Any and all questions you may have that were omitted from this guide may be sent to PetrPuckMail@gmail.com or message us through one of the services listed on the "Contact Us" page.

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Q: Is the Roster Movements Guide for the default rosters or the downloadable EA roster updates?
A: It's based on the default rosters because I don't use EA's updates. They're usually terrible.

Q: Are these an update as in a file we can download or do we just follow what u have done?
A: We currently have a downloadable PS3 roster. We will soon be hosting a downloadable XBox 360 version of PetrPuck's complete rosters. Each version will be updated bi-weekly, at least.

Q: What does ABB mean?
A: Look at "The Code Guide" for all of the information you'll need regarding the codes that PetrPuck uses in his CAPs.

Q: What does all that stuff in ( ) after a goalie's equipment model mean?
A: Look at "The Code Guide" for all of the information you'll need regarding the codes that PetrPuck uses in his CAPs.

Q: How do I get a logo color besides black or white? What does an * mean next to a team's name in the goalie equipment colors?
A: Look at "The Code Guide" for step-by-step instructions on something EA left out - AGAIN!

Q: Why does John Tavares have a cap hit of $3.750M when the rookie max contract is only $0.900M?
A: The "player salary" section in the game should say "cap hit" as that is what it is actually counting it as. A cap hit includes all bonuses as well as average yearly salary, thus in some cases drastically increasing a players "salary" in the game. For all NHL/AHL player cap hits check out the NHL & AHL Roster Guides underneath the league's logo. (Tavares is only used as an example.)

Q: Why do you have Grachev at a salary of $0.925M when it should be $0.933M?
A: As you should know, the game only allows you to go in increments of $0.025M for a player's salary, thus $0.933M is unattainable. Therefore, I set it at the closest (+/- $0.0125M) of the actual salary, which in Grachev's case $0.925M is $0.008M away, which is less than the $0.0125M dividing point. (Grachev is only used as an example.)

Q: Why do you have Craig Schira's CAP jersey number at 64, but then his AHL number as 6 under the AHL Roster Guide?
A: When we Create-A-Player (CAP) we will use his organizational jersey number. Often times this is the number the player will wear at training camp as well. If you look at any NHL teams website under prospects or in the system, you will see some of them have numbers. If said player doesn't have one then we will go with their last known number.

Q: I can't move everybody at once, how come?
A: There is a minimum roster limit set at 18. Sometimes you'll have to move other players to that team first. On the other hand, a team may be full in which you need to remove players before adding someone to a team. When the CAPs are made, you should have no problem with insufficient numbers. This is mainly a problem in the European leagues, which I will make CAPs for once the NHL and AHL teams are 100% updated. I strongly suggest using the Roster Movements Guide in the following order for the least amount of number problems:
Free Agents -> NHL -> AHL -> Elitserien -> SM-Liiga -> DEL -> O2 Extraliga -> National League

Q: Can I send you a memory card and have you upload your roster file onto it and send it back to me?
A: We are thinking about how we could do this. It is a possibility someday soon!


Be A GM

Q: What do 'Potential' and 'NHL Readiness' mean under the 'Drafting' Tab?
A: There are two main things a GM will go into a draft looking for. Do you draft for potential, who is a player who needs some seasoning before being NHL ready, or do you draft for a player who is NHL ready and can be thrown into the lineup right away and make an impact? Once you decipher which of these two you're going to draft for, you then break it down into position and so on and so forth.

Q: What do the options under 'Trading' mean?
A: There are a few options when it comes to General Managers and trades. Here is what they are:

Positional Upgrades are usually trades that make your team better. You may have to sacrifice a prospect or a draft pick to improve your roster, but the end result is a better player at the NHL level.
Example: Patrick Kane to Tampa Bay for Steve Downie, 1st round pick, Ty Wishart. (statistically Patrick Kane is better than Steve Downie, but you also gave up a high draft pick and a prospect to make the trade more desireable for Chicago)

Salary Dumps occur when you have a team who is pushing close the salary cap limit. You'll want to shed some salary to afford fresh draft picks, RFA's and other young prospects or simply you want to pursue a new UFA.
Example: Jaromir Jagr to the new york rangers for Anson Carter. granted there are more details involving some stipulations that made this trade work but the message remains the same. Anson Carter is no where near the caliber of player that Jaromir Jagr is, but the trade was still made. Jagr made a heavy salary at the time and he wasn't leading the Caps to a Cup.

Desperation trades could mean one of two things, depending on where your team sits in the standings. If you find yourself a team like Atlanta, you're trying to make every deal that you can just to try to keep someone like Ilya Kovalchuk from walking at Free Agency as well as trying to get anyone to make your team a little bit better. If you're a winning team heading into the playoffs, desperation trades usually occur at the deadline when you're trying to acquire anyone you can to help you get that final playoff push. Only 16 teams make the playoffs and there are other teams like you competing for those rental players. Example: When the Edmonton Oilers were pressing hard for the 8th and final playoff spot in 2009, they acquired Ales Kotalik from the Buffalo Sabres for a 2009 2nd round draft pick. Kotalik was an Unrestricted Free Agent at season's end and Edmonton knew he wouldn't be resigned. Thus a 2nd round pick is what they gave up to rent Kotalik's services for two months, as they missed the playoffs.

Roster Depth trades are pretty strategic. Basically, you're acquiring someone who can fill in when another player gets injured, or someone who can fill a roster spot in an emergency case. Roster Depth trades could mean you're making a 1 for 2 trade in order to add one more player than you started off with. Sometimes you can trade one top level player for three average players to add depth to your team.
Example: Marian Hossa and Greg de Vries for Dany Heatley. This trade is a perfect example of a 1 for 2 deal. Heatley and Hossa essentially negated themselves in this trade as they are both elite level players, but throw in de Vries and its different. Now Atlanta can put him in the top 6 and move a defenseman down so that you have one spare to play if needed.

Draft Depth is simply adding draft picks to your team. Some GM's will add a draft pick by trading down in the draft.
Example: Minnesota Wild possessed the #12 pick in this years draft. Garth Snow wanted it so he traded a 1st, 3rd and 7th round draft pick to move up four spots. Minnesota now has two more draft picks than they started out with, and still maybe got the player they were after.

Team Needs is pretty straight forward. A team will address weak points in their roster by trading something they don't need for something they desperately need. Most of the time these trades aren't one sided as a GM will scratch another GM's back and they'll both get what they need.
Example: Craig Adams to Chicago from Carolina for a 7th round draft pick. In this example, Chicago needed a fourth line grinder with excellent defensive capabilities. A 7th round pick wasn't much to give up in order to fill this need.

Blockbusters are everybody's favorite trade. These trades are the ones that make headlines in the news. They will always involve at least one major player going to a team for a package of players, draft picks, and prospects or simply player for player.
Example: Alexander Ovechkin, Mike Green and a 1st round draft pick for Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. Highly unlikely but just an example as this trade would send shock waves through the world.