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Originally Posted by hurricanekevin
Part of me enjoys watching hockey because I can just relax and enjoy the game, but I would like to understand more of the how/why of positioning, tactics, and player roles.
But thanks, I'll have a look at this book
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My favorite hockey book of all time.
As to your question, this is not football manager so I don't think you have to know a lot about tactics to be successful...I make the playoffs with an expansion team most if not all years and I keep it pretty simple:
- I constantly am looking to acquire players that allow me to to do the following with players in their primary roles and positions:
- Have a playmaker on each of the top 3 lines to feed a scorer.
- Have an offensive minded/two way defenseman and pair him with a stay at home defenseman on lines 1 and/or 2 and use two stay at home/old School on lines 2 and/or 3 based on if need to be more defensive based on personnel and tactic.
- Choose a tactic that matches the personnel (using the information is in the description of the tactic).
Additionally:
- I have read a lot about not changing a tactic too much but if I lose a few games in a row, I will and it usually helps.
- I usually have AI assign lines and roles and then I adjust from there. Once done, I do try to keep lines together to build chemistry.
I know some players delve much deeper into tactics but, like I said, I keep it that basic and tend to do well.