Your defensive programming needs a lot of work, especially in HUT. I play with the most passive defensive strategies, and my players still refuse to legitimately pick-up the man in front. They rather puck watch the guy in the corner than actually lift up the man in front's stick. It's one of the most basic fundamental skills a defenceman is taught from a young age that this game just lacks. The weak-side defenceman always picks up the man in front. You advertised heavily a few years ago about net-front AI battles and never see them actually happen. If you ever wish to not make HUT cross-crease galore, plz for the love of god, implement basic defensive fundamentals
Oh and take that stupid glitch goal out of EASHL Three's where Left-handed shot players hold it on their backhand and cut left across the middle of the ice for a short-side snipe goal. It's so unrealistic. The goalie bites way too much. You nerf the one-handed goal, which actually took a bit of skill to pull off, to the point where it goes in 1 out of every 1000 tries but then implements one of the wackiest looking glitch goals in the history of the franchise. Your game lacks way too much inconsistency for a hockey game.