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  1. You can have fun playing with the worst players in the game.  A hat trick with Drake Berehowsky, a 4-goal game with Tie Domi, or even scoring a game-winning goal with Stu Grimson can make your friends weep in defeat.  Some of you might enjoy playing with these lineups, and some of you might be bored to tears.  Nevertheless, I suggest you give them a try and have fun with them.  If you are playing against the CPU, then leave the CPU's lineup as it is (but use the line I provided for YOUR team); if you are playing against a friend, then you and your friends use the lines provided below.

    Make sure penalties are OFF.  Play five or ten-minute periods as you choose.  Should any of your players suffer an injury, please put in the worst/unskilled player available from your bench (don't need Jeremy Roenick replacing Stu Grimson at center on Chicago).

     

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    Anaheim Mighty Ducks

    G: Ron Tugnutt

    LD: Bobby Dollas
    RD: Dennis Vial
    LW: Troy Loney
    C: Stu Grimson
    RW: Bob Corkum
    --------------------------------------------------

    Boston Bruins

    G: John Blue

    LD: Glen Feathrston
    RD: Jim Wiemer
    LW: Dave Reid
    C: Darin Kimble
    RW: Peter Douris
    --------------------------------------------------

    Buffalo Sabres

    G: Tom Draper

    LD: Randy Moller
    RD: Gord Donnelly
    LW: Rob Ray
    C: Bob Corkum
    RW: Randy Wood
    --------------------------------------------------

    Calgary Flames

    G: Jeff Reese

    LD: Alexnder Godynyuk
    RD: Greg Smyth
    LW: Brent Ashton
    C: Craig Berube
    RW: Ronnie Stern
    --------------------------------------------------

    Chicago Blackhawks

    G: Jim Waite

    LD: Adam Bennett
    RD: Craig Muni
    LW: Stephane Matteau
    C: Stu Grimson
    RW: Troy Murray
    --------------------------------------------------

    Dallas Stars

    G: Darcy Wakaluk

    LD: Craig Ludwig
    RD: Enrico Ciccone
    LW: Bobby Smith
    C: Shane Churla
    RW: Trent Klatt
    -------------------------------------------------

    Detroit Red Wings

    G: Vincent Riendeau

    LD: Brad McCrimmon
    RD: Steve Konroyd
    LW: John Ogrodnick
    C: Bob Probert
    RW: Jim Hiller
    --------------------------------------------------

    Edmonton Oilers

    G: Ron Tugnutt

    LD: Luke Richardson
    RD: Geoff Smith
    LW: Kelly Buchberger
    C: Louie DeBrusk
    RW: Steven Rice
    ------------------------------------------------

    Florida Panthers

    G: Mark Fitzpatrik

    LD: Joe Cirella
    RD: Milan Tichy
    LW: Tom Fitzgerald
    C: Scott Mellanby
    RW: Dave Lowry
    -----------------------------------------------

    Hartford Whalers

    G: Mario Gosselin

    LD: Randy Ladouceur
    RD: Allen Pedersen
    LW: Yvon Corriveau
    C: Jim McKenzie
    RW: Mark Janssens
    ----------------------------------------------

    Los Angeles Kings

    G: Rick Knickle

    LD: Marty McSorley
    RD: Rene Chapdlaine
    LW: Gary Shuchuk
    C: Warren Rychel
    RW: Pat Conacher
    --------------------------------------------

    Montreal Canadiens

    G: Andre Racicot

    LD: Donald Dufresne
    RD: Sean Hill
    LW: Mario Roberge
    C: Todd Ewen
    RW: Ed Ronan
    --------------------------------------------

    New Jersey Devils

    G: Craig Billington

    LD: Ken Daneyko
    RD: Scott Niedrmayer
    LW: Janne Ojanen
    C: Troy Mallette
    RW: Bill Guerin
    ---------------------------------------------

    New York Islanders

    G: Mark Fitzpatrik

    LD: Uwe Krupp
    RD: Dennis Vaske
    LW: Travis Green
    C: Mick Vukota
    RW: Brad Dalgarno
    --------------------------------------------

    New York Rangers

    G: Mike Richter

    LD: Jeff Beukeboom
    RD: Jay Wells
    LW: Paul Broten
    C: Joey Kocur
    RW: Mike Hartman
    --------------------------------------------

    Ottawa Senators

    G: Peter Sidorkwicz

    LD: Brad Marsh
    RD: Gord Dineen
    LW: Rob Murphy
    C: Jody Hull
    RW: Andrew McBain
    ---------------------------------------------

    Philadelphia Flyers

    G: Steph Beauregard

    LD: Shawn Cronin
    RD: Terry Carkner
    LW: Claude Boivin
    C: Dave Brown
    RW: Vachslav Butsayev
    ----------------------------------------------

    Pittsburgh Penguins

    G: Ken Wregget

    LD: Kjell Samuelsson
    RD: Grant Jennings
    LW: Troy Loney
    C: Jay Caufield
    RW: Jeff Daniels
    ----------------------------------------------

    Quebec Nordiques

    G: Stephane Fiset

    LD: Craig Wolanin
    RD: Steven Finn
    LW: Chris Simon
    C: Tony Twist
    RW: Gino Cavallini
    -----------------------------------------------

    San Jose Sharks

    G: Brian Hayward

    LD: Doug Zmolek
    RD: David Williams
    LW: Ed Courtenay
    C: David Maley
    RW: Jeff Odgers
    ---------------------------------------------

    St. Louis Blues

    G: Guy Hebert

    LD: Stephane Quintal
    RD: Murray Baron
    LW: Basil McRae
    C: Kelly Chase
    RW: Dave Lowry
    ---------------------------------------------

    Tampa Bay Lightning

    G: J.C. Bergeron

    LD: Joe Reekie
    RD: Matt Hervey
    LW: Adam Creighton
    C: Steve Maltais
    RW: Tim Bergland
    ---------------------------------------------

    Toronto Maple Leafs

    G: Rick Wamsley

    LD: Drake Berehowsky
    RD: Bob Rouse
    LW: Mark Osborne
    C: Ken Baumgartnr
    RW: Mike Foligno
    ---------------------------------------------

    Vancouver Canucks

    G: Kay Whitmore

    LD: Robert Dirk
    RD: Dave Babych
    LW: Jim Sandlak
    C: Gino Odjick
    RW: Tom Fergus
    -------------------------------------------

    Washington Capitals

    G: Rick Tabaracci

    LD: Shawn Anderson
    RD: Rod Langway
    LW: Paul MacDermid
    C: Alan May
    RW: Dale Hunter
    --------------------------------------------

    Winnipeg Jets

    G: Jim Hrivnak

    LD: Dean Kennedy
    RD: Randy Carlyle
    LW: Tie Domi
    C: Andy Brickley
    RW: John Druce
    -------------------------------------------

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  2. Been a long time since I've posted here; the site looks different but good!  Could you put the following for the original NHL '94 in the master list on page 1, please, if possible?

     

    • Weight bug fix, HITS replaces PIM in player stats
    • Weight bug fix + checking bonus, PIM in player stats

     

  3. Joined years ago, but have never been part of a league yet. Had only a few games against members on here. Played against Wittgenstein in several games on Clockwise's NHL 91 rom of NHL '94 and shut him out several times. Beat Clockwise in one game and lost to him in another in same rom. Clockwise is the only forum member thus far to score more than 1 goal against me in a game. Other good players will be able to do the same if they played against me, but I can compete.

    Was going to release an updated version of NHL '94 in the past, only to lose all my hard work when my laptop crashed.

  4. Or they could just as easily repackaged the whole original game with new goodies to use and cleaner and smoother graphics while leaving the gameplay as perfect as it is. Just a HUGE wasted opportunity in light of the game's anniversary, IMHO. As it stands, it's just a mere novelty that won't be used much.

    Agreed 100%. I'd be fine with the original 8-bit graphics and all, as long as we could have FOUR lines instead of three, a full NHL regular season, trading & free agency, and fake shots and shot-blocking. Basically, I want NHL '95 with four lines, except it's an NHL '94 version of NHL '95.

    8-bit graphics or newer graphics, this was a huge missed opportunity on EA's part.

  5. I was thinking about buying NHL 14, but I quickly changed my mind on that. I'm not thrilled with the so-called NHL '94 mode. Looks more like NHL Hitz to me, and they just slapped in the '94 ice color and called it '94 mode. Sadly, I think EA screwed up big-time with the '94 mode. This would have been a perfect opportunity for them to capture the attention of a huge market of hockey fans and NHL '94 fans by having a true '94 mode with features such as shot-blocking, fake shots, and a season mode. It could have been their way of saying, "This is our way of apologizing for NHL 95. Forgive us!"

    To those of you who do have the game, I hope you're enjoying it.

  6. I was playing NHL 94 on my Genesis last night and saw something happen that I think may have never happened in my game before. I was playing as the Hartford Whalers while going against the Chicago Blackhawks and I made a save with Sean Burke. Just as I was sending my pass down to center ice for the breakaway, I noticed that one of my defensemen magically appeared near Burke! I quickly took the shot down at the other end with Sanderson, paused the game and went into replay mode.

    While viewing the instant replay, I noticed that Adam Burt was NOWHERE to be found on the ice. None of my players were in the penalty box at all, as there was no penalty being served. The replay confirms that when I made the save with Burke and prepared to set my breakout pass, Adam Burt just appeared near my net on the left side of my TV screen. Moving the target around with the replay paused at different times, I confirmed that Burt was nowhere to be found on the ice and then just magically appeared near the net.

    This ever happen to any of you? Do any of you have any idea why this happened? I noticed that this particular bug was not on the list of Game Bugs at nhl94.com's main page, so I thought I'd post about it. And no, there was no star where the missing player just suddenly appeared, as I was controlling Burke when I made the save and Sanderson when he received the pass.

  7. I know this is an old topic, but puck control pertains to the goalie's ability to not let the puck get through when it hits him. Shoot slap shots at the five-holes of the CPU goalies with the lowest puck-control ratings, and you'll see that you score more goals through their five-hole. Do the same thing against goalies with 99 puck control, and you'll see a lot fewer five-hole goals. The goalies with the best puck control will give up fewer rebounds and fewer five-hole goals.

    As for goalie passing, I have a feeling that defensive awareness and/or offensive awareness have something to do with how well they pass the puck. Or maybe it's their speed rating? I never bothered to figure out what it was because just about any goalie can pass well in the game.

  8. If anything, I think a goalie's defensive awareness pertains to his reaction time and positioning. For example, if you allow the CPU to shoot wide open one-timers, your CPU goalie will make saves more often with the likes of Belfour than he would with the likes of Hebert. In other words, the goalies with the best defensive awareness ratings are probably the ones that are the best at tracking the puck in NHL '94. If your goalie has a low defensive awareness rating, then your need for manual goalie is likely much greater.

    If the guy shooting the one-timer is Brett Hull, then it probably doesn't make much difference who your goalie is. A guy with 99 shot power is going to blast the puck pust just about any goalie. But if you have one of those "oh crap!" moments where you failed to get manual control for the one-timer, I found that the likes of Belfour make more saves as a CPU goalie than other goalies.

  9. Rather than saying stick right/left or glove right/left, I'll just say high/low.

    Position - G
    Number - 39
    Glove hand - Left
    Stick hand - Right
    Weight - 212

    Speed: 4
    Agility: 5
    Off Awareness: 6 (play puck and pass like Barrasso)
    Def Awareness: 6 (my awareness/positioning leads to saves with the chest)
    Puck Control: 6 (no 5-hole goals and excellent rebound control)

    Stick low: 6 (unbeatable on low shots)
    Stick high: 4 (not bad, but if you time your shot right...)
    Glove low: 6 (forget about low shots)
    Glove high: 5 (you'll need a darn good shot)

    My style of goaltending can best be described as this: stop the puck. I can do the Hasek-like acrobatics when necessary, but those are usually for scrambles in front of the net. For the most part, I play a positional game and play like Brodeur or Belfour in style. The Fuhr-like kick saves or Hasek-like sprawling are only used when necessary. My game is generally about strong positioning, lateral movement and giving the shooter very little to shoot at. The closer one comes to my crease, the more Hasek-like it can be as pucks bounce around and whatnot. Although I do make saves while on my knees, I do not slide around on my knees like Marc-Andre Fleury does in the butterfly. I more or less get back up or make slight sliding movements to make the quick second save and then get back up again. For example, think of Brodeur/Belfour/Bryzgalov.

  10. Anybody interested in joining a keeper league? We currently have five teams, and we are looking for at least five more to bring our total up to 10 teams. The league will have a maximum of 10 teams or 12 teams (12 would be nice).

    This league is a head-to-head Yahoo fantasy hockey keeper league. This league is NOT for those who sign up for the draft and then never show up again. If you are going to join this league, I hope you at least have the courtesy to participate in it and be an active team manager. Leagues are more fun when the managers are active participants.

    ROSTER SETUP

    12 F
    6 D
    2 G
    5 Bench spots
    3 IR Slots

    SKATER STATS
    G

    A

    PP Points

    +/-
    PIM
    SOG

    GOALIE STATS
    GS
    W
    SV
    SHO
    GAA
    SV%

    KEEPER SETUP
    Before next season begins, you will select 5 players to name as your keepers.

    If you are interested in joining, then click on the link below. NOTE: the sooner everybody signs up, the sooner we can figure out what draft date/time works best for everybody! Also, the sooner you sign up, the easier it will be for us to get whatever draft date/time we want while the slots are still available.

    How long this keeper league runs will depend on the managers. If we have active participants who keep the league fun and fresh, the legaue will run for a long time. Don't be one of those jerks who disappear from the league every year and I have to find replacements for them.

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN. GAME ON!

  11. For those of you who are interested in joining, there are several spots remaining in my Yahoo! NFL fantasy football league. The live online draft is currently scheduled for 6:15 p.m. EST on Tuesday (the NFL season begins on Wednesday). Please join ASAP.

    http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/

    League ID number: 105595

    Password: football

    Rather than drafting defensive teams, my league will be drafting defensive players this season. On defense, you will have two DE, one DT, two CB, two safeties and 4 linebackers (like an NFL team's 3-4 defensive formation).

  12. I agree that the high salaries are the problem. It will be up to the NHL and NHLPA to work out some sort of compromise to curtail ridiculously high salaries. Coming up with a minimum salary should not be a fuss for them (shame on them if they get fussy over a minimum salary). What do you think of my cap floor formula? I think it is an excellent way to come up with a cap floor so that lower-revenue teams are not forced to spend more than they are capable of spending.

  13. How do they decide on the minimum? They might try to reduce the minimum in order to reduce the minimum salary. Sucks if you're a 4th-line guy and now your cheap salary is under attack.

    Well, I think step one would be doing whatever it is you do to determine the cap ceiling. We already know that the maximum salary is X percent of the cap ceiling; therefore, we can stipulate that the league minimum would be Y percent of the cap ceiling. Above all else, I believe the very first step should be determining the cap ceiling; this should not be too difficult, as I'm sure the league uses its revenues generated to help them determine what the ceiling should be.

  14. As for the gap between the cap floor and the cap ceiling, I believe I have a reasonable solution for determining the cap floor. NHL rosters carry 23 men, so it is only logical to take the following formula into account:

    CAP FLOOR = (league minimum salary * 23 men) + maximum salary allowed

    If league minimum = $550,000 and maximum salary allowed = $13 million... then cap floor = $25,650,000

  15. And before any of you dare to bring up this scenario....

    Player A was playing for $5 million per season with former team, but leaves as under-30 UFA to play for another team at $2 million per season.... NO. I do not see this happening, so it is not a scenario that I feel should be feared at all. I believe the only players you will see taking such drastic pay cuts are the players of Jagr-like or Selanne-like age (and they are beyond the age of compensation in my proposed idea).

  16. I think 10 years before they can become a free agent is too harsh. I propose a compensation system. If player A leaves as a free agent under the age of 30, then X dollars and Y draft pick will be awarded to his former team as compensation (with the value of X dollars and Y draft pick being determined by his salary or matched offers).

    For example, if a star player under the age of 30 leaves (must be 29 or younger by October 1 of the next season) and signs with another team for a cap hit (or annual average) of $7 million, then his former team should be awarded a very handsome compensation: perhaps two first-round picks or cash and one first-round pick.

    If a player is 30 or older by October 1 of the next season, then no compensation is awarded for his departure as a UFA. This can be a very tricky loophole, however. Let's say you did not want to keep that player, and he signs for $7 million elsewhere. Why should you be awarded that compensation? This is where any loophole can be destroyed: the team should have to offer a contract to that player first, and that contract offer should be documented with the league. If the league knows you offered $5 million per year, and he leaves to sign elsewhere for $7 million per year, then the team will be awarded whatever the compensation shall be for a $5 million per year player (perhaps cash and a 2nd-round pick).

    Basically, I am proposing that the UFA system works very much like the RFA system; however, I maintain that compensation shall only be awarded for teams who SUBMITTED OFFERS TO THEIR UFAs and lost those UFAs; furthermore, to receive compensation, your UFA must be under the age of 30 by October 1 of the upcoming season. If a player is 30 or older, he is free to go wherever he wants and his former team gets no compensation.

  17. It appears that Howson is interested in NHL-ready forwards, not defensemen, in any deal for Rick Nash. This has me looking at San Jose again. I think the Sharks could easily oblige by trading both Havlat and Clowe for Nash. Such a deal would be a good offer for Columbus and it would enable the Sharks to retain their depth down the middle with Thornton, Marleau, Couture and Pavelski. Obviously, Marleau can play the wing.

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