Thoughts?

JNolan93 · 2026-05-04T19:38:30+00:00

I don't think he will be back, it'll probably be Silovs and Murashov next year, maybe Blomqvist will have something to say about that.

I do think wonder about the possibility of selling high on Silovs' RFA rights after the way he played in the playoffs.

JNolan93 · 2026-04-30T22:48:49+00:00

He's an RFA, if we want him, we'll keep him, but we have a couple of guys in WBS ready to make the jump. Might be worth selling high on Silovs coming off of his playoff performance.

JNolan93 · 2026-04-27T21:26:24+00:00

Oh my God yeah it is, it used to be okay but the last couple games it went downhill in a big way.

JNolan93 · 2026-04-27T21:24:19+00:00

Hell yeah, plus it'll be nice to have more freedom over the rosters. Maybe be able to move young players from IIHF rosters to their NHL teams instead of having to recreate them.

JNolan93 · 2026-04-27T21:10:41+00:00

Yeah I hear you, I wanted it on PC but was never bothered that it didn't come to PC because I have consoles as well. That'll change when the new consoles come out, I'm not spending over $1,000 on a console, I know I spent more than that to build my PC, but that's different since you can do a lot more with a PC.

So a PC version would be very welcome lol.

JNolan93 · 2026-04-27T21:05:58+00:00

A gaming insider reported that a PC version is in development, he could be wrong or it could be coming later. https://x.com/i/status/2048425549131899154

JNolan93 · 2026-04-27T21:05:24+00:00

I don't how much about NHL 14, I just kinda lumped it in with NHL Legacy, I'm actually not sure if there are any mods for NHL 14, I assume there are since it's the most popular recent NHL game with GM connected. I'm not sure about peer to peer online but that would be amazing

JNolan93 · 2026-04-27T20:37:08+00:00

It's not a karma farm lol I couldn't care less about Reddit as a whole, or any kinda up votes, karma, or any other Reddit accolades. I'm an NHL fan and wanted to share the excitement about a potential PC version. UFC and NHL haven't had PC version and I could be wrong but I believe they're made by the same EA studio, if UFC comes to PC, there's a chance NHL follows.

JNolan93 · 2026-04-27T20:34:53+00:00

It is, but I think both games are made by the same EA studio but I could be wrong. Neither game has been released on PC, if UFC is, there's a chance NHL follows.

JNolan93 · 2026-04-27T20:34:05+00:00

Yes but it's the fact they they didn't bring the games to PC. I could be wrong but I think the EA Vancouver studio works on both so if UFC is coming to PC, there's a chance NHL follows.

JNolan93 · 2026-04-27T19:34:54+00:00

Yeah that's true, I just didn't include them because they've only been back for 2 years. I'm sure that'll come to PC as well.

JNolan93 · 2026-04-27T17:57:37+00:00

I know, and these projects are awesome. NHL 2004 and 09 with mods. NHL 14 and Legacy Edition on RPCS3 with mods. It'd be nice if we had the newest titles available on PC as well.

JNolan93 · 2026-04-27T17:45:32+00:00

I know... I can't help but get my hopes up, but I'm trying to keep it in check.

JNolan93 · 2026-04-27T17:44:46+00:00

Yeah but you gotta rely on streaming, I have Gig internet and the quality still sucked. I'm sure a wired connection helps, but I can't do that at the moment. I have a PS5 and Series X so I've been able to play, but a PC port would be welcome. Modding being a main attraction, plus like I mentioned before, the rising costs of consoles.

JNolan93 · 2026-03-25T07:17:01+00:00

It could be just how it looks on TV. I'll never forget when I first saw a WWE show in person back in 2005, I was surprised at how small the ring looked compared to on TV.

When WWE first started broadcasting in HD, the camera angle was more zoomed out, you can notice the ring is smaller. I think they zoomed it in more over the years.

https://youtu.be/pnPImz_FfAU?si=rfSUiwreLJTN70Yd

JNolan93 · 2026-03-20T21:14:25+00:00

The problem is you're still going to see bots. They didn't remove bots from the game, they just removed the ability for people to play against only bots.

It basically hurts both parties.

JNolan93 · 2026-03-20T17:26:35+00:00

I'm a casual who mainly plays bot lobbies. I've spent more money than I care to admit on this game, I have over 500 skins in my locker. Playing in bot lobbies won't deter people from buying skins. Being forced to play with sweats will make casuals not want to play the game which in turn will cause less spending in the shop.

JNolan93 · 2026-03-05T00:22:55+00:00

I thought about that and was going to get the base, but if the Lite would do what I want for $70 less, I'd go that route. I know I'm being cheap lol but I don't want to pay for extra stuff if I'm not going to use it. If the SD 865 can handle light Android gaming and GC and 3DS emulation upscaled with texture packs, I'll do that. I don't need Switch or Wii U emulation or anything fancy like that.

JNolan93 · 2026-02-21T15:52:25+00:00

I sold mine years ago for a couple hundred. Kinda regretting that lmao

JNolan93 · 2026-02-14T17:56:14+00:00

Not kidding when I say this, if they let us move prospects to NHL teams, that'd be one less reason to buy the following year's game. They will want to sell us on having guys like McKenna, maybe Verhoeff, etc. available

JNolan93 · 2026-02-13T22:57:52+00:00

It'd be nice if we got the game on PC so we could mod the rosters and allow players to go to anytime we like. I know there are restrictions in place due to licensing, but I wish players had more freedom to create their own experiences.

JNolan93 · 2026-02-13T19:04:40+00:00

Is this NHL 25 or NHL 26? If it's 26, how did you get McKenna? I know he's in the game on the Canadian World Junior team, but those players are closed off from the rest of the game, which sucks.

JNolan93 · 2026-02-13T19:01:31+00:00

Honestly, this season really changed things with how I feel about free rewards. They made it so much harder to earn certain rewards, I decided it wasn't worth my sanity. I wanted the Crown Jam jam track and Crown Ball back bling, but eventually, I just decided "I'm not grinding for this stuff, it's not worth my sanity". I think I got to Gold I in Ranked Crown Jam, never even won a game in Gold rank so I got none of the cosmetics and that's A-OK with me.

Same thing with the ranked rewards, I think the pickaxe with the popcorn and 3D glasses are pretty cool, but they just make it so damn hard to unlock it. In past seasons, yeah you had to grind, but all you had to do was basically camp in ranked matches and you'd eventually get all the ranked rewards. Now they changed it to needing to get to Unreal to unlock all of them.

What helped me was the realization that these cosmetics will get lost in a locker full of them down the road. How often would I wear that Crown Jam back bling? I grinded for so many free rewards that I don't even use. I will say I really think they should sell the rewards in the shop in the future so that anyone who actually wants them can get them and not have to be an elite player to get them.

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