NHL 12 to Feature a Legendary Team?

[canucksss]

Re: Big Announcement = Legends of Hockey?

Now, that would be something. That way, we could take pictures and videos of everything not working and they could take a look at everything not working.

Then, they would put a patch, 2-3 tuner, and call it NHL 13 for most of what isn't working...

LOL...yea that's a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT that would benefit the EA developers. We as the paying customers will give the job for free in discovering the bugs etc instead of them paying almost-non-existing QC people.

Its a big disappointment for me that upon the release, EA has no clue regarding the glitches and bugs. But hey...the benefit that I can think of if this is the BIG Announcement - at least we can now decide if we're going to buy the '12 or just passon and wait for '13.

[Jattbreed]

Re: Big Announcement = Legends of Hockey?

Just a quick thought, no Mario Lemieux in the legends team? You'd think any person finding out about a legends team would start off with "Gretzky, Lemieux etc..."

Excited to play with the oldies though. Hopefully they put in no CAP limit and I can then recreate the early 1990s.

[Vikes1]

Re: Big Announcement = Legends of Hockey?

The big annoucement is, the demo is a gonna be a beta of the full game that we will be able to try out for free for a month until release to discover bugs and glitches and such. This way the team can better prepare for release with a patch and or tuner.

Great thought, Savoie!

It'd be great to have a real chance to catch some of the possible issues a month in advance.

I know it's a different studio and all...but dang!, all the issues the Ncaa gamers are dealing with is kinda scary. I'm sure hoping EA Canada puts out a game in better release day condition than Tiburon has so far this year.

[Eski33]

I would rather have classic teams. What happened to the NCAA teams that were supposed to be in this year?

[jrtplaya21]

Just a quick thought, no Mario Lemieux in the legends team? You'd think any person finding out about a legends team would start off with "Gretzky, Lemieux etc..."

Excited to play with the oldies though. Hopefully they put in no CAP limit and I can then recreate the early 1990s.

It says Lemeiux's name at the top of the post....

[bdolan33]

Re: NHL 12 to Feature a Legendary Team?

Whats the point in a team full of legends? To play a game against in exhibition once or twice? Give us full classic rosters that are able to be used in season mode.

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Lemieux Gretzky and Howe as my first line and Roy in the net. I'm still hoping for hasik to be in the game

[kai123]

Re: NHL 12 to Feature a Legendary Team?

That's a terrible legendary team IMO. Why are there current NHL players on it. God forbid but they can get career ending injuries and they won't become legendary! Also the roster of players is just terrible. I mean only a few players are mentioned but I'm hoping for true legends (Bossy, Messier, Kurri, Bure, Fedorov, Steve Y, Shanahan....sorry these guys are from my era)

[actionhank]

Lemieux Gretzky and Howe as my first line and Roy in the net. I'm still hoping for hasik to be in the game

If i remember right, you can still bring Hasek over from his national team, or some European team. I'm pretty sure i remember bring him over as a free agent in my Be a GM in NHL 11 just to see him get picked up.
Granted he's not his old self.
Unless you were talking about something else, in which case, ignore me.

[HawkeyMediaPlus]

Re: NHL 12 to Feature a Legendary Team?

I bet there will be legends in Hockey Ultimate Team. Now THAT would be cool.

[Babych44]

Re: NHL 12 to Feature a Legendary Team?

I have done every year about 50 legends myself to free agents, they are nice bonus when you play playoffs against each other or in Be a GM mode. Usually we pick a team and make 5-6 trades and then start playoffs Yzerman, Sakic, Roberts, Ciccarelli, MacInnis, Coffey, Iafrate etc with also 3. and 4. line players like Simon, Probert, Ricci, Konowalchuk etc. and defensive defencemans like J Smith, D Kasparaitis, B McCrimmon, Tinordi etc. This year about 65-70 players, next year a lot more If It starts to feel that too much players, then moving swedes and czechs from nhl entirely

[plaidchuck]

Re: Big Announcement = Legends of Hockey?

LOL Luongo? And either way non of the current players are legends yet, not even Crosby and I'm a Pens fan.

This sounds like nothing more than a current "All-World" team with 4 legends thrown in more than anything else. IMO if they do this they need to put a bunch of classic teams in, not just go half-corked like they did with the Canadiens legends team, which was cool by the way but it sucked they only had one team and just imported it in two years in a row. It'd probably be a nightmare getting the rights to put all those players in, especially any that have passed away.

[Money99]

Re: NHL 12 to Feature a Legendary Team?

That's a terrible legendary team IMO. Why are there current NHL players on it. God forbid but they can get career ending injuries and they won't become legendary! Also the roster of players is just terrible. I mean only a few players are mentioned but I'm hoping for true legends (Bossy, Messier, Kurri, Bure, Fedorov, Steve Y, Shanahan....sorry these guys are from my era)

You have to consider that this information came from an unofficial source and off the top of the Community Members head.

I have a hard time believing that they would add a few of the 80's Legends and none of the 70's or 60's as well.

I'd be shocked if you had Orr but not Bossy, Clarke, Esposito, Richard (Maurice) and the like.

I'm expecting a full list of Legends as far back as the 50's.
I'd also be thrilled if we got classic teams such as the '76 Canadiens or '84 Oilers.
That would be awesome!

[tabulaRasa]

Boring. If they go legend go all theway

[Scarbro73]

Agreed.

Do it right EA or don't do it at all!