NHL 14 Predicts St. Louis Blues Will Win Stanley Cup

[RaychelSnr]

If NHL 14 has anything to say about it, the St. Louis Blues are set to win their first Stanley Cup Championship in the franchises 47-year history after defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 in the Stanley Cup Final.

Sidney Crosby will be the leading scorer, with 109 total points, besting Steven Stamkos and Alex Ovechkin who had 102 and 101 points respectively.

Here are the regular season results:

Western Conference:

Stacked with talent and boasting the previous two Stanley Cup Championship teams in the mix, the Western Conference welcomed the Winnipeg Jets as it tried to keep the Cup in the West for a third-straight year.

1. Chicago Blackhawks – 108 pts
2. L.A. Kings – 100 pts
3. St. Louis Blues – 99 pts
4. Vancouver Canucks – 93 pts
5. San Jose Sharks – 90 pts
6. Minnesota Wild – 90 pts
7. Dallas Stars – 89 pts – Wild Card
8. Edmonton Oilers – 89 pts – Wild Card
9. Anaheim Ducks – 85 pts
10. Phoenix Coyotes – 84 pts
11. Nashville Predators – 83 pts
12. Winnipeg Jets – 77 pts
13. Colorado Avalanche – 76 pts
14. Calgary Flames – 75 pts

Eastern Conference

Not only was the Eastern Conference’s landscape changed with new divisions, but the addition of the Detroit Red Wings injects even more top-tier talent for teams to face off against.

1. Pittsburgh Penguins – 106 pts
2. Boston Bruins – 104 pts
3. Detroit Red Wings – 102 pts
4. New York Rangers – 101 pts
5. Washington Capitals – 100 pts
6. Montreal Canadiens – 91 pts
7. Toronto Maple Leafs – 89 pts – Wild Card
8. New York Islanders – 89 pts – Wild Card
9. Ottawa Senators – 86 pts
10. Philadelphia Flyers – 84 pts
11. New Jersey Devils – 84 pts
12. Columbus Blue Jackets – 84 pts
13. Tampa Bay Lightning – 83 pts
14. Buffalo Sabres – 77 pts
15. Carolina Hurricanes – 74 pts
16. Florida Panthers – 73 pts

How do you see this year's NHL season going?

[Simple Mathematics]

Well it seems like it got some pretty accurate results, except maybe Dallas. But who knows. Dallas has a bunch of new faces.

[Steven547]

But the mystery is, what settings (sliders, etc) did they use. A lot of people SIM this game and never get the same or even close to, the results EA gets. So the mystery remains on what settings they used. Or even roster.

[onlybygrace]

Okay...I have a problem with a couple things here...

I'm fine with the Blues winning the Cup as I expect nothing less that 52 wins and a trip to at least the Western Conference Finals from them this season.

No, my problem lies with the results on the simmed player stats...like Crosbys 109 points, Ovies goals, and Stamkos' goals. I did a lot of testing of the sim engine in NHL 14, and the simmed player stats were nowhere near as realistic as these. Players could barely touch 40 goals, 90 points and guys like Ovechkin and Crosby had a really hard time touching 50 goals (like Ovie did here) or 80 points (like Crosby totally did here).

I'm calling BS on the actuality of this being simmed. I think it was simmed alright...by hand!!!

[voodoo_magic]

I'm pretty sure if I sim Calgary wins the cup and St.Louis misses the playoffs.

[dlxsf18]

I think St. Louis is a great contender to win the cup. I wonder who'll be their top scorer, Oshie? Backes? Stewart? Tarasenko?

[cardinalbird5]

Lets Go Blues!

[Steven547]

Quote: Originally Posted by onlybygrace

Okay...I have a problem with a couple things here... I'm fine with the Blues winning the Cup as I expect nothing less that 52 wins and a trip to at least the Western Conference Finals from them this season. No, my problem lies with the results on the simmed player stats...like Crosbys 109 points, Ovies goals, and Stamkos' goals. I did a lot of testing of the sim engine in NHL 14, and the simmed player stats were nowhere near as realistic as these. Players could barely touch 40 goals, 90 points and guys like Ovechkin and Crosby had a really hard time touching 50 goals (like Ovie did here) or 80 points (like Crosby totally did here). I'm calling BS on the actuality of this being simmed. I think it was simmed alright...by hand!!!

Exactly my thoughts. Each year I ask EA to post what slider settings / roster set they are using...and each year, my question is ignored. The results we get are always drastically different than what EA comes up with. So makes you wonder if they are really "simming" using this game, or maybe they have other SIM engine program. Just amazes me it's such a mystery.