
r/EANHLfranchise

Bringing up prospects to NHL
Been playing through my first full franchise and I’ve reached the point where a lot of currrent players are starting to phase out and I just have a lot of 75-80 ovr players that are between 19-23..when is best to bring them up and give them NHL minutes? Or do I just sign cheap veterans until they’re developed? I wasn’t sure if bringing them up too soon would stunt overall or potential …thanks!
I never seen where i hired a new coach and the ai hired another one lol
Insane season
The most insanely dominant season I’ve ever had with a team. Finished with 128pts (joint 5th best all time), the most goals scored and least goals conceded, Had 4 players end with ppg+ seasons, Hughes won the Norris and Conn Smythe, Wolf won the Vezina, Haight won the Calder.
Simulated every game too, just an insane season
How do I find draft steals?
I've been playing for awhile now and the best way I have found to find a good player in later rounds is to see if they have gem status. I'd appreciate tips as I'm working on getting better at looking for those late round in game steals
this team missed the playoffs
also we've allowed the most goals against even though all my d men except zellweger have 4-5 stars defense😂😭
(Somewhat) Realistic Franchise mode for my Canucks
This is the team that won a cup in 2031. I thought it'd take a bit longer but a Cinderella run happened that year.
Tanked essentially 3 straight years, barely snuck in year 4, 3rd in the Pacific year 5 (won cup).
2nd overall pick 2026 to mimic a fantasy situation SJ takes DMan IRL so the Canucks can get Stenberg which is quite plausible this year.
trade 2026 second and Hronek to Chicago for 4th overall pick used to draft Caleb Malhotra (Chicago won the cup 2029 so worth it for them haha)
Traded Canucks second first rounder and a second acquired from Debrusk trade to move up to 16 to pick Adam Novotny
in 2027 traded Lekerramaki, Juho Piparainen (became a great RHD for BUF) and a high second for RFA Bowen Byram
won lottery, picked Dupont
2028 lost lottery, picked Pue 3rd
obv traded players like debrusk and mpetey and hoggy etc... to build up more draft capital the first 3 years of the rebuild.
Obviously not mega realistic but other than a couple trades that are somewhat feasible, most players are either in the Canucks system I developed or a few top first rounders I drafted.
is NHL 26 worth $20?
I have been playing Franchise for a long time, and I'm currently playing NHL 23. 26 is on sale for $20, do you think it's worth upgrading from 23 to 26 purely from a franchise and team creation perspective?
Player Development
heyy guys i’ve played chel for quite some time and franchise mode is my absolute fav. I’ve probably players 20+ sims just this chel at least. I have a pretty good sense on developing players just love to hear any tips or input to test out. thanks!
What am I missing with line chemistry?
What am I not understanding about line chemistry? All 3 guys fit the coaches preferences with play style but I’m on an even chemistry.
20yo - Top 4 D (Med) - 75 OVR Extension seems unfair....
What is the catch here? This guy should develop into a high 80s/low 90s defensemen by year 3-4 of this extension. I guess there is no downside to seeing what happens, but this feels like an exploit.
Best player ive ever drafted
Sim scoring was set to high but I’ve never had a player score this much
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Elias pettersson value?
Im doing a canucks realistic rebuild and want to move pettersson year 1. What does everyone think his value will be. Teams im considering are montreal and utah with a package around hage and desnoyers any other teams that would make sense.
Help signing free agent
Can someone please explain to me why the game won’t let me sign Kirby Dach here? Am I missing something? He agreed to sign a 6 year contract with an AAV of $5.75M which should require a compensation of one 1st and one 3rd both from this coming draft which I clearly have.
Is the game just broken or am I missing something?
CHAMPS! YOUR 2031-32 NORTH BAY WOLVES
Years of disappointment Conference Final game 7 exits we finally broke through. Deep team and won it in Game 7 overtime vs the Blackhawks. All Simmed games. Watched OT and 4th liner Med Elite 24 year old Ilya Chubisov scored the biggest goal of his career. This one really felt good to get done. Contract situation might bite me in the butt soon but we’re going for back to back and hopefully figure more out from there!
Current PS5 rosters
what’s the best up to date franchise rosters to use if I started a franchise today?
Best PS4 expansion and franchise mode?
I'm looking at buying a hockey game for the first time in at least 10 years, and I don't know which one to get. At the moment I only have a PS4 (and my old PS3), so both games after 24 are out for now. I don't care about the online part of the game outside of custom/updated rosters, and I usually put most of my time into franchise mode (and I love a good expansion draft). So what game should I be trying to get? What's the best franchise mode? The best expansion mode? And is still fun to play?