They haven’t COMPLETELY given up, they still put in a half effort to add things like custom league and occasionally fix issues if they’re super easy to fix and we annoy them about it enough… but it’s really really close.
If they don't want to work to remove the bugs in Franchise mode anymore they should say it clearly to us.
There are many things mentionned in the OP that never happenned to me or are not true but this one tops it:
"Tyler Ennis, having more value than mcdavid simply because he put up 20 goals in 40 games as a 79ovr player."
This is just false.
Sadly, we have to come to terms with the fact that they are catering to an online experience overall. From presentation to gameplay and modes (we don't even have dynamic stats in-game anymore outside of no goalie intros). It's not about a traditional NHL experience anymore and more a fast paced arcade experience (the WWE style goal celebrations and bigger hits prove that). I want to like these games and the NHL franchise on a whole again but I just can't. My passion died after NHL 23. So sadly, I don't see any changes or glitches being fixed in modes that don't make money (HUT and now CHEL with the season pass). Look at the lack of support on NHL 23. This game and franchise on a whole has lost its identity and can't seem to find it.
