They took nhl24 and botched it. In 3’s club- they took away elite edges which everyone agreed was a good thing. The thing is the smallest guys on the ice can skate through any build you have, not get hit off the puck, and make some miraculous goal the defies all physics. I don’t understand how NHL24 was so good and they took this game and made it clunky, slow, and unplayable. Then it seems like whatever team scores first, the goalie drops to rookie mode and another 4-5 goals get past your goalie that should be routine stops. I’m not kidding in a span of 8 minutes the other team scored 11 goals and they were all just entry shots on the net that trickled by the goalie. The stamina in this game is a joke too. If you’re going to have a game mode like 3’s which is fast paced. Why would you design the game to lose energy so fast you can hardly get up and down the ice. It’s early, I’m sure updates will come. But my advice, wait 2 years when it’s $15-$30 and don’t waste $70 to want to throw your controller at your tv when you play it. Would give 0 stars if I could.