I'll third this, I love playing a slow simulation-type game and honestly this year has allowed the most in that. The game feels better on a simulation level than I've ever had it before with my current slider set. It's sadly ruined when I am forced into a line change with a tired group just because it goes from whistle to face off!
Not to mention, some people like myself just enjoy watching replays. I have to manually go into the main menu and break the flow of the game just to watch an AI goal this year, I do hope EA sees how big of a deal this is to the single-player crowd.