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Originally Posted by StormCloudsGathering
Valimaki: His offensive potential is actually pretty decent, but his defensive potential seems really low to me. Idk. Maybe i'm asking for too much on this one.
Monahan: That's nitpicky from me and opinion. Totally understand if peeps disagree.
Tkachuk: He isn't an average NHL quality player, though, find any rating list for IRL players, he's very high up, and its consensus among many people that he's just better than Gaudreau... but with the way he is rated ingame, he will probably never perform this way. Maybe I just struggle to find the right tactics for a Tkachuk-Lindholm-Mangia/SimonDube line, but I can't seem to get it to produce at all, whereas Gaudreau-Monahan produces without question and very easily. Again he's nearly as slow as Chara... just not realistic imo
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Yeah, I'm not saying you're wrong about everything you've posted. Just sharing the things (I think) I've learned about how players are rated/how ratings work. Gaudreau and Monahan produce a little too well for my tastes. I usually reduce Monahan's offensive ratings.
I haven't played enough to see how often Valimaki becomes a stud. Hitting his max potential in the game would make him a #2-3 D. Darnell Nurse has similar defensive potential (and less offensive potential), for example... but I don't fully understand how development works in FHM. I know players don't typically reach their max.
As for Tkachuk, I was just making the point that it's tough to argue that his skating is better than average. If the average is 14, I could see bumping his speed up 1 or 2 points but not further than that. Maybe he needs compensation elsewhere to reflect his ability (I've considered improving his puckhandling), but again, many of his attributes are derived from his real-life performance. An 18 in passing equates to around 45 assists (+/- depending on linemates, usage, luck, etc). On paper, as currently rated, he SHOULD have it in him to score 35-40 goals and 45-50 assists.
Usage definitely has huge effects on production in FHM. If you're deploying Lindholm in a two-way role, and you haven't modified Mangiapane on your own, you may want to acquire a better puck carrier to play there instead of #88. Dube, as he is currently rated, is unfortunately not good enough to play on a second line. I also wonder about roles as far as improving production. The AI will almost always use Tkachuk as a grinder and that seems to suppress his numbers.