[Nickphillies]

Smarter/Efficient AI and reworked Contract demands.



Just in this past offseason (2026) in my current save I had the following happen:


Mikey Andersen (2.5/2.5*) that is a two-way defenseman that has a career high of 32 points sign with St. Louis for a 3yr/$5.4M deal while Cale Makar is on the market


Speaking of Cale. There were a ton of teams with cap and budget space that could have made a move for him from July 1st(Wanted $12M) that did not make a move(no emails saying teams were offering him deals). Meanwhile I was able to sign him to a 5yr/$7M deal in late August.


Jack Ahcan (2.5/2.5*) Offensive defenseman signed a 3yr/$4.47M Deal with Boston in mid-July.


Too many prospects that were 3*+ were let go by their respective teams despite teams having gaps in those positions


Jakub Skarek (4.5*) was a free agent until I commissioned signed him to Montreal who had the space (and future space) to sign him to a simple 3yr/$5M deal(Free agents do drop their demands which is nice)


The AI's roster management leaves a LOT to be desired. I know AI is hard to program, but late game saves are rough.




Trade Deadlines are still dead(save for a few minor deals. Teams in playoff positions should be chomping at the 1-yr rentals and teams in Rebuild (based on their ratings in the game from their owners) should be shopping the heck out of their expiring deals.



Depth chart ranking is odd at times. Seen a couple 1.5* goalies being #1 goalie on some depth charts, meanwhile they have a 3*/4* potential goalie stewing in the AHL

Defensive defenseman need some love as well. They get shafted by the AI's decisions due to low star ratings despite HIGH defensive ratings