So I got bored and needed hockey, unfortunately the need ended up being NHL2020 - Absolute garbage of a game.
I'm the Pens, I basically did 1 major trade before I got started.
Bjugstad + JJ for Wood.
Then I simmed until the Sabres/Caps back 2 back before TDL when I made the moves of Gaudette + Virtanen for ZAR and a 1st in 2024 + Bellerive. Then I moved Schultz + 2nd in 2023 for DeAngelo...
My lines are fun - McCann had a sprained MCL, so that wanker is out until end of March.
Guentzel, Crosby, Gaudette - This line is money.
Zucker, Malkin, Virtanen (Hornqvist is injured - But he's put up 48pts in 61 games) - For some reason, this line is a +3 for chemistry...but when I put Jake there, it's +1 and Sid's goes from +1 to 0...the game doesn't like Sid & Zuck.
Marleau, Blueger, Rust - Probably my best line right now in terms of always creating chances.
Wood, Simon, Tanev - This line disgusts me, mostly because Simon is actually very good as the 4C there.
Defense is where it gets fun...
Pettersson, Marino - Yeah this is my top pair, they're a +3 for chemistry, Pettersson is good for poking pucks, but dude gives up the puck so f***ing much, Marino is a god damned monster in this game, it's pure porn just using him in this game, in the game vs the Caps (a low scoring 11-4 victory, Murray with the W), Marino went to hit Ovechkin and knocked both Ovechkin and Kuznetsov down and then passed the puck up to Rust who wired it top corner coming down the right side, on Goaltby.
Dumoulin, DeAngelo - They are a +5 for chemistry, low key awesome.
Riikola, Letang - Yeah, Tanger is on my 3rd pair, but they are a +1 for chemistry and Riikola is gained a ton of confidence in this pair, really awesome.
Also gross, Letang got hurt for 30 games (lol), so I had Trotman up because...our depth on RD blows and Ruhwedel is even worse, but Trotman had a statline of 25 games 3goals 8assists and +15...yeah...somewhere, Sully has a boner so massive, Viagra is jealous.
Jarry has the better stats, in the western swing during our real life losing streak, in the game vs the Ducks, I had simmed the first period, THE f***ING DUCKS HAD 40 shots in the first period...jesus christ. I won that game 6-2, Jarry had a 64 save performance. He was easier to sign, still trying to get Murray to bite on a 5.5m/yr deal for 5yrs, Jarry signed 5yrs at 4.5m.
Then I gave up and got bored.