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    October 16, 2020

    EA Sports NHL NHL 21: Release Day Updates

    NHL 21: Release Day Updates

    Posted: 15 Oct 2020 09:04 PM PDT

    HAPPY RELEASE DAY!

    If you're new to /r/EA_NHL, consider this your official WELCOME TO THE SUBREDDIT post. For those of you that have been with us for awhile... welcome back!

    In honor of NHL 21, I've decided as moderator to cut and paste last year's announcements and then sprinkle a few extra things to see if you'll still join us for another year of the best hockey game that currently exists as newly released game!

    SOME UPDATES AND OTHER INFO:

    • Please take some time to review the rules on the sidebar, These aren't new rules, but are posted to give more transparency on what is and what is not allowed. This is especially important with the influx of YouTubers posting their content. We'll allow external links to your channel, but keep in mind that you need to participate in the community if you want them to stay... and you shouldn't feel the need to post every video you make. The community here has been really great about policing this with the REPORT button and I expect this to continue moving forward.

    • Let's work together on not making our community the chirp-a-dirp complaint factory that it usually is. We have a few of the dev team sneaking in and reading our feedback, but we'd like to make that something they can actually see without threatening their jobs, their lives, their CEO's dog, etc. Keep your feedback on the light side of the force - anything that heads into threat territory may earn you a ban. We'll have some initial focused megathreads up for the first week or so of the release and hopefully some ongoing discussions as they tweak.

    • If you have good sources of information for the community, post it up. If you think it's sidebar worthy and I haven't already put it there, let me know. If you end up creating more in-depth guides that could be added to user-created pages in the wiki, hit me up and we'll get you in there.

    • Don't forget some of your sister brother communities! /r/EASHL is a fantastic resource for your EASHL recruitment needs. They have daily threads set up for both the PlayStation and Xbox platforms to quickly post your availability or club needs, or you can create your own post if you'd like. I also started using their Discord server this past year, which allows you to get pinged based on your console when others are looking for positions to fill. If you are interested in helping pay for the move to next generation consoles in NHL 22, you can join the other financial backers of our favorite game in /r/NHLHUT To get together with the best GMs reddit has to offer, gather at the /r/EANHLfranchise roundtable.

    • We are going to be adding new moderators in the very near future! I realize I said this last year, but the truth is -- I didn't see a lot of interest when it was announced last year and the community is pretty good at reporting problems and issues that I can solve in a click or ban hammer. However, this year I am committing to fixing our lack of "New Reddit" themes and that's going to require some assistance for those who are good with CSS/Graphic Design. If you are interested helping out with a design overhaul, send me a message via mod mail. Otherwise, I'll probably post a mix of community surveys and specific mod calls after we get into the new season of the game we love to hate.

    We had about just under 1,000 subscribers when NHL 12 released.

    When NHL 13 hit, we had about 2,000 and doubled to 4,000 for NHL 14.

    7,200 players were a bit disappointed in NHL 15, and 10,200 subscribers were happy to have EASHL back in NHL 16.

    12,900+ players hopped on the ice for NHL 17 and our starting roster for the NHL 18 season was just shy of 17,000.

    We had about 23,000 when EA Sports decided to spell it Chel in NHL 19.

    We experience collective déjà vu with Snoop Dogg in the broadcast booth in NHL 20 at 28,000+

    I'm extremely surprised to see we're almost 39,000 strong at the start of NHL 21. This is our biggest jump in subscribers yet, so here's hoping we all make it to the next generation of consoles with all our game modes intact!

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    NHL21 Roster update available

    Posted: 16 Oct 2020 09:10 AM PDT

    [NHL21] I still have PTSD that Snoop Dog will show up in the 2nd period

    Posted: 15 Oct 2020 05:36 PM PDT

    [OC] JFresh's NHL 21 Custom Player Ratings

    Posted: 16 Oct 2020 09:00 AM PDT

    Link to the Spreadsheet. Select File > Make a Copy to have your own version to use.

    Roster update is out which means it's time to finally fix the ratings!

    For the past couple years I've gone through and used my own custom ratings in NHL games. NHL 21 especially has plenty of headscratchers that make playing franchise mode unrealistic and throw the simulation off. Unfortunately it takes a lot of research to figure out what every bottom sixer and #6 defenceman deserves to be rated. That's why for the fourth year in a row I've decided to put out a spreadsheet of every NHL team's depth chart with player ratings included, so anybody who wants to save themselves that time can have a bit of help.

    Here's a look at the ratings spread. While it's still stuck in the 75-99 gap (anything else would require editing everyone in the AHL too), this does create more separation between stars and scrubs.

    These ratings are based on a number of factors (some analytical, some not), and come from a player's past three seasons of play (with 2019-20 being weighted most heavily). The basis for them was EvolvingWild's Wins Above Replacement model, although it is far from purely based on them - some of those evaluations would break the game and lead to some really weird trades/lines to say the least. Offensive and Defensive awareness ratings were based directly on WAR, though, so some of them are a bit odd. Play around with them to get the overall rating you want.

    I'm sure there will be plenty of disagreement over certain ratings - I tried to be as objective as possible but that only gets you so far. Fortunately, with no roster sharing this means if you disagree with me just choose a different rating!

    A new wrinkle this year is that Billy Bertrand of SportLogiq used private tracking data to completely redo all attribute ratings as well. I've incorporated those into this sheet, meaning it contains not only overall ratings but also attribute ones. They often don't align but it should let you get more in depth with ratings if you want. With this in mind I also added a new "player card" sheet, like this one below:

    https://preview.redd.it/342fiai66ht51.png?width=1712&format=png&auto=webp&s=5959f23c003714c047dab3cbd909652965b8df66

    Unfortunately it is not yet possible to import these rosters, but for anyone who wants to edit the game's roster without having to do a lot of research, I hope this can be helpful.

    The document starts with a ratings explanation. The second sheet shows every team's depth chart. Then you can find forward/defence/goalie ratings broken up by team, followed by the player cards.

    Hope this can be helpful to those of us who spend an hour or two neurotically editing rosters before starting to play GM mode.

    Here's a View Only link in case the editable one gets messed up.

    (Also check out my Custom NHL 21 Soundtrack and Franchise Mode Tracker)

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    The first name "Hugh" gets flagged for profanity when you try to set it. How in the fuck?

    Posted: 16 Oct 2020 09:06 AM PDT

    (Shitpost) When someone forced a cross crease on your good positioning.

    Posted: 16 Oct 2020 09:46 AM PDT

    The cover of NHL 21 is easily the ugliest EA NHL franchise cover and maybe the worst looking video game cover of all time... tell me I’m wrong

    Posted: 15 Oct 2020 08:51 PM PDT

    Sliders Question for BAP

    Posted: 16 Oct 2020 08:46 AM PDT

    Apologies if this has been asked before

    When I change slider value for human, does that slider only affect my one BAP character and not the rest of my team?

    For example, if I turn down shot accuracy for human, will my cpu teammates suffer from lower shot accuracy as well, or will that slider change only effect my BAP player?

    Thanks for the help!

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    He’s listed as an 88 overall Free Agent. Anyone know the story of this?

    Posted: 16 Oct 2020 10:57 AM PDT

    Sens new logo and jerseys

    Posted: 16 Oct 2020 09:52 AM PDT

    When will they be added? i like my franchises with everything up to date. i always make the top prospects not in the game to make them fun. so with the sens new logo and jerseys as well as flames new jersey's its frustrating

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    It’s actually really good!

    Posted: 16 Oct 2020 07:41 AM PDT

    Since the switch to PS4 and XB1, I have been falling off the NHL series. There just haven't been enough improvements, and the game never played as well as the last game on last gen did for me (don't get me started on 15). I picked up 21, mostly out of boredom and habit, but this feels like a much improved game. Be a Pro is dumb fun, and the gameplay itself feels way more smooth than 20 did. Overall I'm very impressed, and glad I made the habitual purchase!

    **this isn't to say there haven't been bugs and glitches, but I always expect early access to be just that. Even still very much enjoying my time so far.

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    PSA: If you didn’t bought it already, don’t. It’s literally a beta full of bugs and glitches right now. Wait for the first patch.

    Posted: 16 Oct 2020 06:37 AM PDT

    BAP Rosters are going crazy when you start your carreer and franchise mode scouting is completely broken

    and more...

    https://twitter.com/screetus/status/1317097309054902280

    https://twitter.com/Brovechkerson/status/1316805781874970625

    https://twitter.com/Thraxiz1/status/1316592007863656449

    https://twitter.com/JPizzle133/status/1316425071838322688

    https://twitter.com/ABeardedBeaut/status/1316227496271065088

    https://twitter.com/curtyos/status/1316203874856824835

    https://twitter.com/MattBroconier/status/1316111400813694976

    https://twitter.com/RecklessReuga/status/1316082635647733763

    https://twitter.com/CraigGordey/status/1316043356011745283

    https://www.reddit.com/r/EA_NHL/comments/jbxuua/some_of_you_may_not_care_about_this_but_as_a/

    https://www.reddit.com/r/EA_NHL/comments/jc3zzi/nhl_21_cr_glitch_back/

    https://www.reddit.com/r/EA_NHL/comments/jc5hc5/bap_im_getting_constant_game_misconducts/

    https://www.reddit.com/r/EA_NHL/comments/jbh2zm/first_game_in_the_nhl_in_my_bap_career_and/

    https://www.reddit.com/r/EA_NHL/comments/jbu495/only_2_seasons_into_franchise_mode_and_i_broke/

    https://twitter.com/frogs_we/status/1316029434801975296

    https://twitter.com/BradDillon17/status/1315117928212303872

    https://twitter.com/mickelraven/status/1314691092261081088

    https://twitter.com/theandy1/status/1316590502137954304

    https://twitter.com/joshsmith7/status/1316786595765325824

    https://twitter.com/curtis_fid98/status/1314411850289750018

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    BAP Gameplay Sliders do not work

    Posted: 16 Oct 2020 10:14 AM PDT

    So, maybe i'm doing this wrong, but in previous years, if you tweak your sliders in the BAP settings sections in between games, they will apply for each game. This year, no matter what I do, they just revert to normal. Very annoying for things like injuries.

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    Roster update tomorrow

    Posted: 15 Oct 2020 08:04 PM PDT

    Will patches retroactively fix franchise modes?

    Posted: 16 Oct 2020 10:18 AM PDT

    If I start a franchise tonight and there's a patch to fix auto-scouting, would I need to restart the whole thing or could it be applied to an already existing save file?

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    First rivals game of nhl 21 (overtime penalty shot goal)

    Posted: 15 Oct 2020 11:35 PM PDT

    AI goalies are worse than ever

    Posted: 16 Oct 2020 10:04 AM PDT

    Seems like every game is high scoring now. Pucks and bad goals trickle in constantly, goalies don't cover shooter if you take odd man (they try and cheat off the post), they're slow as hell, etc.

    I know this is what the kiddies want but it's simply not fun having 8-6 7-5 games. I've been playing for a couple days now and I think I might cut my playing time if this continues

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    [RANT] Be a Pro is pure garbage

    Posted: 15 Oct 2020 09:39 PM PDT

    Why do I keep having interactions with the same teammate, over and over ? Aren't we like 22 players in the team ??

    Why do my teammate always give me a bro fist even when I do my best to act like shit ?

    Why do 20 years old athletes always want to go to museums. What the hell are those activities.

    Why do my coach throws me under the bus because I promised the game-winning goal in overtime but I served the perfect assist instead ?

    Why am I not allowed to negociate my contract ? What if I want a team-friendly deal ? Why can't I tell my agent how many years I want on my contract ideally ? Why only two teams are interested in my services after scoring 70 goals in a season ? I don't care if you send me a low-ball offer but please show me some interest ffs..

    Why am I not allowed to take a few days to take my decision ? I cannot even look at the line up of teams offering me a contract. I must decide now. Just.. why

    I could continue ranting for days. So many potential on this game mode yet they did a half-ass job. Well played EA

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    So... Why Is St Louis Still the Background Cup Celly on the Main Menu of NHL21?

    Posted: 16 Oct 2020 11:28 AM PDT

    Full disclosure: NHL20 this past year was my first time picking up an EA sports video game. This might be a super well known or obvious thing.... but am I the only one surprised to load up NHL21 only to see the Blues celebrating their Cup win instead of the Lightning?

    Is this something that we expect will be changed/updated soon, and we're just delayed because the playoffs were so delayed this season? Or are Bolts fans just SOOL this year? Or... like... is it just always the Blues? 👀

    Not gonna lie, half the reason I was willing to go out and purchase 21 today despite there not being major Franchise Mode overhauls was because I'm a huge Bolts fan and even if nothing else changed, I was looking forward to having our cup win memorialized in the main menu.

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    How to change Draft Lottery in Be A Pro?

    Posted: 16 Oct 2020 11:13 AM PDT

    So I am playing be a pro, and I was wondering what the settings were to change the draft lottery to classic or whatever, I've seen a couple youtubers doing it and I want to know where that setting is because I hate the rangers and don't want to be drafted by them.

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    Coming in hot...

    Posted: 15 Oct 2020 11:26 PM PDT

    Some of you may not care about this, but as a Yotes fan it saddens me when I see EA fail at simple copy and pasting. They used the font and coloring from the Kachina and pasted it on the home jerseys. Even the A in the game is on the wrong side.

    Posted: 15 Oct 2020 03:33 PM PDT

    NHL 21 Roster Editing Guide

    Posted: 15 Oct 2020 06:13 PM PDT

    Hey guys, those of you who plan to create relevant prospects not in the game, here:

    - When creating players, they are tied to that single save file. If a new Roster update comes out, make sure to MERGE your current rosters with the new Roster Update. What merges? All created players and teams. Created players will need to be re-assigned to teams.

    - Creating an NCAA/KHL prospect who is unsigned, but what them to show up in the team's trading assets without having to take up a contract spot? On created player, leave contract at 0 years. Assign them to a team in the NLA. The B- competition will prove to be similar to NCAA level of competition, helpful to the fog of war guys.

    - Years until UFA is up for unsigned created prospect: Created players won't show year drafted on their profile, so even if you create a 2018 pick, like Jacob Bernard-Docker, make his draft year 2020. The Senators will have 3 years to sign him, properly simulating what happens with most NCAA prospects, instead of seeing them all fall to Free Agency and picked up by other teams. The reason this is important is because if you have a 2018 prospect unsigned, and start the Franchise Mode, they glitch as a UFA and can't be signed for some reason.

    - Assigning "Too young" players to CHL teams. When creating a Canadian player like Adam Fantilli, who is 14/15 years old, he can easily be added to an OHL team (Not left unassigned like you would an American prospect, as he will fall under "Rest of World" for scouting) by making him 17 years old, adding him, then going back into Creation Zone and making him 14 again. Works perfectly, no issues on draft day by Year 3, this method is from NHL 20 so I'm not sure if you still find this issue in 21.

    - Reiteration, American prospects like Luke Hughes are left unassigned. They will simulate in NCAA/USA. Same goes to Russian Prospects like Matvei Michkov who will simulate in the KHL.

    Tip for making sure strong teams perform strong:

    - I used to have to make Islanders a 90+ overall top 6 with a 92 overall Varlamov just for them to make fucking playoffs.. but what I found works for keeping strong teams simulations strong is to edit their defense types, so for Tampa, Hedman is an OFD (Despite being a more two-way defense irl), and Cernak is a DFD. This maximizes line chemistry between them and ensures the team can simulate as they should. Tampa has no business being in the bottom 5. As for Detroit, lots of Two-way guys. on defense. Or even stack them all as defensive d so they get -1 or -3 on their D pairings. Things like this definitely assist with a less wild card simulation.

    Lastly, EA makes majority of players 2-Way as default. If you quickly run through teams, and see guys like Alexander Holtz as a 2way, make him sniper. It helps down the road when players are properly typed.

    Hope this helps, add any other tips in the comments!

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    Cannot sign into EA account in game

    Posted: 16 Oct 2020 09:45 AM PDT

    I cannot sign into my EA account in the game, cannot link my Xbox account to my EA account in a browser, and thus cannot play online or get roster updates. EA support seems to be down and I cannot get in contact with them. Has anyone had this problem? Any solutions?

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    Roster Update Newest Prospects

    Posted: 16 Oct 2020 09:19 AM PDT

    Look, I get that the NHL team is probably the smallest of the EA Sports teams, but the prospects from this last draft are all over the place.

    Jack Quinn - Low Top 9 Potential

    Tyson Foerster - Medium AHL Top 6

    Lucas Reichel - Medium Top 9

    Anton Lundell - Medium Elite (I'm high on the guy, but he's expected to be more a very good 2nd line center than an elite kinda player, this is nit picky though)

    I'm a Flyers fan, and I'm only posting this because our 6th round pick got Med Top 6 and our 1st got AHL potential, lol. Just thought there were a few strange ratings.

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    NHL 94 mod?

    Posted: 16 Oct 2020 12:47 PM PDT

    Where's it at?

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