The GM Mode Prospect Thread

[Tak7]

How many of you guys edit prospect/player ratings? Some of EA's ***** is just ridiculous.

I've edited about 45 players in the first draft, and about 30 players in the second draft to ensure that it becomes far more realistic and a deeper draft.

You can actually rebuild quite quickly if you utilize the first 2 drafts properly, or use your limited picks to pick some nice players - either way, there's value in the 2 drafts that isn't usually there if you use EA's awful prospect ratings.

NOTE - Make sure you update your rosters; EA does adjust prospects overalls and potentials throughout the year.

 

[Tak7]

I just drafted a 5 green star goalie as well. How do you all recommend I let him develop? Send him back to juniors for a few years?

Do nothing. Or anything you want.

Literally.

5-star green players will develop regardless of your use of them.

Best case scenario would be to make sure he's not playing in the NHL until his player rating, at worst, is backup.

But other than that he's going to develop on his own without you playing him. If he's not good enough for the NHL yet, send him to junior / minors. But no need to treat him different than any other prospect - he will just get that crazy jump a lot quicker than everyone else.

 

[The Rage Kage]

At 22 my 5 green star goalie is 94 overall and has a vezina and Calder

 

[InTheCreaseDallas]

Valeri Nichushkin never seems to develop. Whats the highest anyone has seen him?

I'm in my fourth year and he's now a 82. He stayed at 77 overall after the first year having put up 75 points on my first line, went up to 78 after year 2 with 65 points and then just recently made the jump to 82 after an 80 point season. Gotta love EA's progression system for a 4 star 18 year old putting up 75 points his rookie year.

Despite being an 82 he is an absolute monster for me now. Has 52 points in 38 games and is fun to play with so I wouldn't undervalue his 82 rating. Still, I think he should have a much higher rating.

 

[thesensguy]

How do you edit players potentials in be a gm mode?? How about another stats?

 

[The Rage Kage]

Custimization>creation zone>edit player

Be sure to save the rosters right after and load it right before you start a new gm mode to make sure it has the rosters you want.

 

[boog204]

One (of many things) that annoys me about Be a GM is that certain guys are just programmed to develop regardless. So for example, I started one w/ Nashville and Blake Siebenhaler was 4 1/2 green stars. He went from a 52 to 85 in two years. I, of course, mistakingly deleted the file. So pre-Be a GM I edited Blake to 4 1/2 stars in potential and in two years he gained two points. The whole development process is pretty lame. It's the same 4-5 guys who develop so they're actually usable and the others take 6-8 seasons.

I even tried "copying" Nylander and Honka stat by stat onto other players who had a faces just to see if the development was the same. The copy didn't gain a point, Nylander and Honka jumped 8 and 5 after one season. Greg Betzold, regardless of where he is ranked will always gain 10 points or so. But half of the first round does nothing.

 

[thesensguy]

On a sedate note my top 6 is crazy

Erne(88)-MacKinnon(90)-Kucherov(94)
Skinner(87)-Sheifle(89)-Eberle (90)

And top 6 D,

Hedman(89)-Jones (92)
Murray(88)-Lindholm(87)
Reinhart(86)-Nurse(85)

Goalies
Gibson(89)
Subban (86)

 

[Sweetpotato]

Edmonton oilers:

Drouin(92)-Hopkins(94)-Eberle(88)
Hall(89)-Johansen(90)-Yakupov (87)

Reilly(88)-Jones(91)
Murray(88)-Spurgeon(86)

Lehner(86)

I was able to keep this core together for years till nuge and Drouin both asked for 10 million per haha there was one year Drouin scored 50 goals in 44 games.

Question, has anyone had any success with Mantha? i need to update i think its been a while.

 

[Captain Nutjob]

question, has anyone had any success with mantha? I need to update i think its been a while.

Mantha usually takes a while to progress, usually 5-6 years in my experiences. I usually see him cap off at 85-87, but I've seen him as high as 89. It's worth the wait though. Great goal scorer.

 

[thesensguy]

Edmonton oilers:

Drouin(92)-Hopkins(94)-Eberle(88)
Hall(89)-Johansen(90)-Yakupov (87)

Reilly(88)-Jones(91)
Murray(88)-Spurgeon(86)

Lehner(86)

I was able to keep this core together for years till nuge and Drouin both asked for 10 million per haha there was one year Drouin scored 50 goals in 44 games.

Question, has anyone had any success with Mantha? i need to update i think its been a while.

I had Eberle hit 91 rating and score 52 goals!

 

[Isles5513]

At 22 my 5 green star goalie is 94 overall and has a vezina and Calder

Cool. I was playing last night and drafted a 5 green star goalie in I think the 2018 draft. I drafted him he was 19 years old at 73 overall. I sent him to juniors for 1 year and the next year, he started the season at 91 overall, then the next season he was 95 overall only at 21 years old. Also the next season I drafted a 18 year old 4 green star kid. His name was Maurice Richard.

 

[The Rage Kage]

That's awesome, he's got a lot to live up to

 

[JCLiponfanboy*]

I am playing with the original rosters, and Colby Robak a 3.5 gold star player jumped from 84 to 94. This is the same offseason that I got fired on. FML.

 

[thesensguy]

Anyone know how the following turnout:

Thomas Hertl- currently a 83 overall with 4.5 red stars and 86 def. awareness and 75 faceoffs (he's my third line centre)
Grififin Reinhart- currently a 81, playing on bottom pairing but 2.5 yellow potential (jumped from 77 to 81 during off season)
Matt Dumba- currently 81 playing on top pairing in minors 4 red star potential
Kerbe Rychel- 4 and a half red star potential playing on top line of all 80's in the minors
Sam Bennett
Julius Honka
Hampus Lindholm

 

[Sweetpotato]

Anyone know how the following turnout:

Thomas Hertl- currently a 83 overall with 4.5 red stars and 86 def. awareness and 75 faceoffs (he's my third line centre)
Grififin Reinhart- currently a 81, playing on bottom pairing but 2.5 yellow potential (jumped from 77 to 81 during off season)
Matt Dumba- currently 81 playing on top pairing in minors 4 red star potential
Kerbe Rychel- 4 and a half red star potential playing on top line of all 80's in the minors
Sam Bennett
Julius Honka
Hampus Lindholm

Rychel usually tops out at 84 for me, GREAT checking/scoring winger though.

 

[thesensguy]

Rychel usually tops out at 84 for me, GREAT checking/scoring winger though.

Would playing him on the 4th line be bad for his development?

 

[glxss]

I swapped in Team France for Phoenix just to screw around and I realized I had Tim Bozon on my team. So then I went to Montreal to make a trade and I realized they also had Tim Bozon in their system. So now I have 2 Tim Bozon's on my team

 

[Picaroon]

Prospect development is freaking wacked in this game. My #3 overall pick just had a ppg season on the first line of my ahl team and won every award he possibly could, yet he goes from a 79 to a 77... **** you EA. And **** you Rammer.

 

[Isles5513]

I swapped in Team France for Phoenix just to screw around and I realized I had Tim Bozon on my team. So then I went to Montreal to make a trade and I realized they also had Tim Bozon in their system. So now I have 2 Tim Bozon's on my team

So the only thing left to do now, is find another Tim Bozon to fulfill your future 1st/2nd line of only Tim Bozon.

 

[flyers0909]

So for some reason I couldn't figure out how to get the 5 star green goalie I drafted to go back to juniors, he was just on my AHL team by default (I might have screwed something up). Anyways, I let him start the season for my AHL team and now he's a 5 star yellow.

Made me pretty much lose interest in my current Be a GM.

 

[Isles5513]

So for some reason I couldn't figure out how to get the 5 star green goalie I drafted to go back to juniors, he was just on my AHL team by default (I might have screwed something up). Anyways, I let him start the season for my AHL team and now he's a 5 star yellow.

Made me pretty much lose interest in my current Be a GM.

That has happened to me and it has pissed me off a lot.

 

[Isles5513]

Quick question. Am I the only one who creates prospects who are not in the game like Demko and Eichel?

 

[glxss]

So the only thing left to do now, is find another Tim Bozon to fulfill your future 1st/2nd line of only Tim Bozon.

That would be amazing

 

[glxss]

Have you guys ever seen Zachary Davies in free agency? 3.5 star 25 year old.