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In an attempt not to hijack the thread, this raises the question of when an unskilled player in bad game shape might not be worth it. Does anyone have any idea what “game shape” the lucky fan might have? It would be logical to guess said lucky fan has minimum skills, but is it possible that an “atrocious” at 7 gs on a lucky fan would be better than “pitiful” or “awful” on a player whose GS is mismanaged?

With that in mind I guess the question is, at what level does a lucky fan become more useful than a player? Would this situation have helped our friend that started the thread?

Here are the issues i have-
Back in March, i was invovled in an OT game with playoff caliber team. I lost the game, and looking at the boxscore I saw that the other owner only dressed five players. One of his stars fouled out, and the sim brought in a "lucky fan".
How i could play a competetive team into OT, only to lose to a four man team is absolutely stupide.

In NO OTHER universe, do "lucky fans" get to play when a team is shorthanded. If a soccer team gets a red card, you play short...if a hockey players takes a penalty, the team plays short. if a team only dresses three players, even though they have a roster of 10+, too bad. The sim should NOT make up for the purposeful short coming the owner built in to the game mgt.

I dont care if Michael Jordan and two scrubs are playing a full up college level team, there is NO WAY he's going for 68. No way. So keep in mind, a 19yr old went against a playoff caliber team, who was at full strength at went for 68. never should have happened. if the sim isnt smart enough to know to double/triple team this dude, wll your sim is broken

HA the Leafs (didn't need to be said but someone should get a laugh out of it)

love the NHL emergency backup goalie (EBUG) story.

Maybe we should find another name for lucky fans, and maybe we should be able to enroll the 68 point a game "lucky fan".