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EA Sports Simulation: More than 1,700 points for Demidov (with 3 Hart trophies and a Stanley Cup)
Marc-Olivier Cook
EA Sports Simulation: More than 1,700 points for Demidov (with 3 Hart trophies and a Stanley Cup)
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Every year, EA Sports has fun simulating the careers of the best rookies entering the NHL. And it's always a bit wacky, because the results are pretty crazy. For example? Last year, Lane Hutson's career simulation gave him 1,384 NHL career points… plus two Stanley Cups, a Conn Smythe Trophy, three Norris Trophies, a Hart Trophy and a Ted Lindsay Trophy.

This year, it's no different for Ivan Demidov. It goes like this: if you look at the Russian's career simulation (not to be taken lightly, we agree), you'll see that he scores 724 goals and has 1,024 assists. That gives a total of 1,748 points… although in the photo shared by EA Sports, we see that it gives 1,766 points (oops). But we also notice that Demidov would win three Hart Trophies, a Conn Smythe Trophy, three Ted Lindsay Trophies… and a Stanley Cup. That would be… spectacular.

Clearly, the results are a bit distorted. Only eight players have surpassed the 1,700-point plateau in National League history: Wayne Gretzky, Jaromir Jagr, Mark Messier, Gordie Howe, Ron Francis, Marcel Dionne, Steve Yzerman and Mario Lemieux.

Honorable mention to Sidney Crosby (1687 points) and Alex Ovechkin (1623 points), who are close to that mark… but still. I don't want to bust anyone's balloon, but I don't think Ivan Demidov will end his career with that many points. I'd like that, and I'd like to see him win as many individual trophies… but we have to be realistic too. And if he's able to achieve half of what he did, we'll be able to say that he's had a whole career in the National League.

'Overtime'

– To be continued.

– Nick Suzuki

– I love it.

– He's got good hands.

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