Ya see, that's what I thought...no change! "Lucy, joo gots some splaining to do!!!"
I don't think you would or could insinuate that Garbutt, Backes, Ward, Kunitz, Getzlaf, Perry, Bouma, Moss, Bjugstad, Morin, Giroux or St Louis ( the Violet ) are players whom are Intimidated by ANYONE in the Pittsburgh lineup except Chris Neil or Grant. Both of them played 3:15 and 4:00 respectively.
I've played the game, watch the game, go to many many games...Doesn't take a genius to know what intimidation can do...But if the intimidators are sitting on the bench for 97% of the game, I hardly believe they have any impact what-so-ever. Just because you have a lineup with goons in it, doesn't mean diddly poop. Teams are getting a boost just because they are rostered/in lineup is a joke.
If you want to say "that's why we play the game", then those players need to "PLAY THE GAME" to have their toughness accounted for!!!
Their's too much "What if" stuff having effect on the game, and not actual Skill-sets and Factual stats!
ex: What IF Martin Jones was a Full time Goalie? He would be a 46-45. Guess what, he hasn't been a Full time starter!! But here in the GHL he can certainly be a Full timer.
IMHO, Goalies in particular, If you played 55 Games last year---You can only play 55 Games this year in the GHL. If you only played 22 Games---you can only 22 here!!! There is NO WAY, you can ASSUME an AHL or back up goalie CAN be a FULL TIME goalie and have the SAME stats. You just cannot assume that!!! Get there, do it, and that's when your card will show your stats!!!! That has been a BS factor since day one here.
Disclaimer: Not picking on Martin Jones or Baltimore skipper here...He's just a glaring example of one of my gripes.
Guys are getting Boosts/Credit for something they haven't achieved in real life NHL yet, but in the GHL, they're as good as, if not better than, regular shift upper echelon legit ballers!!!! It's high time we say, Hell NO Mr Jones...Show us what you got, then we will SHOW YOU THE MONEY!!!!!! It is redonkulous right now...The guys that are legit players, are merely whatever's...the guys that have a sip of breast milk for 20 games are all stars.
Tit for Tat, apples to apples...no more BS super stats garbage. I go by Real Stats, not FANTASY stats! This is a Real Simulation based on Real Stats....Why the heck shouldn't ALL the player cards be based on Real Stats!!!
What is fair for one player, be it fair for ALL players!!!
So, Phillip, don;t give me the "That's why we play the game" Bullshit....Because 8.7 times out of 10, my lineup would have Won the game against Philadelphia, NJ, and Pitt. And, BTW, we didn't play the game, a computer program SIMMED the game....You see, there could be error or tweaking needed to the program' sim...because shit doesn't isn't real. ( <<<< I was foaming at mouth right there...left unedited for flavor )
Don't get me wrong, I didn't expect to go undefeated or win every game against inferior teams....BUT, I'm not gonna wait until 20 games have elapsed and be 2 Wins and 18 Losses down, to speak up. I want to right my ship! I'm an involved owner. But, geez....what the hell is going on here?
That Game #1 is still driving me batty!!!! If Bernier had a superior card to Bishop, or a miracle Big Save number...I would still be shaking my head....That game was just total BS!!!! And NO, NO NO NO...I am not insinuating some shenanigans by Glenn!!!!! NOT what I am saying!!
Simply saying...something is not quite right with the sim!
This league has always over valued the defensive side of the game!!! Look at our lineups this year!
Look at the Defensive Ratings on EVERYONES team.....Have you ever seen such Ratings before? In the past you would see one or two forwards with a 30+ rating in defense. Now, there are 6 to 7 guys on each team...and the other guys have ratings of 25-28. I don't recall hearing that scoring was down last year! Not that drastically!
So Phil, If you want to talk Stats, I can show you stats (
www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm?season=20132014&gameType=2&viewName=outshootingOutshotby ) , If you want to talk reality, I can talk reality...I can even talk Fantasy or Sim....I have a proven track record. I understand how it works....It's just not working! Not properly, in my opinion.
Sorry.
Not quitting...just voicing my opinion...
Defensive Ratings are off!!! ( for Forwards )
Goalie Ratings for Back Ups and AHLers Off ( Stamina and Overall # )
I got meat and potato's on my team...BUT, I ALSO got a side of Spinach and I use Worsterhsistershier or whatever the hell the spelling is...I also got a crown...Am I full of hot air? No! I'm a fun loving fat guy, who likes to win...hates losing....but I am realistic and understand when I lose that it is only a game...but, it's a whacky whacky thing that's happening to Suffolk on a consistent basis right now...with NO GOOD REASON OR ANSWER.
Show me a real life team that has had Suffolk's #'s for the past 7 games, and show me the same results. If I had Dan Ellis in goal like season one, then OK...I got ya....mouth shut...uh, but I don't!