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Originally Posted by dobbles
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that transitions into my first thing. they need to create new ways to play defense. the reason diving became such a strategy is because it worked. they need a tie up button; they need a way as a defender to just stay with the forward. the ai defense needs to smarten up around their own net. and i don't mean in terms of cross creases. whenever the goalie has the puck, they all abandon the net. its nowhere realistic and its nowhere near good hockey. forwards can have their way around the net. this year especially they can poke till the cows come home as there seems to rarely be a penalty.
goalie passing has gotten very bad in single player. i have been having all kinds of trouble getting the goalie to pass to a defender when then goalie is behind the net playing the puck. at this point i would just prefer a way to make the goalie always stay in his net. when he goes back to play the puck, its always an adventure.
dropping sticks. it happens way too much IMO. and in real hockey if you stick lift someone and they drop their stick you are taking a penalty. i am happy with how much sticks break. i think thats working. however every time i see someone drop their stick i giggle inside a little.
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I agree with all of this. Goalie passing is horrendous, no goalie in the NHL moves that slow and passes that poorly. The stick lift/drop thing should most definitely be a penalty (but the frequency needs to decrease first...they aren't peewees).
A tie up button would be great out front. It's so frustrating to try and play defense. It'd be nice to see a tie up button that if you used for too long, you'd get a penalty.
Couple other things that I think would be sweet, even if they came out next year:
- Don't have the ref drop the puck in the zone. Just erase the arm bands and make it look like a linesman, then have him skate out of the zone or something. I'm not sure how you would do that without getting all four officials on the ice. That would be a pretty sweet addition as well I think...although it might make the ice a little too congested.
- Get rid of those idiot broadcasters. I'm so sick of Bill Clement, I swear to God I'd rip out his throat if I ever met him in person.
- Fix the Enmax Energy Board! I don't wanna see a generic jumbotron in Calgary!