Hey everyone, I'm new to Be a GM Mode and hockey in generally so I have a couple questions to ask. 1. What's the best way to scout. Right now I usally send my scout to Canada since they always have the most prospects. Is there a reason to scout elsewhere? 2. Juniors, CHL, and AHL. What does it league do? I heard Juniors is good for developing prospects but I usually just sign my draft picks immediately and let the computer send them wherever. Should I be doing something different? So I guess to put it simply what should I know about being a GM of a team?
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Re: New to NHL 14 Be a GM Mode
1. You pretty much nailed it in that searching the leagues with the most players will mathematically give you the best odds of finding a good player, though when you get into the later years i hear its kinda random... when drafting I just go off names I know or their projection
2. the CHL is generally where players go when they aren't eligible for the AHL due to age. What I usually do in regards to my AHL is to give a young player top line minutes. I would rather put a 22 year old 73 overall prospect on the first line in the AHL than a 35 year old 69 overall player... -
Re: New to NHL 14 Be a GM Mode
The one thing I would recommend would be to follow a GM series from 2bcproductions on youtube.
Watch it from start to finish and you'll pick up on everything you need! But apart from that, I am more than happy to help if you need it. RedVikings crossed off well there but if you need more just post here or send me a PM and I'll help you out
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Re: New to NHL 14 Be a GM Mode
it takes some time for a new player to learn the little things, if you have any questions feel free to post them here or to send me a PM with any big or small questionsComment
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Re: New to NHL 14 Be a GM Mode
Another question, what do you do with really low overall players with high potential? I have this A. Pepsin guy who has a 4 and a half gold star potential but he's a 53 overall at 20 years old. What should I do with him? Also is there any value to picks 4th round or later? No one good every seems to come from themComment
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Re: New to NHL 14 Be a GM Mode
as far as low overall/high potential players, I usually don't even sign them until they are set to become free agents as it takes up a roster spot... if he is under contract there isn't really much you can do but try and give him AHL time
and with 4th round picks or later... it depends on the year, I have had years that nobody drafted after round four was worth it, but sometimes you can find sleepers who end up with high potential and could turn out to be goodComment
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While drafting, what do you guys look at? I just did my first draft, and I basically completely ignored their projected round and drafted completely on who had the highest potential stars. Not sure if thats the way to do it or not. i am running my Avalanche dynasty and just keeping everyone in system and not signing any free agents, just want to draft and then bring them along (not sure if that is the way to go either but I'm not a big free agency guy in my sports dynastys)Comment
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Re: New to NHL 14 Be a GM Mode
So I just completed my first off-season with the Avalanche.
I don't understand anything about tendering an offer (what does that even mean) vs negotiating a new contract. Basically with my dynasty I am staying with Colorado and I am doing everything in house meaning no signing free agents from other teams or trading. I want to draft my players and bring them up through the system.
So after negotiating new contracts with everyone on my team that I could (I did not tender anyone because of my ignorance and wanting to keep them in house anyways), I go to the next season. Nathan MacKinnon is nowhere to be found. I looked on every other team after looking in my view lines and nowhere. Turns out he was still in my system but he played for my Junior team?
Any reason why my assistant coach would assign him to my junior team, and not keep him on the Avalanche or at least on Lake Eerie?Comment
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Re: New to NHL 14 Be a GM Mode
tendering in offer basically if a player is a restricted free agent and not an unrestricted free agent you can tender an offer which allows you to do one of 3 things, either they will accept the offer eventually for one year, another team will give them a contract and you will get draft picks as compensation depending on the offer, or if another team offers a contract to someone you tendered to, you can choose to match which means you will sign that player to whatever offer they accepted from another team.
the reason Mackinnon wasn't assigned to AHL is because he is too young, any players that played in the CHL can not play in the AHL until they are atleast 20... when you start the season if he is set to be in the minors instead of on your NHL roster he will play junior hockey and once the season starts you can't call him upComment
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