batdad wrote:Sorry, but I do not think it is a good idea to go off individual reports from someone who is watching a game here and there to rate guys. You have to go off what we are doing to make the game the best it can be...the shadd sheet, and the prospect ratings. As rankings for the draft come out and SCOUTING reports from scouts come out, we can look at pinning down a player's abilities, but individual reports from fans will not make the game accurate. Sorry...not to pick on you, but we need to stick to the sources that are known to be accurate at least some of the time.
Otherwise the Laffs and Bruins would have fourth liners that look like NHL stars because so many of the guys watch their games and are loyal to their teams, and we have so many of their fans here.
Anecdotal reports are good...but they need to be from scouts to make it into the game to keep the game accurate.
I mean I could tell you that Kevin Bieksa is underrated in the game, but you know what...he is not. He is just a guy.
I can certainly understand that, considering the amount of work put into the DB, it seems only reasonable that players be judged by the same scale (in this case, professionals).
Just figured I'd add what I know because so far the kid has played 3 OHL games, and beyond that has played very little other than in the 3rd Russian League and the U17 challenge, so information is extremely scarce. Before I got to watch him, the official was scouting report was "highly skilled, offensive right winger with a right handed shot," as per the Attack website.
And that's his player page:
http://www.attackhockey.com/player_viewV2.asp?id=270
As an Attack fan and avid EHM player, I'd just like to be able to play as my hometown team with players rated properly, since Berdnikov is definitely a good player. Either way, bringing him up helps ensure that he gets re-rated for an update.
