Through the power of NHL 12, EA Sports predicts that the Pittsburgh Penguins will be the Stanley Cup Champions in 2012!
Oh, hell yes!
To those who do not yet have NHL 12 and are a fan of hockey, what are you waiting for? It's easily the best game of the series in quite some time, includes 300 gameplay refinements including "Dynamic Goalies" and "Full Contact Physics", and adds in nine legends of the NHL. Serisously guys, it's good. If I didn't have some technical difficulties as of late, I'd have a review up already, but trust me on this.
A simulation run by EA SPORTS™ NHL® 12 predicts that Sidney Crosby, despite missing almost 17 games during the regular season, will lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a second place finish in the Eastern Conference standings (100 points) and their fourth Stanley Cup® Championship. Crosby will be awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Penguins take home the Stanley Cup in a decisive 4-2 series win against a resurgent Chicago Blackhawks team. The Vancouver Canucks will capture the Presidents’ Trophy in back-to-back years with 114 points during the regular season. The EA SPORTS NHL franchise has a history of successful simulation predictions, accurately selecting: the Chicago Blackhawks as the 2010 Stanley Cup® champions; the Vancouver Canucks® as the 2011 Presidents’ Trophy winner; and the 2011 Stanley Cup Final matchup of the Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks.
According to the simulation, last year’s Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins will be unable to claim back-to-back glory as the new-look Philadelphia Flyers will eliminate the former champions during the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in five games. The Vancouver Canucks will lose in the Western Conference Final to the Chicago Blackhawks in seven games, adding fuel to the rivalry that has gripped the two cities in recent years.
Other notable team storylines the simulation predicted for the 2011-2012 NHL season are as follows:
• The Toronto Maple Leafs will squeak out an eighth place finish in the Eastern Conference, making the Playoffs for the first time in seven seasons
• The Minnesota Wild will finish eighth in the Western Conference and will make the Playoffs for the first time since 2008
• The Tampa Bay Lightning will once again miss out on the Stanley Cup Final; eliminated by the Penguins in a seven game Eastern Conference Final
According to the simulation, last year’s Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins will be unable to claim back-to-back glory as the new-look Philadelphia Flyers will eliminate the former champions during the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in five games. The Vancouver Canucks will lose in the Western Conference Final to the Chicago Blackhawks in seven games, adding fuel to the rivalry that has gripped the two cities in recent years.
Other notable team storylines the simulation predicted for the 2011-2012 NHL season are as follows:
• The Toronto Maple Leafs will squeak out an eighth place finish in the Eastern Conference, making the Playoffs for the first time in seven seasons
• The Minnesota Wild will finish eighth in the Western Conference and will make the Playoffs for the first time since 2008
• The Tampa Bay Lightning will once again miss out on the Stanley Cup Final; eliminated by the Penguins in a seven game Eastern Conference Final
Oh, hell yes!
To those who do not yet have NHL 12 and are a fan of hockey, what are you waiting for? It's easily the best game of the series in quite some time, includes 300 gameplay refinements including "Dynamic Goalies" and "Full Contact Physics", and adds in nine legends of the NHL. Serisously guys, it's good. If I didn't have some technical difficulties as of late, I'd have a review up already, but trust me on this.