NHL 13 HUT Thread (Both Systems) - Part 11
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WingedWheel1988
The Captain
I'm not denying that at all- he is clearly my best player. But going up vs guys that have 4 lines of all stars, I'm just trying to figure out the best way to build my team. Is it simply selling off your top guys for pucks then trying to win 'steals'?
PlayTheTrap
GM: 8 Cups/22 years
Brad Richards, Travis Zajac, Milan Michalek, Joe Pavelski, Jason Pominville, Jay Bouwmeester and Erik Johnson are all great players you should be able to get for around 5k or less.
Finally got rid of my terrible Enstrom-Bogosian pairing, they got beat so ****ing often... replaced them with Edler/Pietrangelo.
E. Kane - Getzlaf (C) - Ryan (A)
Neal - M. Richards (A) - Grabner
Carter - Backstrom - Pavelski
McDonald - Berglund - Stewart
Bouwmeester - Burns
Edler - Pietrangelo
Yandle - Subban
SOTW Bishop
I'm pretty happy with this since I've only had the game for 3 weeks. Any suggestions on a 4th line of fast grinders that can PK extremely well? Preferably someone that can win faceoffs too, I really struggle there. Once I finish my 4th line I think I'm going to get Sharp and Nash to replace Neal/Grabner.
E. Kane - Getzlaf (C) - Ryan (A)
Neal - M. Richards (A) - Grabner
Carter - Backstrom - Pavelski
McDonald - Berglund - Stewart
Bouwmeester - Burns
Edler - Pietrangelo
Yandle - Subban
SOTW Bishop
I'm pretty happy with this since I've only had the game for 3 weeks. Any suggestions on a 4th line of fast grinders that can PK extremely well? Preferably someone that can win faceoffs too, I really struggle there. Once I finish my 4th line I think I'm going to get Sharp and Nash to replace Neal/Grabner.
I was able to pick up a STOW Bouw for i think like 5k. He's a little slow, but pair him with someone quicker, and don't try risky point shots with him and he will be great.
Players try to go outside on him, he ends their careers
I love Sharp.. He's AMAZING infront of the net, seems to be only Sharp and Getzlaf for me that can stand infront and actually pickup a loose puck.
Getz is my captain and he's been incredible for me, he's well over a PPG. He just does EVERYTHING both offensively and defensively, been all I could ask for out of a 1st line center. I can't imagine how amazing the SOTW version is but I'll never be able to afford it.
Mike Richards on the other hand has like 8 points in 27 games since I've gotten him. Having Neal and Grabner as mediocre wingers probably doesn't help though so that's why I'd like to add Nash/Sharp. Plus he's still a + player since I don't get scored on very often.
Also if there's a better d pairing in the game than JBo - Burns I'd love to hear it. That pairing has been downright insane for me, I don't think they've ever gotten scored on and they produce tons of offense (though they don't score goals themselves). The speed is just insane.
PlayTheTrap
GM: 8 Cups/22 years
No the best way to build a team is to replace your worst player with a new player.
MovesLikeJagr
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MovesLikeJagr
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Ice tilt must love you. I sold off a sotw, forgot who, for 80k and built a team to start with, to be honest, but you can always try to win steals and make deals on this forum with trades. Everyone on here is fair
Chris Pronger
Valar morghulis
EA doesnt want us to sell our players. I have about 300 000pucks worth of players in my trade pile since last week. No one wants to buy them full price.
MovesLikeJagr
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I can't sell a karlsson to save my life this past week. I'm trying to package him in trades now
Fel 96
JFC
Grounded Star
HUT Rookie Sensation
I found the best way for me was to really get to know the 95-99 chemistry lines, then start building a team that had really good chemistry full of players I like, whose styles work with each other.
In two weeks I was able (through promo market crashes and all) to build my team that's posted above and includes such large ticket items as: Chara, Myers, SOTW Lecavalier, Zetterberg, Nash, Mike Richards, and more.
Biggest differences I've found in team performance are good chemistry, good coach (though I'd still like to upgrade to Samuels), and if you happen to know hockey well enough to forecheck properly, you'll own the glitchers.
And for god's sakes learn the skating engine and take advantage of gliding!!!
Grounded Star
HUT Rookie Sensation
I just turned down 88 Jagr for Staal out of panick cause there was 40 seconds left. I'm gonna sick...
PlayTheTrap
GM: 8 Cups/22 years
Phaneuf - Myers
J. Johnson - Weber
Bouwmeester - Burns
There are my defensive pairings. I have the second and third pairs flipped because I like having JBo - Burns fresh all the time. JJ - Weber are more of my defensive zone specialists and offensive faceoff point shot specialists.
Phaneuf - Myers has been unreal for me. Dion is a beast at both ends and Myers kind of slips into a more defensive role.
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