I am playing as Winnipeg Jets by the way.

August 19th, while simming to pre-season, I receive a TRADE OFFER in my messages from the New York Rangers! VERRRY Cool!

NYR offers 21yr LW Hrivik for Jets 29yr LD Pardy

I click on "discuss trade".

NOTE: when I enter the trade screen I see my Winnipeg Jets lineup but Rangers players is the selected filter! If I go and simply select that same filter again, then it goes to Rangers players...

After simming one day after the previous blog post, the lineups have not been changed in any way (a hole remains in the #2 defense line). And the tactics haven't changed.

To further exaggerate the tactic test I change the "Pull Goalie w/down by 2" options to 240 seconds (or max), which is unlikely in my opinion, but a viable option.

I sim another day!

Tactic for defense remains ZONE and the pull goalie remains 240 seconds. Plus there is still a lineup...

For the purposes of the blog posts that follow (and until something changes) I am starting a new NHL game with v1.5.20 and unchecking ALL the playable league boxes except for the US leagues. This game will NOT be examined in Commissioner mode (that box remains unchecked).


In the Manager Options section of FHM I have assigned my Assistant Coaches to the following tasks - Lineups, Tactics,...

I have decided to blog!
The forum is just not enough.

The intention of this blog will be to track the progress of FHM. I cannot wait for this game to be on par with the other products OOTP has delivered. And hopefully blogging the odd item about my experience with the game will provide some indirect feedback to the developers (if they pop by every once and a while) to help with the development for the "everyday" player.

I and a hockey fan and follow the...