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Regarding some of the hidden attributes I think it would be benefitial to have most-liked as well as most-hated teams/personnel/etc. for a player.
To clarify my point as to whether it would be useful or even necessary to implement:
Take Bobby Ryan, now with the Ottawa Senators, formerly with the Ducks. He's usually a very loyal player and basically "just wants to play hockey", but he pretty much burned down the bridge in Anaheim over the past two years.
Whenever his name came up in trade rumors (all of which had been debunked by Bob Murray, Ducks GM), Bobby would cry out about it publicly. It even went so far that he stated he would love to play alongside Giroux in Philly, especially since he's a local kid.
Utterances like these indicate that some players do have, in fact, a preferred destination to play at. It's still rather questionable if Ryan will ever re-sign with Ottawa after his contract expires in two years and he has been linked to Philly more than once.
Another case to make would be that of Eric Lindros, albeit that was, obviously, a very unique one.
Nevertheless I am of the opinion that implementing favorite teams or personnel would benefit the realism of the game greatly. See how Jordan Staal joined Carolina because he forced a trade to play with his brother? Things like these definitely add to the product, I'd say.
Of course, this is probably impossible to implement in the first version of the series as it is already at an advanced stage of programming. However, I think it would be a neat addition to later installments of the franchise.
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