It kind of is a big deal though. For countless years, NHL15-20, I can’t say 21 because I never got an opportunity to play franchise mode without my PS4 crashing, and in last year and this years game. There are times (even when I’m winning) and you go behind the net for a breakout (even keeping your strategies to aggressive which you used to be able to set in previous years but not this one *different convo*) I can sit there and the CPU AI will not attack you and they will sit at either top of the circle or blue line. It’s happened when tied (which I could kind of understand playing defensive) or even when winning by ANY amount. I’ve had it happen up 1, to even it happen up 4 or even 5. There have been times I’ve gone ehhh I’m done with the game and sat there for the whole period and let the time run out. It’s a very annoying thing that does happen and HAS happened for years
To respond also to my last comment, every year since NHL15 I’ve played on All-Star difficulty
