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1981 NEW YEAR UPDATE
I've attached the settings on January 1st of 1981, and the Whalers are doing pretty well. We're above the .500 mark and sit in 2nd place in our division to the (obvious) Montreal Canadiens.
Good news is our play style is still producing some intended results, as we're at the bottom in PIM and hits, and at or near the tops in takeaways and avoiding giveaways.
The bad news is we're still kind of stuck near equal goal difference, and I believe the main culprit is lack of PP goals. We're dead last in power play opportunities and I'm not sure why. Perhaps a lack of PIMs also somehow results in fewer power plays for your own team? Is my lack of agitators and enforcers somehow a detriment?
Also, our top players for some reason all have awful plus/minus stats. Now I know plus/minus isn't the greatest stat of all-time, especially when comparing players of different teams. But I think it's relevant when looking at your own team.
Anyway I'm going to tweak a couple of things for the 2nd half of the season. I'm bringing in an agitator and an enforcer for my 4th line. Main reason being is that it's not a complete line yet due to our ability to only dress 19 players. And these players never play much or affect outcomes too much. So we'll see if it helps draw penalties and protect our stars.
I'm also going to reduce the ice-time a bit for my top lines. Perhaps my top guys are getting tired and giving up more goals in the late game? Hence the poor plus/minus? Anyway if we draw more penalties and play better at even strength that'll be most bases covered.
Let me know if you're an FHM veteran and have ideas for my conundrums.
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