LoL. That was a rant and a half, wasn't it? I'm sorry guys, but can you imagine if they took the effort that went into creating a whole chel store, chel coins, and HUT money into actual gameplay features and additions before the release of the game?
Instead, as a defenseman, I get to enjoy this happening over and over and over and over. Gold Stick 'Em Up with a 90+ Stick Checking gets you absolute nothing. I'm trying to abuse the Hip-Check, but with this happening, what other options do I have? Can't really hit regular because that barely works since I have to have my speed/accel at 92 just to catch the speedy wingers. I'm not saying poke should always work, but my goodness, the forwards don't have to do anything but keep skating like the D isn't even there.
@Jammalammalam wrote:
You're trying to poke the puck off of a player skating at you, while you're skating at them. You knocked the puck loose, but because you overcommitted in your skating, you had zero ability to pick it up.
This should've been a body check and/or a backskate to angle the puck carrier off into the boards.
The forward also skated straight into the defender so the defender should’ve came in contact with the puck. You should be able to skate straight at the forward and take it instead of having to do a hit or conservative poke. You shouldn’t have to do all those things you mentioned when it’s the forward who messed up not the defense,
and the poke should’ve jarred it loose, the forward overskated and didn’t make any move to protect the puck from being taken.
