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Hawks lose again to Kings in EA Sports' sim of the 2014-15 NHL season

It's the exact same damn result as last year: a 4-3 loss to L.A. in the Western Conference Finals. I don't even care if that picture above is three years old.

By Satchel Price
Jeff Gross

I already wasn't a big fan of EA Sports' "NHL 15," but now we're officially NOT CHILL. On Wednesday, EA released a complete simulation of the 2014-15 NHL season, ran entirely via "NHL 15," and, well, the results are a combination of good and bad.

Luckily, we can all sit back and remember this is just a video game, and nothing like our super serious real games.

Okay, so the good news: EA predicts the Hawks to win the Presidents' Trophy. Here are the projected West standings:

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106 points! First place! Obviously the game thinks we're destined to win the Stanley Cup for a third time in six years, right?

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Wait ...

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... a second ...

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OH GOD NO!!!!!!!!!!!

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NOOOOOOOOOO

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NOOOOOOOO WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY

And now let's check in on the awards:

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AHHHHHAHAHAHAHA PATRICK KANE LADY BYNG PATRICK KANE LADY BYNG PATRICK KANE LADY BYNG PATRICK BYNG LADY KANE.

I guess who cares about the Cup, right?

(No, we're still totally mad at EA Sports now. STOP WORKING ON DUMB SIMULATIONS AND GO PATCH IN ONLINE TEAM PLAY YOU KNUCKLEHEADS)