Just wantied to make a comment about the wrist shot.
I really don't think EA knew what it was unleashing when they added the skill stick. While it is a useful, and sometimes fun addition to the game, it has really created a scenarrio where using it adds to the likelyhood of a goal way too much.
The skill stick killed any passes that aren't a cross crease tap in. It's get the puck, deke all the way up the ice, and then either deke the goalie or make the cross crease pass. To me, this is a problem with the game.
I think the easiest way for EA to remedy the problem it to make the skill stick much more risky: you deke and lose control of the puck, you use it to drop a wrist shot back and you fan on the shot, stuff like this. There is no reason for 4th liners to be better danglers than Huselius.
Until this is implemented, there is no need for board play, dump and chase, etc, as these low risk plays have about a 1% chance of reward in the game and the higher risk, no-pass game has about a 80% chance of reward. Just silly.
Just my opinion.
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