Demo thoughts so far:
- Quick play after the whistle is so much nicer.
- It's actually possible to block passes now with the stick and the body.
- AI is so much smarter. Other players actually find open spots on the attack.
- Skating is definitely much different. Haven't found any problem with it yet.
- Puck physics seem a little more realistic
- Response times appear to be a little quicker with things like line/strategy changes, players picking up a loose puck (although I mostly play online so maybe it'll still feel sluggish online)
- Similar to previous line but on a delayed penalty last year the puck seemed to need to be in full possession for the whistle even though it had been 'touched' by your team many times. More realistic timings this year.
- Hitting is still a bit on the too frequent and too heavy side
- This new gameplay should force players online to actually play more realistic hockey and not dangle/cheese goal.
Edit: Must add that so far it looks like 3rd line checkers aren't making Stamkos like scoring plays.
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