Low team/player scoring help

[Badawaii]

Hey! Super new player to FHM8 so I'm still trying to get the hang of things, but I could use some help on why my players' productions are almost always super low despite having winning seasons

For context, I've been doing a historic game sim with the Vancouver Canucks (post-2011). I've gotten at least 45 wins in every season I've simmed so far, but my players' point totals are always super low - team stats-wise, it's always 29th or 30th in the league for GF

I've tried to keep my lines balanced and have played around a lot with tactics as well but to no avail. Almost every year before I begin a season sim, it'll say in the season preview that Henrik Sedin, one of my players, is the top runner to lead the league in scoring... but he has yet to surpass 65 points. In fact, the highest point total I've gotten from a guy on my team was Ryan Kesler with 68 points

I'm probably doing something wrong/missing something haha so any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance

[jumpSeat]

If I had to guess from this distance, my first thought would be line chemistry, followed by line composition. Both play an important role in this game and both are quite capable of causing the issue you report. Just like in real life, to maximize Hank's scoring production, he really needs to play with the right type of players on his wings. In other words, some roles compliment one another and some don't.

[Badawaii]

Ah, gotcha. Where could I find line chemistry at? I don't think I see anything in relation to that when I view my lines (but I'm also assuming it isn't like EA NHL's franchise mode where the line chemistry is like +3, +5)

I currently have Henrik playing with Daniel and either Burrows/Samuelsson

[Alessandro]

Originally Posted by Badawaii

Ah, gotcha. Where could I find line chemistry at? I don't think I see anything in relation to that when I view my lines (but I'm also assuming it isn't like EA NHL's franchise mode where the line chemistry is like +3, +5)

I currently have Henrik playing with Daniel and either Burrows/Samuelsson

In the player profile (to the right) and in the tactics screen (hovering over a player)

[Badawaii]

Found it, thanks. It seems that the only players who have excellent chemistry with each other on my team are the Sedins (of course haha), everybody else's chemistry is listed as "slight". Is there a way to build chemistry or?

[viperswhip]

Originally Posted by Badawaii

Found it, thanks. It seems that the only players who have excellent chemistry with each other on my team are the Sedins (of course haha), everybody else's chemistry is listed as "slight". Is there a way to build chemistry or?

It will go up the more the play together, and I am talking multiple seasons here.

[tomkmb]

Originally Posted by viperswhip

It will go up the more the play together, and I am talking multiple seasons here.

And if I'm remembering correctly, it's not always reciprocal so one player may end up developing chemistry with another but the second player remains at 'slight' or 'limited' or whatever, so it's not always a golden ticket!

[Badawaii]

Makes sense. Thanks for your help everyone!