Tampa Bay Lightning Season

[Head Coach]

I am playing all 82 games with the Lightning on season mode. I would like to play on franchise mode but they took away editing strategies this year.

I would like to use this thread to log my progress and see anyone else has any good info that can be used in Season Mode.

I play on All Star with aggression and speed reduced.

So far I am 4-3. I won the first three games to start off 3-0 then I lost three straight games before finally winning again.

THIS YEARS GAME HAS MUCH TOUGHER 3RD PERIOD PLAY. The CPU plays much tougher at the end of the game and will fight to try to take the lead and win the game. It is very hard to keep a lead and you have to really play defense all the way down the ice. Very good gameplay this year. The gameplay is better being really tough because it makes each game challenging.

The CPU also has a much stronger finishing shot when they shoot from the crease. You have to stay on the puck carrier when they in your defensive zone.

The games have had a lot of variety and randomness. Some games I get a lot of penalties some games I have none called on me.

[Head Coach]

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I am 4-4-1 right now. I have a hard time after starting 3-0 but I have been losing some tough games. Pro difficulty is too easy even with the aggression at 100.

This game is much better when it is competitive even if you are losing. I still can get better. It's still early in the season.

[Zkibu]

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Nice thread. I usually do the same yearly. Pick one team and try to play every match of the season. I am curious, how long periods are you using and do you play many games during one evening?

[Head Coach]

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Nice thread. I usually do the same yearly. Pick one team and try to play every match of the season. I am curious, how long periods are you using and do you play many games during one evening?

I am using 8 minute periods that is long enough to really feel like you are immersed in an actual game. If there are a lot of game stoppages you can really be playing for a while. Its awesome. Each game is like a movie all unto itself.

As long as I am not busy during the week I try to play at least once a day and on the weekends I try to play twice a day. I am off Friday thru Sunday so I try to play 6-7 games just on the weekends.

I might be moving this week or next so I may not get to play a lot but I will keep on playing and recording whatever progress I am making.

[Head Coach]

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6-4-1 after back to back wins. One of which was a shootout win over Ottawa.

A lot of teams in my division are off to good starts. I have feeling that it is going to be very hard to make the playoffs. I am going to have to treat every game like it is life or death.

So many good teams in my division.

[Head Coach]

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I just played maybe my most beautiful game ever. Very evenly matched game. 2 of the 3 goals were from PP. Very tough and at times chaotic game. Could have gone either way. It was decided by a Stamkos slap shot on a PP in the 3rd period.

Had to post the stats from this gem of a game.
7-4-1 right now and on a 3 game winning streak.

[Head Coach]

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9-6-1 and playing some very good hockey. Already 16 games deep with 66 games left.

One thing that I am noticing is that at least on season mode is that the teams all play differently.

Buffalo had a offensive attack that was pretty easy to slow. Edmonton's offensive attack is absolutely unbelievable and I got smoked.

When I played the Capitals I lost 3-1 on two unbelievable slap shots by Ovechkin.

Each game is a completely different experience.

[DanPanthers]

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I am playing all 82 games with the Lightning on season mode. I would like to play on franchise mode but they took away editing strategies this year.



I would like to use this thread to log my progress and see anyone else has any good info that can be used in Season Mode.



I play on All Star with aggression and speed reduced.



So far I am 4-3. I won the first three games to start off 3-0 then I lost three straight games before finally winning again.



THIS YEARS GAME HAS MUCH TOUGHER 3RD PERIOD PLAY. The CPU plays much tougher at the end of the game and will fight to try to take the lead and win the game. It is very hard to keep a lead and you have to really play defense all the way down the ice. Very good gameplay this year. The gameplay is better being really tough because it makes each game challenging.



The CPU also has a much stronger finishing shot when they shoot from the crease. You have to stay on the puck carrier when they in your defensive zone.



The games have had a lot of variety and randomness. Some games I get a lot of penalties some games I have none called on me.

They haven’t taken it away it’s still in there it’s just don’t game by game on the pre game screen where you can also edit lines.

[DanPanthers]

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Touching on your gameplay challenge. I relate. Even if your losing it’s fun. I use sliders and play all star but it is tough to stop goals against you but makes you a better player in the long run. Plus the nhl always has goals so it’s absolutely fine by me when I have high scoring games. The goalies are much better this year too making it so much more challenging and finding new ways to score and not many glitch goals this year that you can spam and become unrealistic

[Head Coach]

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Touching on your gameplay challenge. I relate. Even if your losing it’s fun. I use sliders and play all star but it is tough to stop goals against you but makes you a better player in the long run. Plus the nhl always has goals so it’s absolutely fine by me when I have high scoring games. The goalies are much better this year too making it so much more challenging and finding new ways to score and not many glitch goals this year that you can spam and become unrealistic

Yes nothing is worse than a game you can easily beat. The AI is very strong this year making the game constantly challenging. Plus the teams this year play differently and lean more on star players. This makes for a totally different game experience each time.

I am getting ready to focus a lot more time on playing games and progressing through the season.

[DanPanthers]

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Yes nothing is worse than a game you can easily beat. The AI is very strong this year making the game constantly challenging. Plus the teams this year play differently and lean more on star players. This makes for a totally different game experience each time.



I am getting ready to focus a lot more time on playing games and progressing through the season.

You should do franchise man the edit team strategy is in there still just it’s when you go to play a game after choosing jerseys it’s third option down under edit lines and strategy it’s done each game but it’s there [emoji1377]

[Head Coach]

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You should do franchise man the edit team strategy is in there still just it’s when you go to play a game after choosing jerseys it’s third option down under edit lines and strategy it’s done each game but it’s there [emoji1377]

When I finish this season with the Lightning I am going to go back to Franchise mode to play just like I did in 22.

[Head Coach]

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10-7-1 after this gem of a game by Vas in goal.
Offense capitalizes on some early one on one and off man rush situations and the goalie does the rest.

They outshot me and I still got the easy win. I made a couple mistakes on defense that should have really resulted in goals but Vasilevsky saved the day.

They actually got one by him at end of the second but the clock ran down before the puck crossed the line.

I got the shutout but it could have been very different.

[Head Coach]

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11-7-2 after winning after being outshot (35 to 18)almost 2-1.
This is proof that you as a user can indeed win a game where you have been outshot by the CPU.

EVERY game in season mode is a playoff game. You must get every point you can. You must win to stay afloat in the EAST. Too many good teams.

[Head Coach]

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11-7-3 after a tough shootout loss.

I like the offense but the goalies need to be able to block better. The offensive part is starting to dominate. Hard to play defense.

20 games in so far. That is basically 25% of the season.