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Originally Posted by dobbles

i must have missed that. where was it? because when i watched the video, i saw the same stuff as years past: defenders just randomly standing near players but not actually doing anything. i guess thats what has always frustrated me about the game and how they always claim to be realistic... the physical play of the game is non existant. to EA, they think that physical play means crazy huge body checks that RARELY happen in real life but happen 8 times a period in their games. but yet if you watch the nhl, it is a gruesome battle in front of the net and in the corners. (even though its still tame to years past because of rule and style changes) but yet in their games, defenders never lock up a guy unless its the weird suction pulling you into a canned animation. they introduce board battles but instead of helping bring that aspect of real hockey to the game, it becomes a way for offensive players to glitch their way around contact. i am sure most of you are sick of hearing me whine, but it just seems like every year nothing changes. i know its a video game and people want excitement, but to me the nhl series is still nowhere near emulating actual nhl play. heck, i am still waiting for forwards to collapse down on their own goalie when there is a scramble in front of their own net. in real life, all 5 guys will be within a few feet of the goalie trying to clear the puck out. in the ea games, the wings stay out at the point and often 1 or two other defenders will be randomly covering guys away from the net.

i am optimistic that the new consoles will allow the game to really improve, but from what we have seen, i just have no reason to think anything other than this game will be a let down as always.

In other words, EA modeled the game after the Oilers.