Well that is a store doing it, not EA sending out a cover for them.

And in America they have Hockey stars on it which we all know, in different countries EA does different covers to cater to that country, Sweden gets a Zetterberg because he's Swedish, and EA knows they would much rather have their home country stars on the cover then of American stars or NHL stars.

EA knows how to market properly, but city by city stars won't ever happen, as it would cost probably too much money for them to worry about.

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OMG SHUT UP

The city-specific inserts are for PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY.

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mechaphil

REALLY NOW would have never thought of doing that, figured Buffalo would have Brett Hull for NHL 11 on the cover for promotional usage?

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OK, listen. No one ever suggested ever that the NHL would use multiple cover athletes. The discussion has revolved entirely around the use of multiple cover athletes for promo use only.

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mechaphil

I'm not going to happy with EA unless they release 19 different covers of NHL 11, each with a different starting Buffalo Sabres player.

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i apologise Phil, I misread what you wrote

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PSA: I am an overly sarcastic person. If you take me at my word, then i will most likely anger and offend you.

the guy at gamestop told me one year when miller was on the cover, that year miller made the all-star game, it was a promo to get people around here to buy the game. i would think that EA would consider it with the Olympics, but i think they may also consider Stamkos with the season he is having.

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"Tis The Season, Fa la la la la LaFontaine" - Rick Jeanneret

You really want to see a Drew Stafford/ Patrick Lalime cover?? LOL

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Bye Bye Dick Jauron!

I seem to have misplaced my Arc of the Covenant, and need something else to melt the faces of those who oppose me while I search for it.

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And there's the post of the day. Everything else posted on Tuesday April, 6 is just drivel.

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mechaphil

Do I get to wear a tiara and sash for the rest of the day?

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Whatever suits you...I was just gonna suggest lots of rouge and a pair of heels.

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mechaphil

Crosby shouldn't be the face. Ovechkin should. Just. Because. He's. Russian.

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"Counting all the assholes in the room, I'm definitely not alone!" ~ Michael Poulsen, Volbeat, Still Standing.

Miller should be on the cover. He has done some amazing things for hockey this season. His play in the olympics echoed pretty hard. Here in Sweden, people talked about it. Heck, Mikael Renberg (former NHLer) said Miller was probably the best goalie hes ever seen, together with Hasek.

Plus, when was the last time a goalie made the cover? John Vanbiesbrouck in 97?

Ok, I have a 15 year old step son and he and I jam out every weekend. I can tell you I hate thumb controllers, to a guy my age they are fairly new and I am learning the different moves with the controllers, bumbers, etc...etc.....

I do keep the games fairly close considering he smokes me 9 out of 10 times (He's a Detroit fanatic and Datsyuk and Zettershit.....errrr......well, you get my meaning, cause me fits most games). However, there is Miller, and he carries me most of the game, its not my lack of defensive play, I keep him to the outside most of the time, its my inability to bury it against OzGod or Happy Howard. I have learned to use the stick in a rolling fashion and am getting better.
(Just carried him to a game 6 this past weekend in a Battle for the Cup game).

I have jammed on the NHL series for years, same thing with football back in the late 90's too.
But, he still uses the dam bumper move to get around my defense and Dammit Rivet and Montador, stop taking slashing penalties, that frickin lift stick has to be time just right.

I will beat his ass one of these weekends, but for now, I have to suffer humiliating defeat after humiliating defeat at the hands of Detroit .

Here is the surprise to me in the 10 game, Gerbe is a terror and my step son hates to play him, Roy does good, Vanish shows up once every 3 games and I too have demoted Staff infection to the 4th line. Pomminville hits the net in the game and Connolly isn't that bad either. I love playing Weber and Gragnani over Butler and Lydman.

I can't find Myers or Ennis in the game, come on NHL11.

Oh, and my stepson calls Miller Jesus and he should be on the cover

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Lord Stanley's Cup is what its all about.
Mr. Pegula, your destiny awaits you sir.

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Proud LGBTQQ Individual

If the EA NHL cover is anything like the Madden Cover Curse, then, by all means, PLEASE PLACE CROSBY ON IT.


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“This is a good building to play in,” Roy said. “It’s kind of quiet.”

-- forward Derek Roy, following the Sabres' 2-1 OT win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Jan. 14, 2010, a game where the home team drew just over 11,000 fans {the ninth time in 22 home games they failed to draw 12,000}

Look at what I started haha.

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Eh

Is this your most successful topic you started? Also, go Rockets!

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mechaphil

Just about lol. However my Official Tyler Myers thread last year was a few pages long, thanks to you, Ice, Skyline and myself.
And fuck yes Phil Go Rockets Go.

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Driver of the Tyler Ennis Bandwagon, Ridin' shotgun on the Tyler Myers Bandwagon, chillin' on the Luke Adam Bandwagon


Eh