I don’t really focus much on team ratings. It’s an ok estimate of skill but there are a lot things that don’t show up in the ratings. I do look at it though for areas I can improve the team. I mean you see the difference between a team like myself and the bot Kirk Thuggins but at the end of the day you can beat teams with higher ratings. I look more at player ratings as well as their positional flexibility. Basically, how many positions they can play. As for my additions, it seems they are having the intended impact. I am surprised how good Rizzoli is playing on 5 Game Shape. I can’t wait to see what he does later. I also think Elod is going to be big boost once I fix his game shape. I have never considered ratings to be an average even if BB-Justin says so. I always viewed as cumulative since OT games always have higher rating than regulation games.