Following a season in which the Golden Knights had 12 players hit career highs in points, 10 set career highs in goals, and as a team made a run to the Stanley Cup Final you would think individuals from one of the best story in sports would start getting some recognition.
The geniuses at EA Sports don’t agree. They released their top 50 ranked players for the upcoming NHL 19 game, and there’s not a single Golden Knight to be found.
No William Karlsson, who finished 10th in MVP voting. No Jonathan Marchessault, who scored eight goals and tallied more than a point per game in the postseason. No Nate Schmidt, who was the key cog in helping the Golden Knights stifle the Kings, Sharks, and Jets in succession. And worst of all, no Marc-Andre Fleury, a three-time Stanley Cup winner, that put together the best season of his career and carried an expansion team to the Final.
Instead, players like Jakub Voracek, Ryan Suter, Jonathan Toews, and Frederik Andersen made the list.
In fact, 10 goalies ranked higher than Marc-Andre Fleury. Ten!
The game drops on September 14th, when we’ll learn the ratings of all Vegas players, but until then, we leave you with the one Golden Knight who did have his NHL 19 rating revealed.
Guess I won’t be using myself again this year for Ultimate Team but I’m still excited for NHL 19! What does everyone else think of my rating? #NHL19Ratings @EASPORTSNHL pic.twitter.com/CEfQ2XnZhx
— Nick Suzuki (@nsuzuki_37) August 24, 2018
You’re not alone Nick, the disrespect for the Western Conference Champions is real.




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