The beta version of EA SPORTS NHL 17 has been released and players around the world are getting a first look at the new game. There are first videos revealing the “new” player ratings on YouTube, but they are actually just those of NHL 16’s last roster update. The ratings in Hockey Ultimate Team are slightly different, but they are not EA’s final ratings for the game either.
That gives us some time to discuss how the Vancouver Canucks should really be rated.
About a year ago, when I was with Mile High Sticking covering the Colorado Avalanche, I wrote the following introduction in my NHL 16 rating post:
“The Colorado Avalanche didn’t do too well last season.