angryjay93

This was indeed a fantastic tournament and stheds2000 is a very deserving champion, he won 4 straight elimination games to win it all. I plan on completing a post in the upcoming days documenting my trip, I hope that the boards find it enjoyable and informative. Just a couple notes to some questions you had halifax. My first game with stheds was a Det v. NYR matchup with Detroit winning and the second game between us was indeed Ana. v. Ott

My brain cant process what -20 is, I'm hoping my body can't either.

Could anyone bring up a GENS setup for exhibitions? No sense in just the SNES getting all the spotlight

I had a brief but colorful SNES career many moons ago before you ventured onto the '94 scene.

It looks like little ol AJ has a flight to Canada and a ride courtesy of mcmikey. Stick tap to everyone putting this together, I'm really looking forward to it.

sacramento to saskatoon is still an arm and a leg. sacramento to calgary is pretty darn cheap though. Sub $400. maybe if ol AJ could hitch a ride...

Interview hokkee, hes our version of Mario Lemieux what with all the retirements and comebacks and such. getting a hold of Evan would also be a key guy to get a hold of. He created the site. Guys like chaos, halifax, kingraph, smozoma, and icestorm have contributed so much over the years that would be great sources as well in terms of things they have done and their collective knowledge of the online history of nhl 94. If youre interested in players, I would look towards carse and freydey in terms of success over the years. Backhandfloater for his style of play, EricAnthony for his quick ascension to the top of the pile many years ago. Habs and vocally caged have been around since the dawn of time. Kgman is always great for a quote and swos is the best of the Finnish bunch in my opinion if youd like a non north american voice. I'd also be willing to contribute myself if needed.

I noticed the price included two tickets. Raph, you taking the wife with you for 20 hours of beautiful Saskatoon?

My list: 1. Roenick- The Boss 2. Yzerman- Skilled speedster and incredibly smart. 3. Bure- Roenick light 4. Selanne- Tough call between Selanne and Bure, I'd take Bure's extra stickhandling though 5. Mogilny- Too fast to use his brain on one-timers 6. Klima- I agree with TK here, despite 3 O. aware. Klima is just a monster who handles like a dream. 7. Ciccarelli- Major drop off here from the top 6, feel his 5 acc is a bit underwhelming due to 4 o aware. Superiorly skilled compared to the 5 and 6 speeds still unamed. 8. Gilmour-Great playmaker who is a dangerous shooter as well. Takes too many penalties and lacks a stellar attribute. 9. Fleury-Speed demon, wrecking ball, nerfed a bit with CB check, still dangerous. 10. Gartner- Takes a little bit to get going when compared to Fleury. Maddening shot, but he can also score the most amazing goals. 11. Recchi- A technician with the puck, dangerous shooter. Great winger or center. 12. Sakic- Essentially Recchi with a tad bit less skating. 13. Gretzky- Best pure playmaker, fantastic on defense, just dont ask him to shoot from range. 14. Sandstrom-Best pure shooter in the game, just enough skating and enstein level IQ help him dominate offensively. 15. Robitaille-Super all around player. Winger or center the guy plays at a high level. 16. Fedorov- Solid across the board, very easy to handle, supreme passer. 17. Lemieux- Most highly skilled player in the game, still a cinch to take down but not a defensive suck hole any longer. 18. Hogue- Best all around 5 speed player left on the board. Converts his scoring chances and sets up plenty as well. 19. Modano- Really fun to use when he's on his game, A nightmare otherwise. 20. Lafontaine- Underwhelming total package, not enough speed or shooting to be truly dynamic. Great playmaker, but nothing breath taking. 21. Sundin- Great all around player, can now knock around some lightweights. 22. Ronning-Speedy, defensive beast. Elusive enough to dodge the big defenders who can take him down. Still only a deker when it comes to goal scoring. 23. R. Courtnall- Pure speed demon. Being easier to handle than Bondra makes all the difference here. 24. Roberts- Fantastic center, good skater, very smart, dangerous shooter. Just dont put him on the wing. 25. Savard- Slippery little playmaker, struggles to score. This list was indeed very difficult to make. Just a few notes on guys I left off the list who have been mentioned previously. Brett Hull-Not a good enough skater to create his own chances consistently. Wild shot does him no favors. Id take the consistent Pierre Turgeon before Hull. Brian Bradley- Too slow to be as effective as he was before the CB check. He's turning into a guy I'd troll with as oppose to roll with in the hard times. Adam Oates- Better passer than Fedorov, Oates lack of shooting and lack of other elite attributes make him too easy to predict. Peter Bondra- Not enough top tier skills and lack of agility really water down his elite speed. Steve Larmer- A very solid #2 guy, no weaknesses, lack of game breaking strengths though.

Does Chaos really have my expenses covered??? If so...hello Saskatoon!

WHERE IS KONTOS!? Seriously though, this is a very interesting list. I definitely disagree with a few of the rankings namely Ciccarelli, Bure and Modano just off the top of my head. It's been so long since I played and this whole CB check thing really throws a wrench into a lot of the things I felt I used to know about. I'm sure any list I create would be archaic and in need of translation from Asstorm to make sense to all the newer guys playing in the leagues these days.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=726018&navid=DL|NHL|home Bo Horvat. Not our beloved Boknows.

I noticed Australia-Netherlands didnt reward any points for getting that matchup correct.

In ancient times people cried about crease cuts. A few years ago people complained that one-timers were overpowered. Now people complain about pass shots. In a few years people will complain about some other way to score. It's called evolution people, adapt to the times or start a new trend and dominate.

Directly from my Philadelphia article in my line building section: Dominic Roussel: 6 weight, 3/3 skating, 3 puck control, 3/3/2/2 save, Catches: L Every once in a while someone gets the bright idea that they can use Roussel in a time share in the GDL. I speak from personal experience here, don't be that guy with the bright idea. The only bright thing will be the red light behind Roussel. Plabax was the dude with the bright idea and won the GDL, well done sir.

Messier: Edmonton sc1 or New York sc1 If Edmonton then who starts for him in NY? Jean Ratelle should be sc 1 Center

I read in a different preview/review that this could be patched in later as this is something they are looking to expand to.

I had 18th with Sandstrom in GDL 2? GDL 3? GDL something

Ya dood, you the best! The game should include plabax advantage, even things up a bit.

From Dusk till Donato The Errey Up There The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smehlik of Success The Longest Ledyard Larmer than Life Kung Fu Russell Hrudey The Great Racine You Klima Me Boyz n the Houda

Petr Nedved coming to a TV near you in February. http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/campbell-czechs-hope-to-win-with-senior-citizens/

Yes, what kingraph said, please read the article I've posted. It should be able to help you figure out the lineup you'll need to be competitive. I played a season as Ottawa many years ago, I think i went 14-16 or something like that and got swept by Detroit in the 1st round. What I found to be successful was to play a trap style of game and then counter off of it. If you attempt to just wheel and deal and play a wide open style of game, more often than not the other team will just murder Ottawa. Know your matchups, it is critical to know who you can abuse physically and who you should avoid. Put yourself in situations that you can succeed, thats really the best and only thing you can do.

Alexei Kovalev is playing with Visp in the Swiss B League http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=8670 also Slava Kozlov is keeping his stick down in Spartak Moscow http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=8544

Will be looking to get games in on tuesday

My NHL 94 stats: Name: Slappy McAsshammer Number: 93 Position: F Hand: Right Weight: 188 Speed: 2 (I was a craptastic skater, but I was perfectly fleh at top speed) Agility: 1 (Randy Wood without the afterburners) Off Aware: 3 (I either knew where to go or I didnt) Def Aware: 4 (I'm aware, doesnt mean I was awesome at it though) Short Power: 3 (When I got into one, it had something behind it) Shot Acc: 3 (I capitalized on a lot of my shots) Stick Handling: 3 (My lack of skating really made some of my moves worthless) Checking: 2 (skating hindered my ability to use the body well) Endurance: 5 (had to ironman some games) Passing: 4 (It was typically best for me to dish it off, which I could) Pass/Shot Bias: 5 (More Gilmour than Andreychuk) Aggressiveness: 4 (I had a bad attitude when provoked) My Fifa '94 stats Jersey # - 93 Position - Midfield Footness - Right Weight - 188. Im a fatty for a midfielder. Speed - 5 (I got plenty of top speed) Agility - 4 (Agile enough, but not extremely so) Off.Awareness - 2. (Offense? I dont really know WTF is going on up there) Def.Awareness - 5. (Most people are lazy and want to score, I pick up there slack) Shot Power - 6 (The Al Iafrate of the league) Checking - 5. (I've put more people on their ass in soccer than hockey) Fighting - 6 (The stereotype is true, most soccer players are little biatches, I get 6 by default) Footwork- 4 (I work the cycle and corners like Joe Thornton, not flashy, but effective) Shooting Accuracy - 2 (Hitting the net is optional in my book) Endurance - 5 (A Box to Box type of midfielder) Roughness Pass/Shot Bias - 4 (Prefer to pass, but if I get a chance to rip one, get outta the way) Passing - 5 (I have the full arsenal of passes available at my disposal) Aggressiveness - 4 (I'm cool and relaxed until provoked. Then I become a monster) Lesson to take away from this: pick me for your soccer team, not your hockey team.