Talent evolution
 

I've managed to play a modern game into the 2042-43 season so far and I've started to notice that the talent level coming through the NHL draft has dropped off significantly over the past decade or so. 0 players above a 1.5 current talent, with only 2 even hitting that mark. The potential ratings aren't much better, either. Has anyone else gotten this far and noticed the same sort of thing?

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If anyone else has had these issues, I'd like to politely suggest 'fixing the talent devolution in later years' for future versions of the game.

I am in 2033/2034. managing Ottawa Senators, and I do noticed there is almost no five star players on NHL rosters. Will check it out again when I get my playing laptop back, but I am almost sure there is no more than maybe few five star players.