A question came up during the playoffs that I said I would answer after - which is why I don't tend to adjust the settings for my team in my lines.
The answer is because it has never worked for me. As soon as I deviate from the standard settings my team seems to do worse. I know some GMs though have had more success with this - but not me. I built really skilled offensive teams in the past and tried to crank the offensive setting and my teams couldn't score goals. The ratings need a balance because they each create different events in the sim. For instance you need to have some physicality in your game because that's what seems to create turnovers to give your team the puck back.
I try to match players together that I think will play well more than play with the settings and that has worked better for me.
That being said the sim remains as much of a mystery to me as anyone else.
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