Ken Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 I've always suspected that something was a bit off in regards to the checking ability of these 2 defenseman. IMO, Sweeney is the most devasting body checker in the league - he'll take out basically anybody at will. Bourque is very good at body checking, but not as good as Sweeney. Yet, Bourque has a much higher checking rating. Is it possible that the original game programmers 'reversed' the checking ratings of these 2 guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillhouse Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 I've always suspected that something was a bit off in regards to the checking ability of these 2 defenseman. IMO, Sweeney is the most devasting body checker in the league - he'll take out basically anybody at will. Bourque is very good at body checking, but not as good as Sweeney.Yet, Bourque has a much higher checking rating. Is it possible that the original game programmers 'reversed' the checking ratings of these 2 guys? agreed. sweeney is a tank. as is todd gill. there is more to checking than just the checking stat however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted February 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 agreed. sweeney is a tank. as is todd gill. there is more to checking than just the checking stat however. what else factors into it? I'm trying to think of stats that would favor Sweeney over Bourque...can't think of any off hand. aggresiveness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroen Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 The secret of this story is the weight . The lighter the player is...the harder he can check. Sure sounds weird but Fleury is the lightest player in the game...and checks the hardest. Heavy players like who weight over the 200 can't check a mouse. Also...heavy players are very easy to check. Just check (hehehe) it out....you'll be amazed. Everybody who weights 180 or under it are killer checkers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroen Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Btw...I really do not think that Bourque is a good checker. Perhaps his rating checking 99 fairytail tricked people into believing that he is a good checker I am even willing to say that this checking thing and the lighter the player is the better he seems to check is a: BUG there...i've said it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroen Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Bump and bump!!!! No one wants to talk about why some players are better checkers?? pretty weird!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backhandfloater Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 There's definately some oddities with good checkers in the game. But I can't put my finger on it. Look at Gretzky. He's an a$$ kicker in the game. And yes, he is a light weight. Cliff Ronning is another example. (agile and light) Another a$$ kicker is Petr Klima. Granted he is no Fluery or Gilmour. Hes rated low in checking, heavy, but still can hit pretty good. So Klima seems to throw off the weight theory a bit. I wish one of the developers of the game found this board and could give us a real answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroen Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Ah cool....let me check out that Klima guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroen Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 164 lb checking power 10 player: Fleury 172 lb checking power 9 player: Roenick, Gretzky and Sweeney 180 lb checking power 8 player:Juneau and LaFontaine 188 lb checking power 7 player: Yzerman 196 lb checking power 6 player: Chelios, Oates and Klima 204 lb checking power 5 player: Bellows 212 lb checking power 4 player: Sandström 220 lb checking power 3 player: Bourque and Lemieux 228 lb checking power 2 player: Steve Smith 236 lb checking power 1 player: Lindros 252 lb checking power 0,0 player: McSorley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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