NHL 13 Changes the Way Players Are Rated - Top 5 Forwards, Defensemen and Goalies

[gator3guy]

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Very well said and I agree completely. Kinda off topic but with the issues with Thomas I wonder if he's even in the game this year or if they set it so that he's inactive somehow. Same thing with Savard, he's never coming back, so sick of having to scratch him and have him waste a bench spot.

He's technically still active. Same with Pronger. They'll just sit on LTIR until further notice.

Flyers had Mike Rathje on the roster for the longest time because of this. They also had Betts and Laperriere last year.

[Simple Mathematics]

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Top 5 forwards should be:
1. Crosby
2. Datsyuk
3. Malkin
4. Stamkos
5. Giroux

Defenders:
1. Weber
2. Chara
3. Karlsson
4. Keith
5. Suter

Goalies:
1. Henrik Lundqvist
2. Jonathan Quick
3. Pekka Rinne
4. Mike Smith
5. Brian Elliott/Jaroslav Halak

[plaidchuck]

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Why so low on the Dmen ratings? Just because they don't have high offensive ratings? If not what about Dmen who suck at D but are great at offense? (Green, Karlsson)

[FBeaule04]

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I couldn't care less about ratings as long you can edit any player you want and go from there.

I prefer to see Crosby at 95 defensive awareness and on the PK (something you won't see often) than having George Parros or any tough guy on a PK (something you'll never see).

[AC]

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Having Colton Orr on the Leafs PK when you set best lines is ridiculous. However, I gotta say, it's looking like they fixed it. The demo will tell, though.

[RealmK]

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I couldn't care less about ratings as long you can edit any player you want and go from there.

I prefer to see Crosby at 95 defensive awareness and on the PK (something you won't see often) than having George Parros or any tough guy on a PK (something you'll never see).

I'm pretty sure they said they fixed that kind of line logic.

[BigMacAttack22]

My take on the ratings is this (with some explanation):

Forwards
1. Crosby (95)
2. Datsyuk (95)
3. Malkin (94) - Would love to put him 1st but a healthy Crosby is always better from a ratings standpoint
4. Stamkos (93)
5. Giroux (90) - separation between "elite" and "good" should start minimally right here
6. Ovechkin (90) extended to 6 to show where I have him dropping to (for now)

Defensemen:
1. Chara (92)
2. Weber (89)
3. Suter (87)
4. Letang (86)
5. Karlsson (85)
There are some defensemen in the league who are simply pylons. I would like to see greater separation in ratings reflect that. I would expect lots of mid-80 rated players for Top-4 d-men.

Goalies:
1. Quick (92) - Quick WAS the LA Kings for most of last season. Only reason they were in the playoffs. Don't understand how he isn't first.
2. Rinne (90)
3. Lundqvist (90)
4. Miller (89)
5. Brodeur (88)
For reference, I'd give Mike Smith and the Elliot/Halak tandem ratings in the mid-80's

[Cletus]

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I don't understand all the fuss about ratings. Ryan Miller rated too high in your opinion? Edit his rating. It's funny that people get so caught up in ratings on a site like OS when there's plenty of people making rosters every year.

[ManiacMatt1782]

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I don't understand all the fuss about ratings. Ryan Miller rated too high in your opinion? Edit his rating. It's funny that people get so caught up in ratings on a site like OS when there's plenty of people making rosters every year.

Can't play be a gm/gm comnnected with edited rosters, so its a HUGE deal this year

[AC]

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Can't play be a gm/gm comnnected with edited rosters, so its a HUGE deal this year

You can't? Crap! If MacKinnon has C-C-C potential again, I'm going to write a strongly worded letter...

[RealmK]

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Can't play be a gm/gm comnnected with edited rosters, so its a HUGE deal this year

Only applies to GM connected. Solo GM mode works the same as it has in previous years.

[Simple Mathematics]

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Can't play be a gm/gm comnnected with edited rosters, so its a HUGE deal this year

THIS! But we can still edit them for BaGM.

They better not dog Brayden Schenn's potential rating. Him, along with guys like Nazem Kadri, Nino Niederreiter, Taylor Hall, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Nail Yakupov, Vladimir Tarasenko, and Dougie Hamilton need to have high potential ratings.

[Zuke]

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i thought the ratings are coming out today

[06woz]

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Sean Leahy
@Sean_Leahy
Due to a delay, no NHL 13 ratings on Puck Daddy today. Hopefully Thursday (hopefully).

Hopefully later today.

[jayenomics]

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I lost all respect for the team that made this game when I saw Roberto Luongo rated as a top 5 goalie. The guy isn't even a starter in Vancouver anymore.