I'm glad to see so many others posting about the lack of presentation in the game as when I played it yesterday I thought maybe I'm just old school and everyone wants to skip the replays and between whistle presentation/scenes.
I'm so disappointed that there is no option for full broadcast likeness like there was in NHL 22. It appears the whole game is condensed in every mode as the option isn't there anymore in the Broadcast Settings which tells me this is intentional.
But what's worse is how poorly the game looks when it cuts after a goal to the EA logo then a 2 second goal celebration then another EA logo (or HUT logo if in that mode) then no replay and back to the puck drop. It is so rushed and "choppy" that it looks terrible.
A few years ago we used to get wide views of the arena with fans cheering for a goal and now no crowed visuals for goals, just noise.
But if you watch the NHL 23 Official Presentation Deep Dive Trailer when they cover Gameday Atmosphere they focus almost all on audio and the game intros but the clips are so short they are about as short as they actually are if you are lucky enough to see one of the new intros in the game.
This game feels so far from "realistic" in presentation compared to where it was and compared to say FIFA 23.
I hope this is a glitch and not intentional but I'm worried it is going to be the way it is.