Your biggest rival?

Sucker Punch · Post by **Sucker Punch** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 2:09 pm

The bloody Vancouver Canucks are driving me up a freaking wall. I don't know why, but they always have my number in this game. I'm playing as the Blues, going into the 10/11 season, and the Canucks have been a thorn in my side the whole time.

First of all, and most irritating, they always steal my free agents. At least 50% of all offers I make to free agents end up with them signing in Vancouver. Big name or roleplayer, whether I overpay for them or not, they always go to Vancouver. I've lost out on Heatley, Turco, Fisher (x2), Laperriere (x2), Datsyuk, Zetterberg, and Rafalski, among others I can't remember, because they signed with the Canucks for less money. The only name player I've managed to sign at all in this game is Chris Pronger (because he favours St. Louis), and the stupid Canucks made an offer for him too. They also took two of the coaches/scouts that I went after.

Not only that, I've never had a winning record against them in the regular season, and they've eliminated me from the playoffs for three years running.

Have you ever had a player or organization that just totally had your number at every turn?

Post by **B. Stinson** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 5:55 pm

My biggest rival is definitely Rögle BK.

My last two years in the Swedish Allsvenskan were by far my team's(Örebro HK) best two years. Both years we made the promotion playoffs, and both years our promotion hopes came down to one or two points from our very last playoff game. But, those silly billies at Rögle, both years, prevented us from getting those points. Two years in a row we deserved to make promotion, but they stole it from us.

So, even though I left Sweden after that second nixing, they're still my biggest rival right now.

matt44 · Post by **matt44** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:14 pm

I play as Bakersfield in the ECHL and the Las Vegas Wranglers ALWAYS seem to do me in the league & playoffs!!

Nurgle · Post by **Nurgle** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:43 pm

Grrr. the N Y Rangers are my Leafs rival!
Played them in the Conference finals 5 years running... I won 4 times and lost once.

They have the most stacked team ever too!

RyanSmythe · Post by **RyanSmythe** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:41 pm

The Dead Wings. The Always steal my FA's. and the games always go into Overtime.
PLayed them in the Conference Finals 3 straight years, and the about 4x's Straight in the Semi finals before that

stone169 · Post by **stone169** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:33 pm

I take the Senators and it doesn't matter how good my team is, but come playoff time if I face the Rangers, they always kick my butt. I have yet to beat the Rangers in any playoff series.

Post by **Tasku** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:51 pm

In SM-liiga, with Espoo Blues, my rival is Tampereen Ilves. No matter how good of a winnigs streak I have going, or who I have playing, they always beat me, and quite often especially in the playoffs.

I wonder if it's just a coincidence of my tactic versus their tactic, or if the game takes into account the history between two teams and give an upper hand to those who're accustomed to winning?

thunderbug · Post by **thunderbug** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:21 pm

Mine is the NY Rangers. I play as the Thrashers and so far they are the only team I haven't rolled right through in the playoffs and went toe to toe with me during the regular season as well.

Deleted 25-08-19 · Post by **Deleted 25-08-19** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:33 am

I Currently play with Ducks in NHL first season with tbl 1.5 rosters.

My biggest rival is Los Angeles Kings, always, i loss 5-3 etc, and cammalerri makes 2-4 goals.

Iceman90 · Post by **Iceman90** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:28 pm

I always play as the Calgary Flames, and both the Oilers and the Canucks are my biggest rivals. I just had a series where I played them both twice in 2 weeks. After that two weeks, I had a ton of guys injured or suspended.

tatta · Post by **tatta** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 3:15 pm

I'm playing with Pittspurgh, and Florida Panthers always wins when we have an match, no matter how good I am and how bad they are... In last game I was leading regular season and Panthers were 24th, but they won 6-1...

kakashinomi · Post by **kakashinomi** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:21 am

I used to play alot as Columbus and Edmonton always drove me up the wall... I think they were just bitter that I traded them Todd Marchant straight up for Jarret Stoll. Stoll posts, on average, 80-90 points a season in my old save.

selne · Post by **selne** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:02 pm

No matter what team i choose, everytime i face the the Trashers they beat me up.
It's so frustrating to see them dominate my team that easily.

They usually send about 50 rocket like shots into my poor goalie and me i'm happy with 20 shots
somewhere in their defensive zone neighbourhood.

When simulating the game and looking at the boxscore i have seen the trashers-blue so often
that i can't stand this colour anymore.
In their prior games they can go like 0-3, 0-6, 0-4...... and then booom! 5-0 against my team.

Don't know if it fits here but there is one goalie who regularly sends me a clear message, namely Miikaa Kiprusoff.
No matter what team he is playing for i would never win.
In the current campaign i play the Sabres and in the first 5 seasons i went 3 times to the Finals
against Calgary. No way i even came close to win a series!
No matter what tactics, no matter what star players on my team, Kiprusoff has superb moral programmed.

Now in the 6th season Kiprusoff became free agent. And i was so glad - just wanted him to disappear.
Believe it or not, this fresh Fin signed a 3 year deal with the Trashers.
As Good as It Gets.

The Hutch · Post by **The Hutch** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:02 am

No matter who I am controlling, the Washington Capitals are always a pain in the rear. Either they win most of the games during the regular season, if they're not sweeping the series. With the exception of one Stanley Cup title while using Montreal, they always knock me out of the playoffs too!

I just finished through my first season as Toronto, barely surviving a terrible last month to sneak into the playoffs with the eighth and final seed. My first round opponents? Top ranked Washington Capitals! They swept the season series 4-0, and outscored me 16-3 including two shutouts.

Post by **philou21** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:39 pm

I play the Avalanche and i'm in the 2010-2011 season and the Minnesota Wild always have my numbers! They have the thirteen position in the west but the always beat me like 4-1, 6-3! I hate the wilds......

The Hutch · Post by **The Hutch** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:52 pm

True enough, they shut me out in the first two games of our playoff series, then win the second set by two and one goal margins. I hate the Caps!

AvesFan101 · Post by **AvesFan101** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:35 pm

Im Currently at the year 2011 in my Portland Winterhawks game.

My biggest inter division rival would have to be Spokane.
Out of the division it would be Prince Albert, we have split the last two WHL titles and faced each other both times.