If the Buffalo Sabres need any additional motivation as they prepare to begin their quest to return to the postseason, they may have gotten some courtesy of the folks over at EA Sports.
Yes, I’m talking about EA Sports’ 2016-17 NHL simulation using NHL 17, the newest entry in the company’s successful video game family.
For starters, the entire simulation comes off as rigged, based on the two teams that supposedly advanced to the 2017 Stanley Cup Final:
We made our prediction, what’s yours?#NHL17 Season Sim: https://t.co/mPCRwDdlk6 pic.twitter.com/fNCZ16EB4s
— #NHL17 (@EASPORTSNHL) October 10, 2016
Sure, guys – the two two teams that made headlines by trading star defensemen just happen to be the two teams battling it out for Lord Stanley’s Cup.