Been thinking about this for a while, and wondered if there would be any interest in it?
The premise is to make a special "Story Mode" rom to be played solo. The rom would be upgraded in order to play out the story.
My first edition (again, if there is interest) would be the 1993-94 Florida Panthers edition. The Panthers were 2 pts out of a play-off spot in their expansion year, which sounds great for an expansion franchise - but they were in a play-off race with the Islanders until the final days of the season. An 8 game winless streak killed their chances at a play-off berth.
In Story Mode, a player would try to win-out the final 4 games of the season (@PHI, vsNJ, vsQUE, vsNYI) and progress into a playoff bracket where they would face the Rangers in the first round.
If you like the idea - or better yet decide to give it a go - post your thoughts or results in this thread.