[Max Cow Disease]

I've found myself gnawing at the controller in anger a few times this year also. At the time, you always think it's because the game must be crap, but it eventually becomes apparent that it's due to the challenge inherent within the game's realism. Things like controlling your players momentum to ensure you don't get beat on the back-skate as the opposition enters your zone as well as having to often cycle the puck in the offensive zone are fantastic, in my opinion.