KnightAttack
Registered User
The biggest problem I have with FHM, and I've been playing for years, is the trade engine. I can shop a Zibanejad and get offers of fourth-line centers and 3-4th round picks. Shop a Kreider who is a 3 star and on pace for 30-35 goals at the deadline, you're getting 26-year-old AHLer offers 1 for 1 and deals like a third-rounder straight up for a 30 goal guy. Even if he's a rental, no reason for that. So, you either need a very good team already like TB or BOS or you need to strictly build through the draft. The deadline is a big time in hockey. It needs an overhaul. Long overdue.
When you use the Shop Player function, you're not going to get nearly as good of offers as you can make if you use the "Trade Offer" function instead. 'Shop Player' triggers the A.I. to evaluate the player in a much more standard sense, and they are much more cold and calculating than anyone will be. They're going to look at contract years, age, production and how the player fits in their lineup when they make the offer. More often than not, "Shopping" a player means the A.I. knows you want to move him, and so they will low-ball you offers because of (for instance their contract status) those factors. It's a great way to dump someone you don't want, but when you're looking to move a better player, trying to use just a "Trade Offer" and building one yourself is a better way to go (and you'll get better deals as you improve your trade ability as well).
You can however use the Shop Player to trade up. When you're trying to move a young player, on a good contract (even entry level) you can get great offers because the A.I. values those players highly (as do most GMs now).