Motivating Players

Tyrnac · 03-06-2019, 03:22 PM

I'm in the playoffs in my first season playing the game, coaching in the Danish league. One of my (normally solid) D-men has been laying eggs - last few game ratings were all mid-40s as opposed to his usual mid-60s. Bumping him up a line for a few games didn't help, so I benched him. Does anyone know if FHM players can be motivated by benching like real players? Or any other ways to motivate players in a slump?

KevT90 · 03-06-2019, 10:27 PM

He may have a poor rating in the big games hidden attribute. I'd check for some line chemistry possibilities, change his tactical role to something more basic, demote him instead of promoting him.

JeffR · 03-07-2019, 05:41 AM

Benching him is more likely to hurt his morale, unless he happened to miss some games where you were beaten badly. Moving him up to a unit where he was playing with a (presumably) better partner was a better idea; it may also be worth checking if he has particularly good chemistry with any teammates and then, if so, helping him out a bit by playing him with them.

Tyrnac · 03-07-2019, 03:51 PM

I ended up benching him for three games - a loss and two wins. Another D-man got hurt so I put him back in for game 1 of the semis, and he had his best game of the season. He has some chemistry with his normal partner so I put him back on that line. I'm planning to leave him in for a few more to see what happens. It might be worth simplifying his role, as very few of my players are particularly skilled.

03-06-2019, 03:22 PM	#1
Tyrnac Bat Boy Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 11	Motivating Players I'm in the playoffs in my first season playing the game, coaching in the Danish league. One of my (normally solid) D-men has been laying eggs - last few game ratings were all mid-40s as opposed to his usual mid-60s. Bumping him up a line for a few games didn't help, so I benched him. Does anyone know if FHM players can be motivated by benching like real players? Or any other ways to motivate players in a slump?

03-06-2019, 10:27 PM	#2
KevT90 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 102	He may have a poor rating in the big games hidden attribute. I'd check for some line chemistry possibilities, change his tactical role to something more basic, demote him instead of promoting him.

03-07-2019, 05:41 AM	#3
JeffR FHM Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 16,623	Benching him is more likely to hurt his morale, unless he happened to miss some games where you were beaten badly. Moving him up to a unit where he was playing with a (presumably) better partner was a better idea; it may also be worth checking if he has particularly good chemistry with any teammates and then, if so, helping him out a bit by playing him with them.

03-07-2019, 03:51 PM	#4
Tyrnac Bat Boy Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 11	I ended up benching him for three games - a loss and two wins. Another D-man got hurt so I put him back in for game 1 of the semis, and he had his best game of the season. He has some chemistry with his normal partner so I put him back on that line. I'm planning to leave him in for a few more to see what happens. It might be worth simplifying his role, as very few of my players are particularly skilled.