GM Connected General Discussion

[FlamesKickAss]

This is the official thread for the GM Connected CP League on the Xbox 360.

REGISTRATION OPEN! - 3 Spots Open

- League Details -

League Name: Calgarypuck

Rosters will be randomized through a simulated fantasy draft.

Gameplay Settings:

: Skill Level - All-Star
: Play Style - Hardcore
: Period Length - 7 Minutes
: Overtime - Continuous OT

Regular season will be based on a weekly schedule, which advances every 3 days in real life. Year 1 schedule is based on the official schedule of the NHL for the 2012/13 season.

It is not mandatory to play in a game.If you're unable to participate in a human-human matchup with your opponent, make sure you're team status is set to CPU so the opposing player can play against your AI if they wish. Games that are not completed when the week advances will be simulated.

All transactions (trades, signings, waivers, etc.) are pending on commissioners approval. Transactions will be reviewed daily.

Playoff series number of games will be best of 5. Overtime games in the playoffs will be continuous overtime until a team scores the game winning goal.

Registration
To register, please post your Xbox 360 gamertag here.

REGISTRATION CLOSES SEPTEMBER 11TH

Once registration is closed, a team selection draft will be held from September 11th to the 13th. Once the team draft is completed, you will be able to register to the league on the game itself, where you'll select the team you drafted via the team selection draft

Seasons starts officially September 17th!

Xbox 360 GM Connected Players List
Forum Username   Gamertag          Team
 
lox888           -   Lox888    -   Buffalo        
FlamesKickAss* -  topshelf9  -  New Jersey
FlamesFan86   - snitz86   -   Winnipeg Jets
Gary83        -   Gary Garoo   -   Toronto Maple Leafs
Kobasew19   -   eddieng   -   Phoenix Coyotes
Jayems       -   trurocal  -    New York Rangers 
3 Justin 3    -   x JPeeper x   - Dallas Stars
slybomb       -   SLYBOMB     - Detroit Red Wings
FanIn80       -    rollbomb     -  Colorado Avalanche
rockhardrichard - rockhardr1chard - Florida Panthers
HellFire        - Skreech357     -  Calgary Flames
Hades       -   Hadez Flamez   -  Columbus Blue Jackets
Realtor 1   -  TendedOstrich39  -  Washington Capitals
trapper        -    trap133      -  Chicago Blackhawks
!!!Gongshow!!!  -  Mad Cat 86   -   New York Islanders
theinfinitejar     - theinfinitejar     -  Los Angeles Kings
Ashasx            -   Sneedis         -  Minnesota Wild
thegooddie      -   makabeeshu    - Vancouver Canucks
Aaron_11       -   Jarome Iginla12   -  Tampa Bay Lightning
LIP MAN        -   HuhWhatOh       -  Pittsburgh Penguins
CRXGuy        -    ej20wrx          -  Anaheim Ducks
AR_Six          -    ON3PSkis       -  St. Louis Blues
phaneuf_train   -    Iggy iP        -  Philadelphia Flyers
Raekwon         -   DANG3R0SS   -   Ottawa Senators
Chalms04        -    Chalms04      -   Carolina Hurricanes      
BigDogg        -      BigDogg003    - Boston Bruins
OPEN      -         N/A           -   Montreal Canadiens
OPEN     -          N/A          -   San Jose Sharks
OPEN        -       N/A         -   Nashville Predators
OPEN.           -       N/A.          -  Edmonton Oilers
 
-Total GM's : 27
*commissioner

[FlamesKickAss]

Please note I will fix the above list soon

REGISTRATION IS OPEN - 27 GM'S,

Draft Order/Results (Updated Live)
theinfinitejar - Los Angeles Kings
phaneuf_train - Philadelphia Flyers
HellFire - Calgary Flames
Flamesfan86 - Winnipeg Jets
Slybomb - Detroit Red Wings
Aaron_11 - Tampa Bay Lightning
Flameskickass - New Jersey Devils
Lox888 - Buffalo Sabres
Trapper - Chicago Blackhawks
FanIn80 - Colorado Avalanche
Jayems - NY Rangers
CRXguy - Anaheim Ducks
3 Justin 3 - Dallas Stars
Realtor 1 - Washington Capitals
ashasx - Minnesota Wild
rockhardrichard - Florida Panthers
AR_Six - St. Louis Blues
LIP MAN- Pittsburgh Penguins
Kobasew19- Phoenix Coyotes
!!!Gongshow!!! - New York Islanders
thegooddie - Vancouver Canucks
Gary83 - Toronto Maple Leafs
Hades - Columbus Blue Jackets
Raekwon- Ottawa Senators
Chalms04 - Carolina Hurricanes
BigDogg - Boston Bruins
OPEN - MONTREAL CANADIENS, SAN JOSE SHARKS, NASHVILLE PREDATORS, EDMONTON OILERS

[Hades]

Hoping to end the goaltending woes, GM Hades had pulled the trigger to acquire veteran goaltender Tim Thomas. However, after two underwhelming games in which Thomas has posted a .816 SV% and 4.50 GAA in two losses, it seems that at least for now the Blue Jackets goaltending woes will continue. Not helping matters, David Krecji and newly acquired Brian Campbell are nursing injuries, the latter forced to sit out a week or so. Columbus hosts a western conference worst 3-10-1, and questions are being asked if the "rebuilding" team needs more of a shake up.

[AR_Six]

This game is effing ######ed.

First time we sim forward I have 2 games to play. Somewhere in those two games, my #3 defenseman goes out for 18 games with an injury.

Second time we sim forward, I have 3 games left. So my #1 d-man gets a concussion, and my #4 guy gets a groin injury.

Is this bull#### going to happen EVERY GODDAMN TIME we sim a period forward? Because it's crap. Players do not get injured this much. We are two sims in and half of my top 6 is gone. EA are idiots.

[Ashasx]

Players of mine injured during the 2 game simulation:

Andreas Nodl
Patrik Elias
Nick Spaling
Bryan Allen

FFS EA.

[AR_Six]

See? It's ridiculous. EA seems to think that the NHL is full of people with calcium deficiency the rate ligaments and bones go in this. It's crap. And the worst part is it only happens when you have to sim games - if people were around to actually PLAY their games, it wouldn't happen. I have 0 injuries so far in human games.

That said I still have no interest in playing CPU games, the computer is much easier on the superstar difficulty but it's still ####ing cheap. Their goals as opposed to my guys missing open nets from 3 feet, I just don't want to bother with. Have basically given up on HUT.

[chalms04]

I'll take the Canes

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

Guys, unfortunately I have to back out of the league.

I was hired as the Heat correspondent for the UFV Cascade newspaper and my time will be heavily involved in that.

Sorry everyone.

[Mitch]

Originally Posted by Pierre "Monster" McGuire

Guys, unfortunately I have to back out of the league.

I was hired as the Heat correspondent for the UFV Cascade newspaper and my time will be heavily involved in that.

Sorry everyone.

Sucks that you're leaving, but that's big news, congratulations.

I am also backing out of the league. I have lots of school work, and just don't have much time. It was fun though.

[AR_Six]

Sigh... you just knew this was going to happen.

But at least you guys are letting us know. The annoying part is the other half dozen who will just disappear into the wilderness never to be heard from again.

[Fire]

Hi guys, please remove me from the league. I sent a message to FlyingDonutz through the league last week to remove me but maybe he didn't get it.

I'm leaving because it requires more of my time that I expected and the menus suck ass.

[CRXguy]

Originally Posted by Fire

Hi guys, please remove me from the league. I sent a message to FlyingDonutz through the league last week to remove me but maybe he didn't get it.

I'm leaving because it requires more of my time that I expected and the menus suck ass.

FlamesKickAss is the new Commish.

[FlamesKickAss]

Will do it tomorrow

[3 Justin 3]

Can we change the AI difficulty to what the PS3 league has which is All-Star and Normal.

Playing the AI on superstar is no fun at all. They hit like a cement truck going 150mph, they are near impossible to knock off the puck, your players have the hockey sense of a lamp post.

It's getting ridiculous playing the CPU.

Edit: This isn't even including the massive amounts of garbage interference the computer gets away with literally every 3 seconds of game play. EA seems to think we're in pre-lock out hockey when it comes to holding and interference.

[slybomb]

Not one person on here would set their team to computer eligible if we set the difficulty to all-star. That would be a guaranteed loss. Just leave it. If you can't beat the computer just let the game sim.

[trapper]

I'm with sly bomb

[Gary83]

Toronto is back from vacation in sunny Cuba.

[AR_Six]

Originally Posted by slybomb

If you can't beat the computer just let the game sim.

Though don't ACTUALLY sim the game. If you watch it sim rather than waiting for the auto-sim when the period advances, you will lose a disproportionate amount of the time and for whatever reason your first line will never score. I've tested it, and these were my observations.

[Gary83]

Lol. Injured last sim:

Backes
Seabrook
Wheeler.

Top pairing D and 2/3's of my 1st line.

[AR_Six]

I really do not get how this wasn't tested. Everyone gets hurt. Injured in my other league, where I'm Edmonton: Eberle, Gagne, Pajaarvi, Hartikainen, Dubnyk, now Hall out 34 games. Sim a game, lose a roster player. It's a joke.