NHL 13 Changes the Way Players Are Rated - Top 5 Forwards, Defensemen and Goalies

[Steve_OS]

EA Sports has changed the way players are rated in NHL 13. This year, they are rated on a player's overall skill, based on their position.

NHL 13 Player Ratings

Top 5 Forwards

• Pavel Datsyuk (93)
• Sidney Crosby (94)
• Alex Ovechkin (93)
• Steven Stamkos (91)
• Evgeni Malkin (91)

Top 5 Defensemen

• Zdeno Chara (91)
• Shea Weber (90)
• Kris Letang (90)
• Duncan Keith (90)
• Ryan Suter (88)

Top 5 Goalies

• Ryan Miller (91)
• Henrik Lundqvist (91)
• Jonathan Quick (90)
• Carey Price (90)
• Roberto Luongo (89)
• Pekka Rinne (89)

Puck Daddy's Sean Leahy has posted more NHL 13 details and full player ratings for some of the top rated forwards, defensemen and goalies in the game. He will provide full player ratings tomorrow.

[thedudedominick]

Really? Crosby 95 defensive awareness and Datsyuk 93?

[Pezell04x]

Miller as the highest rated goalie is a farce.

Instead of the higher ones, I'd rather see them show us some of the lower rated guys. Last year, the ratings were so close that a few seasons into Be A GM, you had 80+ guys sitting free agency because almost everyone was above an 80. It would be nice to see those spread out this year. Someone like Shawn Thornton, who I love dearly, shouldn't be anywhere close to an 80. More like a 69.

[Broncos86]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pezell04x

Miller as the highest rated goalie is a farce. Instead of the higher ones, I'd rather see them show us some of the lower rated guys. Last year, the ratings were so close that a few seasons into Be A GM, you had 80+ guys sitting free agency because almost everyone was above an 80. It would be nice to see those spread out this year. Someone like Shawn Thornton, who I love dearly, shouldn't be anywhere close to an 80. More like a 69.

Yes, but, read the article and it explains why:

Quote:

How are the NHL 13 player ratings different from NHL 12? EA: Last year, overall ratings reflected a player's effectiveness based on their player type (ex. Sniper, Enforcer, Grinder, etc.). NHL 13 Overall ratings are based on a player's overall skill based on their position. Why the change? EA: It was a fan-requested change that ensured that overall ratings were more representative of a players skill level in real life. A players who is 90+ will feel drastically different than one who is rated 65. Examples: NHL 12 Parros was an 81 as his rating was based on his player type — enforcer, meaning that he was an above average enforcer. In NHL 13 Parros is an 69 overall based on his skill level as a forward. Chris Neil was an 82 (Grinder) last year, this year he's a 78. With this new overall ratings system, his rating didn't drop as significantly as Parros because he's still a skilled player who can check and score effectively.

[Simple Mathematics]

Miller shouldn't be the top rated goalie. He shouldn't even be in the top 5. The top 5 goalies should be:

1. Henrik Lundqvist
2. Jonathan Quick
3. Pekka Rinne
4. Mike Smith
5. Brian Elliott/Jaroslav Halak

[letsgopens66]

There will always be complaining about ratings (Ovi a 93 and Malkin a 91?), but at least there's more separation between players.

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by letsgopens66

There will always be complaining about ratings (Ovi a 93 and Malkin a 91?), but at least there's more separation between players.

Bingo!

Debating superstar to superstar ratings is one thing, just as long as the scrubs aren't even in the same stratosphere as the stars.

[bad_philanthropy]

I hope drafted players/prospects progress along a distribution consistent with this new rating standard