don't think a Canadiens player EVER made the cover did they?

Never

 

[Mathradio]

Even so, the Montreal Canadiens are a household name for many that are even remotely familiar with hockey...

 

[JoelWarlord]

Not necessarily. It is clearly stated in the "rules" that EA or the sponsors have the last word on the cover boy. Votes can influence their decision but they don't have to chose the one that has the most votes.

Voting was more fore marketing than actually deciding who was going to be on the cover.

EA having the last word is about avoiding a Rory Fitzpatrick all star voting type of situation. That, or if Bergeron gets himself in trouble like in 2004 where Heatley was on the cover before his car accident, and then subsequently replaced with Sakic.

They're not going to throw out the votes and put Oshie on the cover just because.

 

[Habs]

Pk has a lot of charisma and is marketable, they missed the boat

I guess you missed the part of every NHL season where he is boo'd in every building he plays in, and generally disliked by most people. If you think that is the perfect poster boy for your video game, you should rethink things.

 

[habscup*]

I guess you missed the part of every NHL season where he is boo'd in every building he plays in, and generally disliked by most people. If you think that is the perfect poster boy for your video game, you should rethink things.

I would say a lot of fans boo Subban because its fun, not because of hate. I think most people find him entertaining to watch. Bergeron on the other hand is the boringest start player in the nhl.

 

[kingdok]

Bergevin just saved 500k a year.

 

[Ice Poutine]

Bergevin just saved 500k a year.

Naw...a video game with PK on it would never cost that much!

 

[waffledave]

Glad he's not on the cover, every player on the cover has a terrible season, it's a curse.

 

[Gamimenos]

The only playing field the Bruins can ever hope to beat the Habs on: the virtual one.