Mental Rating: Team Play

DFyvie · 08-02-2021, 02:51 AM

I have a player who is a very dynamic offensive threat. His strengths are his skating and playmaking. His Offensive Read is also very good. One area that is actually rather weak is his 'Team Play' attribute. How will this negatively impact his playmaking ability?

As of now I've avoided making him a 'playmaker' and using his speed and stickhandling and making him more of a 'dangler' and leaving the playmaking to his line-mate. It's worked obviously, but if I do make him a playmaker down the line, will his underwhelming team play attribute torpedo his stats/ability in that area?

Colorado · 08-02-2021, 04:30 PM

I could be wrong but my interpretation of team play is that it is more about when the team doesn't have the puck (i.e. forechecking, backchecking, defensive responsibilities, as opposed to being on the puck in a playmaking role

DFyvie · 08-03-2021, 01:31 AM

Interesting. I'll have to look more into this.

DFyvie · 08-03-2021, 01:53 AM

Looked it up in the manual (which is something I should've done first).

Team Player (Mental)

The player's ability and willingness to make use of his teammates, primarily offensively but also defensively. A player with a low score will tend to try to do things himself, attempting to do things like carry the puck or cover an opponent even when a teammate might be in a better situation to do those things. A player with a good score will trust his teammates to do their jobs correctly (even if that trust is misplaced). Be careful not to bias this towards players who tend to pass rather than shoot - that choice is already built into other attributes, and it's possible to regularly hold onto the puck too long but still not shoot a lot (Kyle Wellwood is a great example.)

Colorado · 08-03-2021, 02:29 AM

Ah ok, interesting!

SR000 · 09-27-2021, 01:38 PM

I’ve always treated it as if you have a marginal player with good team player rating you can stick him on a top line with better players since he will let them play their game.

08-02-2021, 02:51 AM	#1
DFyvie Major Leagues Join Date: May 2014 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 384	Mental Rating: Team Play I have a player who is a very dynamic offensive threat. His strengths are his skating and playmaking. His Offensive Read is also very good. One area that is actually rather weak is his 'Team Play' attribute. How will this negatively impact his playmaking ability? As of now I've avoided making him a 'playmaker' and using his speed and stickhandling and making him more of a 'dangler' and leaving the playmaking to his line-mate. It's worked obviously, but if I do make him a playmaker down the line, will his underwhelming team play attribute torpedo his stats/ability in that area?

08-02-2021, 04:30 PM	#2
Colorado Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 386	I could be wrong but my interpretation of team play is that it is more about when the team doesn't have the puck (i.e. forechecking, backchecking, defensive responsibilities, as opposed to being on the puck in a playmaking role

08-03-2021, 01:31 AM	#3
DFyvie Major Leagues Join Date: May 2014 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 384	Interesting. I'll have to look more into this.

08-03-2021, 01:53 AM	#4
DFyvie Major Leagues Join Date: May 2014 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 384	Looked it up in the manual (which is something I should've done first). Team Player (Mental) The player's ability and willingness to make use of his teammates, primarily offensively but also defensively. A player with a low score will tend to try to do things himself, attempting to do things like carry the puck or cover an opponent even when a teammate might be in a better situation to do those things. A player with a good score will trust his teammates to do their jobs correctly (even if that trust is misplaced). Be careful not to bias this towards players who tend to pass rather than shoot - that choice is already built into other attributes, and it's possible to regularly hold onto the puck too long but still not shoot a lot (Kyle Wellwood is a great example.)

08-03-2021, 02:29 AM	#5
Colorado Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 386	Ah ok, interesting!

09-27-2021, 01:38 PM	#6
SR000 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 61	I’ve always treated it as if you have a marginal player with good team player rating you can stick him on a top line with better players since he will let them play their game.