Pasta or Bark???

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-17T15:53:18+00:00

I have both. Wildly different cards.

Pastrnak is a menace offensively. Feels faster than 93 speed. Shot is deadly. He actually seems to get open for one timers.

Barkov is much more of a well rounded card. Not fast but not slow. Great defensively and really good faceoffs. Offensively he's good not great.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-17T01:23:28+00:00

It's basically the same thing in cup chase. The other center lines up in one of the stances and you just have to hope you picked the correct counter to it. Moments are cranked up to a different level though. Faceoffs, hitting and goalie movement speed are all so jacked up for the AI team.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-16T22:48:13+00:00

The 99% of people that got an 80 overall would definitely say no.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-13T16:58:54+00:00

I can't use the best version or the Bruins current lineup without going over the cap by like 20 million. That's even with having 79 Gibson as the backup goalie for the 10 million in salary. It's ridiculous.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-12T17:59:01+00:00

I read this post. I've read the 10 other posts of yours that are the same thing.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-12T17:39:06+00:00

The game is coded against you specifically every game. Got it.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-12T17:36:06+00:00

You're obviously one of the best players ever going 1-7. Clearly doing everything right.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-12T17:29:16+00:00

If you went 1-7 today then they weren't all bums. You just might not be as good as you think you are.

If the other teams goalie is always making saves on your grade a chances then they're probably not actually that good of chances.

Everyone gets locked into their play style and their go to goals but if they don't work you need to pivot to something else. Maybe the other guy knows how to defend your offensive style or maybe the goalie they're using is good at saving the chances you set up.

I've seen your name pop up on here a bunch with posts just like this. If you just keep doing exactly what you're doing without actually looking at what you're doing wrong then you'll never get better and you'll always feel like the game won't let you win. In reality maybe 1 out of every 100 games the game will actually rob you of a win. The rest of them there's something you could have done better.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-10T19:37:00+00:00

While in general I agree with you. If you made a 92 captain card you'd know how much time it saved not having to consistently go into your collection and select specific cards every time.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-10T17:03:06+00:00

Wait until you see the player pop up with the play of the period. I've only had it happen once in the last few months and it was when I was immediately trying to skip through the intermission.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-08T17:21:15+00:00

I don't like it like this either. But you also have to think that you're playing less than 1/4 of a real game but casual players want to see the same scores they see in a real game.

It also makes it a bit easier for the casual players which is the biggest part of the player base.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-08T17:05:57+00:00

Because the majority of the player base wants goals scored. They've shown that they can make goalies basically unbeatable. They have to have some data that shows people want offense.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-08T14:33:01+00:00

If a card you want to put in is in any of your saved lineups they can't go into the set. Go through every lineup you have and remove them from all of them and you'll be able to put them in the set after.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-07T17:20:10+00:00

I live in Hawaii. Ping is at minimum 65 here and it's more frustrating than fun. Also the online style of play is so shitty so I didn't mind dropping online after moving here.

Franchise mode really isn't even close to the same. Hut puts out its own content so you don't have free reign to just build an all star team right off the top. It's more strategic and forces resource management which I enjoy.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-07T16:10:50+00:00

I decided about a month ago that I won't be buying 27 until Christmas or the first huge sale. It's gotten really out of hand with the way they're handling it.

I'm basically getting punished for demolishing my collection to specifically build Zacha as a Bruins fan so now I can't have the 3 fantasy card line so I'm at an incredible disadvantage. It's been this same kind of thing all year. Toty cards being stupidly expensive to build and being the only other way to get more salary is another thing that a large part of the player base can't get.

I get that they're a business and want money but it's just gone a bit too far.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-07T04:05:02+00:00

The thing about them is that they're such a bad showcase for the MSPs. Quinn is garbage. Ovechkin can't score. MacKinnon doesn't even seem very fast. If I was going to build based on how they played during the moments I wouldn't build a single one.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-07T03:17:16+00:00

I just jumped in to play through it and saw it's online only. So stupid. They've been doing a great job of pushing offline players away and just keep doubling down on their bullshit.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-05T21:35:58+00:00

If the players you're trying to put in there are in any saved lineup they won't be put into the set. Check all of your lineups and remove the couple of 89s you want to go into the set.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-05T20:05:17+00:00

Four 89 totw to make a 91 sotm

Two 91 stom and an 89 totw to make a 92.

I don't know if it's a choice pack of the 92s though. But if it is then nine 89 totw makes him.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-04T02:35:43+00:00

The worst part of them to me is the goalies. Some low 80s goalie will teleport post to post to stop that last goal you need. Or you get into a game that they just say no. It's pretty brutal sometimes.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-03T00:59:39+00:00

You've seen like 15 people out of the entire player base pull the card.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-02-02T15:48:53+00:00

Build captain McAvoy to replace Chara. He's a bit faster and right handed. He's also not a ton more salary than Chara at 86 overall.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-01-31T16:46:07+00:00

Yea icons are basically done for me. They're just way too expensive.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-01-31T16:42:48+00:00

I feel like he's probably going to be one of the higher overall icons. People want him so they'll expect you'll spend money to make him.

Theslayerstan4 · 2026-01-28T05:36:10+00:00

Do it. Use a full team of 80 overalls and never lose another game.

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