During the regular season there will be some good teams putting players on waivers for other teams to claim. If you find a good player but have a lot of other good players on your team, acquire him and trade him for a first, second, third, or fourth round pick. If the player is very good you might get a first round draft pick. Only trade players for draft picks if the other team leads the league in losses. There is a good chance that team will get a first round draft pick at the end of the year. If you trade a player for their pick, you will get their first round pick at the end of the year. This means you will probably get a superstar player.

A few days before the trade deadline, identify the worst teams in the NHL. Select one of them and trade your first and third round for their first and fifth round picks. This will almost always work. If it does not, switch trade with another team. Then, finish the season and you should have a top five pick (unless the team somehow got good at the end). After you select "Move To Offseason" save the game. Then, go to the draft and pick whomever desired. After the draft is complete, go back to every round and check which players you want to draft. Restart the system and reload the game. Then, draft again and get the desired players.