So last season I had a pretty good run, and that's obviously putting it mildly.
I captured a half dozen awards and won my first championship in this league in probably 4 years. What's my secret?
I've been saying it for years and it seems sometimes like my constant preaching on the subject are falling on deaf ears. So allow me once again to pontificate.
For those of you who's teams are loaded with 84+ players and you're still in last, team chemistry is and has been for many years the only way to win in this league.
I posted a blog that explained at length how team chem. works and what player types you should look into getting.
Some of you however, have a top six of 4 TWF and PLY and a GRN and you wonder why you can't score any goals.
Worse, I see teams that have a top 12 of almost all 81+ players but refuses to trade a 4th line players for D man even though they're top six D is a couple 80's and mostly 70's. D is just as important to winning.
Basically its like this; I won my cup for one reason; Malkin. He's the one who got me to the dance. Who closed the deal however were guys who scored when my top guys did not. Namely Scott Gomez and M. Rupp. Go back and look at the box scores if you think i'm lying.
IF your team has a bunch of rookies or young players on it, they historically won't score in the playoffs. Poise is the single greatest determining factor for if a player can score goals when it really matters (see; stanely cup finals)
Gomes and Rupp both have poise ratings of 85. Jeff Skinners is 75. Who scored more in the finals?,...........exactly.
If your team is heavy in any one type of player, they won't make the playoffs to begin with.
And if your team has crappy Defensemen, they're probably going to pick first next season .
Easy right?
Wed Apr 16, 2014 3:48 pm by tommyboy