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Since I'm only a few years in, draft classes have been crazy good. I have a slew of prospects in the AHL who are already at 2.5 ability with 3.5 or higher potential. A lot were even 6th or 7th round picks. A couple could be moved up the NHL but I don't really have room for them.
It didn't hurt that I accumulated a bunch of extra picks (the AI seemed to give away their 6th round picks for not too much) clearing out my roster to my liking and with deep drafts, those 6th round picks seemed more like 2nd rounders.
In 2024-25, I had 13 picks, 7 of which were rounds 6 and 7. Of those 7 players, only one has potential of 2.5. The rest are 3.0 or 3.5
I think maybe AI stop claiming waivers too (or they are can't claim anyone due to 50 contracts or salary cap). I even upped the salary cup to 88.5 before starting this current season to see if that helped the AI sign free agents (I think it did but they are likely stuck again due to caps).
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