Eric Williams

I'll just begin by saying that 90% of my time in this game is spent in HUT. Been playing a lot in the last 5 years and I'm a division 2 rank most of the time. Where do I begin.... this game is buggy as f$%&. Constant problems getting booted out of the game in menus and on pause screens. The "improvements" are unrealistic last-second attempts at the puck and Zegras' stupid puck-flip which is near impossible to pull off in a competitive game. As for the gameplay itself, it is terrible. The game is completely controlled by EA's momentum shifts. If you do not have the momentum, you will not intercept or block any pass. You will not win any puck battle. You will spend the entire time chasing the puck around your zone. Every version of NHL has its glitch goals. This year is no different. Get ready for wraparounds! The goalie is incapable of stopping them. Your only shot to stop them is with your D. The goalie just stays so far back in the net and refuses to do anything. Short side shots from near impossible angles are almost gimmies as well. Especially if you do a far-side to short-side stick handle first. The goalie will come off the post every time. As for the D.... they're so soft unless they have truculence X-factor. Every stick-lift is a penalty. EVERY ONE. If you're body-to-body with a forward, you can not stop him. Hitting won't jar the puck loose, you're too close to poke check, and a stick lift is 2PIM. You're screwed. Especially if you don't have EA's momentum carrying you to victory. I could go on and on about this garbage for hours. I'll just say that there are cheaper ways to give yourself a headache and don't spend your money on this brutal excuse for a game. I definitely wish I didn't.