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Ah man, I just wrote a long response and when I clicked Submit it kicked me out. Stupid not being on your own comp. Whatever, here goes again:

I only play online, as I have never got into BAP, so this critic only pertains to online play.

-The wrap around-far post shot is too effective. If you need a goal, this is the play; time and time again you will score off this play. And along with that comes guys who abuse it. Often you play a guy who literally use this play on every rush, and no matter what you do, over an entire game they are going to get a few of them to go in. It's so frustrating, but there’s relatively little you can do about it.

-Fights don't happen enough, and I think it’s due to people not realizing you want to fight. They need to bring back a "hit O to fight" or something like that, as trying to detect someone slashing somewhere on the ice is often too hard.

-Like browna said the crowd needs to improve. I especially think that there needs to be way less retro jerseys in the crowd. When they flash to the crowd, there is often 6-7 guys wearing retro within a single section. This just isn't realistic and it has always bugged me

-The loading (blank ice) screens need to improve! When you’re in the middle of playing and it goes to a loading screen, all of a sudden the benches are empty and there is no one on the ice? This makes no sense. Maybe it isn't realistic to have players still skating around, but at least fill the bench’s and even have a still image of players lining up for the draw. Maybe I'm just getting picky, but this has always been my biggest pet peeves of NHL year after year

-The poke check is too effective. Once you play this game enough, you realize that if you want to be good at D all you need to do is mash on the stick check, and some guys mash on it like it's going out of style. To deter this, stepping up and taking the body needs to be more rewarding. Personally I love stepping up and hitting, but late in a close game, you have to go with works, and that is the far too effective lame poke-check.

-Shoot-out finishes have no emotion. If you win or lose in a shoot-out, you really don't care. Maybe this relates back to the crowd. Either way, this needs to improve as shoot-outs are very exciting in real life, but so boring in this game.

-Bring back the 5 minute majors for boarding! Taking this penalty was easily the most exciting/funny thing about this game.

That's all I can think of; and that folks is my longest post ever on CP.