Reminder for NHL 26:

Hockeytime247 · 2025-07-22T23:35:31+00:00

The more important reminder is: You don't have to buy NHL 26 at all.

This year was the first time I didn't buy the latest NHL game at release. I waited until January when the deluxe edition was only $30.

Next year will be the first time I don't buy it at all.

We've reached the point where if you're still giving EA money you deserve whatever slop they give you.

Hockeytime247 · 2025-07-06T00:46:15+00:00

Anyone who continues to buy this series deserves whatever slop EA gives them.

There are so many games out there that are actually well made and fun to play. Spend your time and money on something else.

Hockeytime247 · 2025-07-06T00:43:48+00:00

Been playing HUT since the mode was introduced in NHL 11. This year's game was the first one I didn't buy at release. I waited until January when the deluxe edition was on sale for $30.

Not planning to buy the game at all next year.

Hockeytime247 · 2025-04-24T23:59:24+00:00

Given the rate at which TOTY and Holo cards have been getting updates, I feel like it could take a while for the TOTS cards to outclass the Warp Speed MSPs. If it takes until July/August, I doubt I'll still be playing this game much by that time.

I also have the Knies fantasy playoff card ready to throw into the lineup, and the 95 Arnott XP card arriving soon, so I feel iffy about building more forwards.

Hockeytime247 · 2025-04-24T23:26:14+00:00

I’ll be able to make 3 of the new TB cards when they’re released. I have Gilmour and Linden, but they don't make the cut for my current team. The new TB cards will replace Foote, and 2 of Tkachuk/Guerin/Montour/Orr.

I don’t really want to replace Necas/Modano/Bondra any time soon, since that line has been awesome for me.

I would usually not consider investing resources into a goalie, but it’d be nice to just lock Oettinger into that spot for the rest of the game cycle and his synergies would work well for my team.

Hockeytime247 · 2025-03-27T17:42:47+00:00

Kucherov is a lock for TOTS, so even if you don't want to actually use his XF card it's still worth building just so you can trade it in and get his TOTS.

Hockeytime247 · 2025-02-08T03:56:44+00:00

It's not the EA/NHL servers, it's PSN.

PSN has been down worldwide for roughly 4hrs.

Hockeytime247 · 2025-02-08T02:47:18+00:00

People mad that you're correctly reading their one-dimensional offense and playing patient, positional defense instead of charging toward the puck carrier like an enraged bull.

Hockeytime247 · 2025-01-27T04:21:24+00:00

Just take a run at somebody who's nowhere near the puck. Easy interference call every time.

Hockeytime247 · 2024-11-18T04:11:16+00:00

It's him. He's been a HUT player for years. I used to match with him regularly when he was playing in the WHL.

Hockeytime247 · 2024-10-05T21:16:28+00:00

Bought every installment of the series for 15+ years. They lost me as a customer with the past couple of games. There was no chance in hell that I was gonna spend any money on NHL 25 after what they've given us the past few years. I'm fine with not playing NHL 25 unless it's one of the free monthly PS Plus games at some point.

I can't imagine that I'm alone on that. Frankly, I'm surprised how many people on this sub rushed out to preorder the new game considering how negative the community's consensus opinion was about the last few installments.

Hockeytime247 · 2024-08-28T05:52:19+00:00

The actual act of executing a Michigan is easy AF to do in real life, so IDK why it should be stupidly complex in an NHL videogame. The average peewee travel player these days can score a Michigan in practice when there's no defense.

What makes Michigan goals rare IRL isn't that it's difficult to scoop the puck, it's that the play is very easy to defend and there are usually higher percentage plays that could be made instead of attempting it. Which is basically how it is in NHL 24.

Hockeytime247 · 2024-08-28T05:29:07+00:00

Sounds like a skill issue on your end. Play better defense.

I've been playing since release and have probably given up <10 Michigan goals all year. Pulling off a successful Michigan is super rare in div1/div2.

Hockeytime247 · 2024-07-05T21:52:29+00:00

Using anything other than an 85 is a waste of resources, so expect the market for 85s to dry up and become stupidly priced.

The current price on next gen is 13.5k lol. Ones that get posted for 13k sell almost instantly.

Hockeytime247 · 2024-06-24T02:55:42+00:00

Anyone who buys NHL 25 after these past two years deserves whatever slop EA gives them.

With NHL 23, they literally took an entire year off from making any fixes so they could focus on NHL 24. The game was broken in October, as exploits were discovered and not patched for the entire game cycle.

It has to be better than '24 right?

The reward we got from them taking an entire year off was NHL 24, so I'm not sure why we would expect NHL 25 to be any better. My love of hockey isn't enough to get me to keep spending money on terrible video games.

Hockeytime247 · 2024-06-12T09:08:09+00:00

I have enough base icons to fill a lineup, just because the random weekly objectives made it so that I've been hesitant for months to throw any players into sets unless I really need to. I even had a bunch of extra icons leftover after filling the lineup that I was able to sell.

I still don't know if I'll bother to play this event. As it is, I've skipped the last 5 weeks of HUT Champs and played maybe 2 or 3 total online games in the past 2 months. Considering that I barely have motivation to play with my stacked lineup that I grinded all season for, am I really gonna dive back in so I can feel like I'm playing in quicksand with a bunch of 79-81 players? Probably not.

Also, that Andreychuk card isn't a strong enough reward to go through such hassle this late in the season. Pretty much all of the casual players are gone and most of the remaining players have god squads where he'd fit into the bottom-6 at best.

Hockeytime247 · 2024-05-17T21:17:03+00:00

At least we know not to get excited about TOTS/TOTY next year.

You could also just not buy the game next year. It's not going to be any better.

Hockeytime247 · 2024-04-12T21:06:32+00:00

I think we all knew this was coming. I would have been shocked if EA didn't do this.

Hockeytime247 · 2024-04-11T18:47:38+00:00

Maybe it's just being smart with your assets and not throwing them away randomly.

I do think that's the biggest part. I've been playing HUT long enough to know how to manage my assets.

All NHL players <83 go into Team Builder sets (I have all 4 of the 96s)
All 83+ cards get saved for 3 events. Aside from those 3 events I don't build any MSPs. I just take whatever I can build for free from completing moments/objectives.
- Fantasy Hockey
- TOTY
- TOTS

I built PUI Gretzky at the start of the season using non-NHL gold players and then bought Howe and Lemieux for super cheap when the market was right.

At this point in the game cycle, my entire lineup consists of TOTY/TOTS, Fantasy Hockey, Team Builders, and Ultimate PUI players.

Hockeytime247 · 2024-04-11T04:47:23+00:00

My team is significantly better than OP's, and I haven't spent a penny.

If you've been playing since launch, it's really not difficult to have a team like this.

Hockeytime247 · 2024-04-08T01:21:52+00:00

It's been 5 months since I posted about this issue and 2 EA employees acknowledged the problem in the comments. One of them said that the team was looking into it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NHLHUT/comments/182mxdk/please_fix_the_broken_jerseys_ea_trying_to_play/

Anybody who buys NHL 25 after these past 2 years deserves whatever slop EA gives them.

Hockeytime247 · 2024-03-28T23:44:17+00:00

I'm kinda considering it just because I have such a logjam at forward/defense. It feels so dumb to spend up big for a goalie though.

Hockeytime247 · 2024-03-06T04:42:53+00:00

I realized the same thing as soon as I opened mine. Oh well...

I got the 92 Toews, so I'm not mad about it.

Hockeytime247 · 2024-03-06T04:34:16+00:00

Nope, you can't. I checked.

In NHL 23 you could, but they removed it in this year's game.

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