I can't remember if another thread like this has been started or not so I'm just going to go ahead and write this new one up. Who are the under-rated players in NHL 09? <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o
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I'm sure everyone has their own gripe about a fan favourite for their team who isn't rated the way they should be. I am going to start off rather audaciously by saying that Alex Ovechkin IS under-rated in NHL 09. <o></o>
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I was doing my own "grudge match" comparison between Crosby and Ovy and discovered a few glaring problems in their ratings (provided by IGN's ratings provided at the release of the game) First of all, Ovechkin's wrist shot is far deadlier than a 90 rating. The amount of times that Ovy scores off of an unscreened wrister from the circles should be evidence enough of a higher rating in real life. The fact that Ovy has the exact same wrist shot ratings as Dany Heatly is really nasty. Heatly has an amazing shot, but Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun (writers for ESPN) said it themselves "Right now there is no better sharpshooter in the NHL than Alex Ovechkin. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/preview2008/columns/story?id=3631769" For the record, sharpshooters shoot with power and accuracy, Dany Heatly and Ovechkin have the same accuracy and shot power ratings for wristers, that is garbage.<o></o>
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Secondly, let’s talk about speed. Like I said earlier, I compared Ovy and Crosby's ratings head to head in NHL 09 to figure out why Crosby was rated two points higher than Ovechkin in game. I found that Crosby's speed is listed at 92 and Ovechkin's at 91. During the 2007 All-Star weekend, ESPN asked the players who were attending "Who is the fastest skater in the NHL?" Of course the resounding answer was Gaborik who actually won the speed competition, but interestingly enough more of a percentage of the players attending the game (these are the players who played in the All-Star game and can be considered the highest authority outside of actually numbers that could attest to the speed of players) chose Alexander Ovechkin over Sidney Crosby. An equal portion of the players chose Marian Hossa as well as Alexander Ovechkin (Hossa is rated at a 92 speed rating) which further leads a gamer to believe that Ovechkin is in fact under-rated. <o></o>
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I would go on, but I am being forced out of this shop by my girlfriend. So please, continue this thread and let me and the rest of us NHL 09 gamers know who is under-rated so that maybe we as players could adjust stats to make a more realistic game.<o></o>
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></o>I'm sure everyone has their own gripe about a fan favourite for their team who isn't rated the way they should be. I am going to start off rather audaciously by saying that Alex Ovechkin IS under-rated in NHL 09. <o
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></o>I was doing my own "grudge match" comparison between Crosby and Ovy and discovered a few glaring problems in their ratings (provided by IGN's ratings provided at the release of the game) First of all, Ovechkin's wrist shot is far deadlier than a 90 rating. The amount of times that Ovy scores off of an unscreened wrister from the circles should be evidence enough of a higher rating in real life. The fact that Ovy has the exact same wrist shot ratings as Dany Heatly is really nasty. Heatly has an amazing shot, but Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun (writers for ESPN) said it themselves "Right now there is no better sharpshooter in the NHL than Alex Ovechkin. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/preview2008/columns/story?id=3631769" For the record, sharpshooters shoot with power and accuracy, Dany Heatly and Ovechkin have the same accuracy and shot power ratings for wristers, that is garbage.<o
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></o>Secondly, let’s talk about speed. Like I said earlier, I compared Ovy and Crosby's ratings head to head in NHL 09 to figure out why Crosby was rated two points higher than Ovechkin in game. I found that Crosby's speed is listed at 92 and Ovechkin's at 91. During the 2007 All-Star weekend, ESPN asked the players who were attending "Who is the fastest skater in the NHL?" Of course the resounding answer was Gaborik who actually won the speed competition, but interestingly enough more of a percentage of the players attending the game (these are the players who played in the All-Star game and can be considered the highest authority outside of actually numbers that could attest to the speed of players) chose Alexander Ovechkin over Sidney Crosby. An equal portion of the players chose Marian Hossa as well as Alexander Ovechkin (Hossa is rated at a 92 speed rating) which further leads a gamer to believe that Ovechkin is in fact under-rated. <o
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></o>I would go on, but I am being forced out of this shop by my girlfriend. So please, continue this thread and let me and the rest of us NHL 09 gamers know who is under-rated so that maybe we as players could adjust stats to make a more realistic game.<o
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