Trading Players - Sega NHL 2K3 Manual

TRADING PLAYERS

During Season and Franchise mode, you can trade players
from team to team. Go to Rosters / Lines and select Trade
Players to make some adjustments to your team. Use the
left thumbstick or D-pad to find the player you want to
trade and press the X button to select him (a check will
appear in the box next to the players you want to trade).
Use the right thumbstick to change between your team and
the team you want to trade to. Use the X button to select
the player(s) you want to trade for and press START to
make the trade.
Season Menu
Once you've picked your team and headed into the season
menu, you will have to navigate the following selections.
Play / Schedule: Use D-Pad / Left Analog to scroll around
the on screen calendar. Press the X button to simulate all
the games up to and including the highlighted game, press
START to play the game. The game will ask for verification.
Roster / Lines: From this menu you can view the roster,
edit your lines, edit the team, trade players and pick up
free agents. You're the general manager, making your
team a contender is your responsibility.
Standings: Check out the league leaders in a variety
of categories.
News: Find out about trades and player injuries.
Awards: Keep track of the award winners for the past
decade. (See page 28).
Load / Save: Everything you can customize in NHL 2K3
can be saved and accessed later via your Xbox video
game console.
Options: Change your game options.
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Coaching Strategies
With NHL 2K3 you get to control the offensive and defensive
style of your team. If you want to go for it all you've got to
ratchet up your aggressiveness by pressing the D-Pad left.
If you want to protect a lead you've got to dial back your
aggressiveness and play a more conservative style of play
by pressing the D-Pad right.
D-Pad Left + right trigger . . . . More Aggressive
D-Pad Right + right trigger. . . Less Aggressive
Line Changes
The forwards and defensemen are broken into units called
lines. Teams have certain lines to suit different situations.
There are lines to take advantage of power plays, to kill
penalties, to play strong defense and to play strong offense.
Use the controls listed below to get new players out onto
the ice. Don't call for a line change when the other team is
attacking your goal. You can make adjustments to your
lines via the Rosters / Lines menu. Mix things up to create
the best scoring and defensive setups.
D-Pad Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Next Offensive Line
D-Pad Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Next Defensive Line
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