Nashville Predators Player Ratings in EA Sports NHL 12

by Marc Torrence on Sep 6, 2011 3:03 PM EDT in Nashville Predators News

With EA Sports NHL 12 set to hit shelves next Wednesday, Operation Sports has released team ratings and players ratings for the NHL teams in the game. And just so you don't have to sit through and watch the videos, we've got a complete list of where the Nashville Predators stack up in NHL '12!

Team Rating

The Predators are listed as 81 on offense, 87 on defense, and 93 at goalie. OS also provided us a sneak peak at what the new jerseys would look like in the game:

Player Ratings

Here's a complete list of ratings for the Nashville Predators (overall and potential were the only attributes listed):

Name	Overall	Potential
Shea Weber	87	C
Ryan Suter	87	C
Sergei Kostitsyn	83	C
Martin Erat	83	C
Mike Fisher	83	C
Patric Hornqvist	83	C
David Legwand	82	C
Colin Wilson	82	B-
Niclas Bergfors	82	B-
Jordin Tootoo	81	C
Jerred Smithson	81	C
Cal O`Reilly	80	C
Jonathon Blum	80	B-
Zack Stortini	80	C
Kevin Klein	80	C
Matt Halischuk	79	B-
Francis Bouillon	79	C
Nick Spaling	78	B-
Blake Geoffrion	77	B-

EA Sports was generous with the Preds forwards, listing only three below an 80 rating. I think they're just about right except for Geoffrion who could be a little bit higher. The goalies weren't listed, but as noted above, the team's goalie rating was a 93, so I don't think Rinne will be too shabby.

What do you think? Was anybody rated too high? Too low? Just right?

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87 for Shea? 80 for Stortini?

Please.

Embrace the Black and Blue Checkerboard.

by ExcellenceThroughGuesswork on Sep 6, 2011 3:06 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, should be 95/65. And what’s the “potential” score?

by DonBorvio on Sep 6, 2011 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions

My guess is that a C in potential means that player has pretty much reached their peak and is not likely to get better, as you can see the younger/unproven players have a slightly higher grade.

I’m also sure that the 80 rating for Stortini is boosted by things like checking, toughness, aggressiveness…and other physical traits that won’t help with scoring goals. It’s still a joke, Stortini should be in the 60’s or low 70’s and he’s definitely the worst player listed there.

Also based off performance, Bergfors at an 82 is quite a reach.

by AronV on Sep 6, 2011 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions

That whole potential crap is stupid.

They are saying that Shea has the potential to be an average player but his actual potential should be an A+. Also, what is Lidstrom’s rating, a 99?

by preds4ever on Sep 6, 2011 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Potential matters more with offseason stuff, in the year-to-year options: GM, BAP. People with more potential respond to off-season training better than those with less.

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by cisar on Sep 7, 2011 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Stortini was awesome in my Be A Pro seasons in NHL 11.

World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer

by cisar on Sep 6, 2011 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions

If you have them in be a GM its how likely their stats are to improve over the year/from year to year. C’s may move up 2-3 points from one season to the next where as the B+/A players will jump more. I had taylor hall one year and from the start of one season to the next he went up like 9 points

by Joel Ward is my Homeboy on Sep 6, 2011 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions

If Zack Stortini is an 80 then I’m at least a 68 and I can’t skate. And I’m fat.

by lethargic on Sep 6, 2011 3:08 PM EDT reply actions

I didnt know that Stortini was as good as O’Reilly?!?! We are going to be freaking awesome this year. Top 6 forward….we dont need no stinking top 6 forward.

by ablairnash on Sep 6, 2011 3:27 PM EDT reply actions

I think Stortini is ranked so high b/c I assume he is a tough guy and stuff that goes towards being a fighter counts more for him, its always been like this as far as I can tell. Belak (RIP) was at least an 80 in the last 2 years

by Joel Ward is my Homeboy on Sep 6, 2011 3:34 PM EDT reply actions

Weber should be at least 89-90. I’d rate Fisher at 85. Everyone else give or take is within 2 points of where they should be.

by Tide311 on Sep 6, 2011 3:35 PM EDT reply actions

I watched the video, Weber is an 89.

It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice...To some people.

by jim bob jones on Sep 6, 2011 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions

he was 89 on the demo too when i got him on the hockey ultimate team

by Joel Ward is my Homeboy on Sep 6, 2011 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Stortini is high because he was a big contributor when EA first introduced the “be a tough guy” feature. At least he was in a lot of development videos released on EA’s website. Kind of like how Turco was always an amalgamation of Brodeur, Roy, Dryden, and Sawchuck in the NHL2K franchise.

by bhamhockey on Sep 6, 2011 4:31 PM EDT reply actions

Gotta love that some things never change...

…and ol’ Hustle-chuck’s picture is still incorrect. They used the same incorrect picture from last year.

I watched the video and think I actually laughed out loud when I saw that. Hopefully they can fix that before the game is released.

by Frattaway on Sep 6, 2011 6:22 PM EDT reply actions

I saw that too!

Anyone ever figure out who the guy in the pic is?

by PredsfaninGA on Sep 6, 2011 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions

i think it may be this dude, matthew corrente but maybe not

http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1SKPC_enUS435US435&q=matthew+corrente&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1280&bih=685

by Joel Ward is my Homeboy on Sep 6, 2011 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Devils Fan Here

It is Matthew Corrente. I called EA to complain, but they never answered .

Devils a 75 in net..the Rangers a 90 or above in everything.

Guess we’ve going to have to edit overalls again this year!

by Marty's Better #30 on Sep 7, 2011 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions

who cares about rankings?

will they have fixed the Red Man Group problem they had last year?

by djzielin on Sep 6, 2011 6:24 PM EDT reply actions

Um team rating?

Overall? Do I just have to divide it?

by preds4ever on Sep 6, 2011 6:27 PM EDT reply actions

Weber is an 89. The whole list of players rated 82+ are here. Rinne is also a 90.

The ratings look alright, I think they have Klein a little high though.

<=B

by 'foot on Sep 6, 2011 7:43 PM EDT reply actions

BTW… Lidstrom’s just an 88, lower than Weber… Chara’s a 91. Pronger’s a 90. Those are the only two D higher than Weber.

<=B

by 'foot on Sep 6, 2011 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions

I’d say Doughty at 88’s a bit of a stretch…

by JBoogie22 on Sep 7, 2011 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions

Fluery a 91? Yeah, right.

by DonBorvio on Sep 6, 2011 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah

I saw that too, actually laughed out loud at that one. I can see Miller being up there for his Olympics performance, but Fleury is without a doubt overrated.

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by Go_Titans_Preds_USC on Sep 7, 2011 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions