NHL 2005 (PC)

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Contents 1 Hints 1.1 Easy goals 1.2 Breakaways 1.3 Deflections 1.4 Keep team pads on custom team 1.5 Getting good players cheaply 1.6 Recommended players 1.7 Team rankings 2 More...

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Easy goals

For all European teams in the World Cup of Hockey, all goalies will let in hard wrist shots from either the right or left.

All Canadian goalies let in a hard slap shot from the point. Make sure to set the strategy to "Aggressive" and the defensive strategy to "High Pressure".

If you turbo across the front of the net and shoot on the other side you are more likely to score.

Go up the right wing to the hash marks. Turn half way around and one time it. You will score about 90% of the time under the beginner, easy, or medium difficulty settings, and 70% under difficult setting.

Go behind the net and do a one timer. It will score all of the time because the goalie goes down and you will always shoot high.

Go behind the net and wait for someone to go in front of the net. As soon as you pass it in front of the net, the goalie will go down. You can shoot it high and score.

When you have the puck, use Open Ice Support to switch players. Have the player without the puck go to the opposite side of the goal. Have the player with the puck pass it to you, and do a one-timer. That should get a goal about 95% of the time. One-Timers are done by pressing [Shoot] just before it gets to the player.
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Breakaways

Most aggressive face-off formations have a far winger. Shooting or passing the puck in his direction might lead to some breakaways.

Deflections

Deflections can be done the same way as a one-timer. Shoot from the point and press [Shoot] again with players in front.

Keep team pads on custom team

When making a custom team you usually have a goalie with white pads. To get his team pads, choose the purple symbol that looks like a wildcat with a scar across it. After this is done, any goalie from an NHL team (except for free agents or goalies that are under 70) will have colored pads.

Getting good players cheaply

Get your legal upgrades all the way up so that you can sign players for less. Save the game then release a high paying player into free agency. Immediately negotiate a new contract. With all the upgrades you can get players to take multimillion dollar pay cuts. Make sure you save first -- if you go too low on the offer the player may be insulted and not talk to your team anymore.

Recommended players

If you need some extra help at the beginning of your dynasty (the first day), go to free agents. Make sure the best players are at the top are signed. Some of them include Iginla, Luongo, McCabe, and Lemieux.

Team rankings

Rank	Team	League	Off.	Def.	Goal	Overall	Style
1	North American All-Stars	NHL All Stars	93	94	95	93	Talented
2	World All-Stars	NHL All Stars	93	92	94	92	Talented
3	Canada	World	91	92	95	92	Balanced
4	Eastern All-Stars	NHL All Stars	91	91	94	91	Talented
5	Western All-Stars	NHL All Stars	92	91	91	91	Talented
6	Russia	World	87	84	93	88	Talented
7	United States	World	88	88	89	88	Experienced
8	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	86	87	87	87	Talented
9	Czech Republic	World	88	87	87	87	Balanced
10	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	84	84	85	86	Talented
11	Finland	World	83	85	93	86	Energetic
12	Sweden	World	86	89	80	86	Talented
13	Boston Bruins	NHL	82	84	90	85	Physical
14	New Jersey Devils	NHL	82	85	90	85	Defensive
15	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	84	85	88	85	Physical
16	San Jose Sharks	NHL	83	82	92	85	Balanced
17	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	84	84	85	85	Physical
18	Dallas Stars	NHL	82	83	87	84	Experienced
19	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	82	82	89	84	Speedy
20	Nashville Predators	NHL	83	84	85	84	Speedy
21	New York Islanders	NHL	83	84	83	84	Scrappy
22	Ottawa Senators	NHL	83	84	84	84	Balanced
23	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	81	82	91	84	Talented
24	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	83	85	83	84	Talented
25	Slovakia	World	87	84	77	84	Speedy
26	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	80	84	84	83	Youthful
27	St. Louis Blues	NHL	81	85	82	83	Gritty
28	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	81	80	82	82	Speedy
29	Calgary Flames	NHL	79	80	91	82	Gritty
30	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	80	80	85	82	Speedy
31	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	81	82	81	82	Speedy
32	Florida Panthers	NHL	79	79	90	82	Youthful
33	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	81	83	80	82	Resilient
34	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	79	80	84	82	Gritty
35	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	79	79	84	81	Resilient
36	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	78	79	87	81	Defensive
37	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	78	82	83	81	Scrappy
38	Minnesota Wild	NHL	78	78	90	81	Defensive
39	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	80	82	79	81	Gritty
40	Västra Frölunda HC	Elitserien	81	81	79	80	Talented
41	New York Rangers	NHL	78	79	78	80	Experienced
42	Germany	World	79	77	85	80	Youthful
43	Färjestads BK	Elitserien	81	79	76	79	Talented
44	Washington Capitals	NHL	76	78	85	79	Energetic
45	HV71	Elitserien	79	78	78	78	Energetic
47	Djurgården IF	Elitserien	78	81	71	77	Experienced
46	Timrå IK	Elitserien	75	77	80	77	Gritty
48	Adler Mannheim	DEL	76	78	74	76	Energetic
50	DEG Metro Stars	DEL	74	77	76	76	Gritty
49	Hamburg Freezers	DEL	75	78	74	76	Talented
51	Latvia	World	76	78	73	76	Experienced
52	Switzerland	World	73	73	88	76	Youthful
53	Eisbären Berlin	DEL	77	77	72	75	Balanced
55	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL	75	78	73	75	Resilient
54	Frankfurt Lions	DEL	77	78	70	75	Speedy
56	TPS Turku	SM-Liga	74	76	76	75	Talented
58	Kassel Huskies	DEL	76	77	68	74	Resilient
57	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL	75	71	74	74	Experienced
59	Linköping HC	Elitserien	73	74	78	74	Gritty
62	Luleå HF	Elitserien	73	74	75	74	Resilient
60	MODO Hockey	Elitserien	74	74	73	74	Youthful
61	Södertälje SK	Elitserien	74	74	74	74	Scrappy
67	Espoon Blues	SM-Liga	74	74	78	74	Resilient
65	HIFK Hockey	SM-Liga	74	76	75	74	Energetic
63	Jokerit	SM-Liga	75	72	78	74	Experienced
64	Oulun Kärpät	SM-Liga	76	65	71	74	Talented
66	Tampereen Ilves	SM-Liga	74	75	74	74	Resilient
68	Augsburger Panther	DEL	74	73	70	73	Scrappy
69	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL	74	74	69	73	Resilient
70	Leksands IF	Elitserien	75	74	69	73	Balanced
72	Porin Ässät	SM-Liga	73	74	77	73	Balanced
71	Rauman Lukko	SM-Liga	73	74	73	73	Energetic
73	Austria	World	73	72	72	73	Defensive
74	Ukraine	World	73	72	72	73	Resilient
77	Hannover Scorpions	DEL	74	73	67	72	Scrappy
75	Kölner Haie	DEL	73	71	69	72	Experienced
76	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL	73	70	74	72	Gritty
78	Brynäs IF	Elitserien	72	72	69	72	Balanced
79	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liga	73	73	72	72	Speedy
80	Tampereen Tappara	SM-Liga	72	71	71	72	Balanced
81	Belarus	World	72	73	66	72	Resilient
82	France	World	70	70	75	72	Defensive
83	MIF Redhawks	Elitserien	71	72	70	71	Gritty
84	SaiPa Lappeenranta	SM-Liga	71	72	73	71	Scrappy
85	Denmark	World	71	69	66	71	Energetic
86	Kazakhstan	World	72	70	64	71	Gritty
87	Norway	World	72	72	66	71	Energetic
88	JYP Jyväskylä	SM-Liga	71	70	70	70	Resilient
89	Italy	World	71	71	67	70	Energetic
90	Poland	World	71	70	67	70	Scrappy
91	Wölfe Freiburg	DEL	70	68	68	69	Youthful
92	Pelicans Lahti	SM-Liga	69	68	70	69	Scrappy
93	Great Britain	World	70	67	65	69	Gritty
94	Japan	World	71	69	63	69	Energetic

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