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  • Babar61
    Rookie
    • Oct 2011
    • 35

    #1

    Best underated players to use

    To clarify thee title, I mean who are the best players you have found on nhl 13 that seem to play much better then their rating?

    One guy i have found is Mason Raymond, it seems he hovers around 79-83 for an overall rating but he has a decent shot and is lighting fast!

    In nhl 12 there was a winger named Brandon McMillan ( i think he plays for the ducks farm team in real life) who is a power forward with the best acceleration in the game (98 or something) but I can't find him in nhl 13. I'm sure they didn't have that rating on him this time around though.

    Has anyone found some gems?
  • canucksss
    MVP
    • Jan 2003
    • 2956

    #2
    Re: Best underated players to use

    Mason Raymond - can easily lose the puck....

    anyway...for me, Erik Christensen. picked up from FA. very high in face-off and decent defensive awareness and i put him in line 3 and in PK. then i moved him with Benn and Erickson (of Dallas) as their "C" and he complemented them with goals and assist.

    another one is Ales Kranjc....i assigned him to Free Agency from Europe league (forgot which one) and picked him up for my AHL team since Dallas has no decent D-man in their farm. due to injuries, promoted him to NHL and assigned in Defense line 2 and since he has decent-above average shot, put him as well in PP. to my surprise, he's one of my top D-man in points.

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    • dubbs88
      Rookie
      • Jun 2008
      • 117

      #3
      Re: Best underated players to use

      Scott Parse for the Kings is money for me. Pretty fast with around 86 speed.
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      • StLHokie
        Rookie
        • Jun 2012
        • 53

        #4
        Re: Best underated players to use

        Jan Mursak. Not sure what team he originally played for, but in the second year of our Gm connected, the guy is like 90 for all shooting attributes, 97 deke, 90 passing etc, and only like an 82 overall. Also in the high 80s/low90s for speed/acceleration and Puck control.
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        • Qb
          All Star
          • Mar 2003
          • 8797

          #5
          Re: Best underated players to use

          I use Nashville in an online GM league. 5'9" Ryan Ellis is performing far above his 72 overall rating. His spd/agl/acc are 85 and his puck skills are low 80s, but most of his physical & defensive ratings are in the 70s. However, not only is great retrieving the puck on dump-ins and skating it out of trouble, his quickness helps him defend surprisingly well. I even sneak in a few nasty hipchecks now & then. To top it off, he has 4* potential, so he should develop well if we keep playing.

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          • MelBosco
            Rookie
            • Oct 2012
            • 51

            #6
            Re: Best underated players to use

            Mayson Raymond is a good pick up, I have had him as my top 6 back-up player for a few seasons now as he can fit into most situations because of his speed. he is also a great PK player.

            One guy that I found (i believe in the FA class of 2014) is Mario Kempe. Nothing special about him, is a 78-81 grinder, not very big, but has great hands. His puck control, deking and passing are way better than a 78 grinder should have, and his shot is very decent as well.

            Due to injuries, he has at times been placed in a top 6 role, and he puts up some pretty good numbers. Super good value guy, as he only costs about 1.5 million. Put him with a decent center, and he will get you 15-20 goals, and 35-50 pts. Not bad for a 1.5 million dollar grinder.

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            • Reiny09
              Rookie
              • Aug 2012
              • 144

              #7
              Re: Best underated players to use

              My personal favorite is Jared Spurgeon of the Wild. He's only 77 overall but has great speed as well as a decent shot. I actually moved him up to the first pairing with Suter in my GMC league and he has more than held his own. His offensive abilities compliment the defensive-minded Suter perfectly. Another bonus is that he has 4 star potential at the age of 22 so there's plenty of room to develop if you're playing GMC or an offline BaGM.

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              • redslumber
                Rookie
                • Sep 2012
                • 49

                #8
                Re: Best underated players to use

                Any small+fast player to be honest lol. Guys like Raymond, Briere, are lightning fast and enjoyable to play with.

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                • MelBosco
                  Rookie
                  • Oct 2012
                  • 51

                  #9
                  Re: Best underated players to use

                  Originally posted by redslumber
                  Any small+fast player to be honest lol. Guys like Raymond, Briere, are lightning fast and enjoyable to play with.

                  Funny you put this, I just replaced Raymond with Briere as my back up top 6 player.

                  Raymond got greedy, and after two straight trips to the SCF, I guess he thought he was more valuable than he was. So I got Briere (who I think is an upgrade) and Raymond signed with the Bottom feeding Avs.

                  Funny how games imitate life at times. Raymond could have stuck with a winner, but chased that paycheck.

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                  • matty09
                    Rookie
                    • Feb 2012
                    • 72

                    #10
                    Re: Best underated players to use

                    Best overrated players I have used, picked up would be Ryan Hamilton, Ryan parent, Matt Lashoff and Ryan Ellis as previously mentioned. Nashville just handed Ellis over for nothing after my first season .. and after injuries he picked up 6 goals, and 17 points in 36 games. Matt Lashoff is big can skate, and can shoot he's only 72-74 but definitely could be a valuable cheap 6/7 dman. Ryan parent, just above average speed, big can hit, block shots, i had paired with dion phaneuf, the two of them had a +17 in 29 games together. Ryan Hamilton.. what can I say?? He was a big part of my team.. gave him a shot at the end of the year liked him soo much plugged him in for every game the next season. He's big, for a power forward his skating is a plus plus, can hit for sure. You imagine a 6'3 235 winger that can skate playing dump and Chase in a 120 games, he had 17 goals, 35 pts, was instrumental in the playoffs 5, and 4 goals respectively, can play on the powerplay*crash the net, screen* and penalty kill *hit and block shots * he's only a 68, each year signs bare minimum.

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                    • Bloodhound79
                      Rookie
                      • Jul 2005
                      • 174

                      #11
                      Re: Best underated players to use

                      Originally posted by StLHokie
                      Jan Mursak. Not sure what team he originally played for, but in the second year of our Gm connected, the guy is like 90 for all shooting attributes, 97 deke, 90 passing etc, and only like an 82 overall. Also in the high 80s/low90s for speed/acceleration and Puck control.
                      Hey, just curious StlHokie...did you notice any further progression with Mursak? He's on my team in an online GM connected franchise, and I was pleasantly surprised by his jump from 68-82. Did he plateau there, or continue to progress?

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                      • m1a2lt
                        Rookie
                        • Dec 2011
                        • 356

                        #12
                        Re: Best underated players to use

                        I've personally found Alex Steen as a surprise in the game. Also, pairing Bouwmeester with Pietrangelo has been VERY successful (with hopes of real life imitating art?)
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                        • zukes
                          Pro
                          • Mar 2005
                          • 703

                          #13
                          Re: Best underated players to use

                          First of all, you can have Bouwmeester, send us Oshie and Rattie

                          My new favourite under rated player is Louis LeBlanc. I'm not sure how affective he would be against the AI, since a strond wind would knock him over in this game, but when playing in my GM Connected league, where checking is toned right down, he is a stud. He's fast and has a great shot.

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                          • bad_philanthropy
                            MVP
                            • Jul 2005
                            • 12167

                            #14
                            Re: Best underated players to use

                            On the cpu side of things, Dan Carcillo inexplicably owns me. Man, he pisses me off.

                            For me though, it's Aaron Palushaj. I signed him as an RFA (didn't realize he was a RFA), but ended up not having to give any compensation. He's rated 76, but his speed is great, he's a pretty good scorer, and a tremendous penalty killer. He is perfect in the bottom six, but I've had to move him up to the second line in injury situations, and he has performed like a top six.

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                            • m1a2lt
                              Rookie
                              • Dec 2011
                              • 356

                              #15
                              Re: Best underated players to use

                              Originally posted by zukes
                              First of all, you can have Bouwmeester, send us Oshie and Rattie

                              My new favourite under rated player is Louis LeBlanc. I'm not sure how affective he would be against the AI, since a strond wind would knock him over in this game, but when playing in my GM Connected league, where checking is toned right down, he is a stud. He's fast and has a great shot.
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