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  • sooner1074
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    • Feb 2013
    • 40

    #1

    NHL 16 Change Cover? Kane being Investigated

    As of this morning, one of the most beloved hockey players from the Chicago Blackhawks, Patrick Kane, is being investigated for rape in New York. A link to the report is shown below.


    If there is any validity to the charges the folks at EA Sports might need to change the cover of NHL '16 sooner than later. Not to mention, this could be a huge black eye for the league itself.




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    Last edited by sooner1074; 08-06-2015, 02:47 PM.
  • lions67
    Banned
    • Jan 2010
    • 513

    #2
    Re: NHL 16 Change Cover? Kane being Investigated

    we dont know that it is statutory or not yet.
    none of the reports i have read say that.

    i do however think he is a dumb ***.
    should never be allowed to drink. if he is cleared of this, then i hope the league puts him in rehab. they did that for Theo Fluery.

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    • bad_philanthropy
      MVP
      • Jul 2005
      • 12167

      #3
      Re: NHL 16 Change Cover? Kane being Investigated

      NHL 2004 changed from Heatley to Sakic after Heatley had the car accident that killed Dan Snyder.

      It's not a great look for the game regardless of whether Kane is guilty of anything or not. Probably don't want this kind of publicity associated with a product.

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      • peter21
        Rookie
        • Feb 2003
        • 205

        #4
        Re: NHL 16 Change Cover? Kane being Investigated

        If they had just put John Tavares on the cover, this would never have happened!
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        • BearishRiggs
          Rookie
          • Jul 2013
          • 83

          #5
          Re: NHL 16 Change Cover? Kane being Investigated

          Sadly enough, I'm really not surprised at all. Dude's an idiot.

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          • bad_philanthropy
            MVP
            • Jul 2005
            • 12167

            #6
            Re: NHL 16 Change Cover? Kane being Investigated

            Probably just swap him out for Keith.

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            • Simple Mathematics
              MVP
              • Sep 2009
              • 1791

              #7
              Re: NHL 16 Change Cover? Kane being Investigated

              Originally posted by bad_philanthropy
              Probably just swap him out for Keith.
              This is what I think they might do if they change anything.

              I wish they would change it to John Tavares. The guy deserves it. Plus, Kane and Toews were already on the cover. If we are going to repeat covers then just put Crosby on the cover. I don't like him since I'm a Flyers fan, but the guy is the best in the world. Hands down, no questions asked.
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              • Trevelyan
                MVP
                • Oct 2003
                • 1047

                #8
                Re: NHL 16 Change Cover? Kane being Investigated

                I'll just repeat what I said in the off-season thread:

                Way too early to draw any conclusions. Could be true, could be BS, could be impossible to prove either way. Just have to wait it out.

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                • Saint Iscah
                  Rookie
                  • Feb 2012
                  • 67

                  #9
                  Re: NHL 16 Changing Cover? Kane Being Investigated

                  I don't think there's any doubt they will change it. I think all 4 major sports learned a lot from the NFL this past year.

                  Just a question as to how they change it? Just Toews or put Keith on w/ Toews as mentioned above...

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                  • Saint Iscah
                    Rookie
                    • Feb 2012
                    • 67

                    #10
                    Re: NHL 16 Changing Cover? Kane Being Investigated

                    PS - I also don't like the repeat cover thing either. NHL has plenty of stars to choose from...

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                    • Turbojugend
                      MVP
                      • Sep 2013
                      • 2242

                      #11
                      Re: NHL 16 Change Cover? Kane being Investigated

                      Even if they wanted to change the cover proactively (unlikely as Kane hasn't been charged with anything yet AFAIK), it depends on how far along they are in the production process if they could even pull it off or not. First there's the cover, label and digital art, all of which I'm assuming have to go through both EA and NHL approval, and most of which is finalized weeks in advance. Then there are the various print/web advertising campaigns that would have to be recalled, difficult to pull off with the snap of a finger. I'm not saying it can't be done but it's much more involved than switching out an image on a cover.

                      Not sure about the Heatley episode, when it happened in relation to the release date, but my money is on the 16 cover staying intact.
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                      • Ruffy
                        MVP
                        • Feb 2008
                        • 1516

                        #12
                        Re: NHL 16 Change Cover? Kane being Investigated

                        I look at the cover once...when I open the game up to take disk out....they could leave it blank if they wanted to and it wouldn't bother me at all.

                        Marketing on these covers is over-rated.
                        Former Bison, Argonaut, TSN and Sportsnet employee.
                        Gaming since the days of the NES, Atari and Intellivision.
                        Lifelong Hartford Whaler fan.

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                        • sooner1074
                          Rookie
                          • Feb 2013
                          • 40

                          #13
                          Re: NHL 16 Changing Cover? Kane Being Investigated

                          The folks at EA need to prepare a new cover just in case this investigation leads to an arrest.

                          If they ship it out and Kane goes to trail this could hurt the series in a big way.

                          Let's hope for our sake they just use Toews picture holding the cup and call it a day.

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                          • actionhank
                            MVP
                            • Jan 2010
                            • 1530

                            #14
                            Re: NHL 16 Change Cover? Kane being Investigated

                            Originally posted by Ruffy
                            I look at the cover once...when I open the game up to take disk out....they could leave it blank if they wanted to and it wouldn't bother me at all.

                            Marketing on these covers is over-rated.
                            It gets people to look at the game. The cover honestly doesn't matter once you're made the purchase, and I doubt EA much cares past the register anyhow. But, they need to draw people in, and going with a huge fan base is a good way, especially when they're riding high.

                            I get it, but I still think it's super annoying after Kane and Toews have each had an individual cover. Oh well. Guess that's why I don't make choices at EA.

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                            • ThreeKing
                              Banned
                              • Aug 2007
                              • 5852

                              #15
                              Re: NHL 16 Changing Cover? Kane Being Investigated

                              Now it's official:

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