Let's discuss board play.

Question

What we have had for the past 7+ years is really poor implemented board play.

I can't count how many times players glitch their stick through the boards and awkwardly turn on a dime away from the defense. You can't effectively hem a player into the boards unless it's timed and placed perfectly.

You shouldn't even be able to pull that off. You would easily lose possession of the puck the moment the puck makes contact with the boards. Especially, at the speeds players pull off the cheesy glitch.

Pressing a player into the boards has been the same problematic mechanic this game hasn't touched since I can't even remember.

Also, if your computer can poke check and hit. They can damn well pressure the puck carrier and press them into the boards. I'm sick of constantly chasing or sitting in the slot waiting for my opponent only to cheese far side.

It's incredibly infuriating that all players have to do to apply a power position is glitching their stick through the boards and pushing off. There's nothing you can do.

Where is the option to play the body and stop a player up? It's an actual defensive play where a defender stops the player up and hems them into the boards.

If you can apply all these silly new "total control" scheme. You can damn well implement better defensive mechanics.

nihilistwolfe29 · Answer

If a player glitches their stick through the boards. There are no options other than pressing them against the boards. If you poke check - tripping penalty. If you stick lift - slashing penalty. If you hit - boarding penalty.

The only viable option is to press your opponent into the boards and have your teammate(s) fish the puck out.

Except it is broken and doesn't work half the time.

theunusedcrayon · Answer

@SturmWolfe The worst part is the feature when first introduced had a decent range for how far you could pin people to the boards. It was an actual tool. Now if you use it, it likely means you're poor at defending because it's yet another tool that's been nerfed for defenseman. You have to be literally right by them and on their numbers for it to work.

Well, that's unless you're a computer. Then you can use it the way it should be able to be utilized.

theunusedcrayon · Answer

Also let's not ignore the fact that you can pin yourself to the boards when you have the puck which is absolutely the most ridiculous thing ever.&nbsp;

tigidooh · Answer

@TheUnusedCrayonPinning the board actually happens though. It's just that it happen only now and then for very specific circonstances like killing a few secondes during pks or in the last minutes of a game from the leading team when under pressure near by a board. Some guys will purposely hug the board and tuck the puck between their skates/stick and hold it for 10-15sec. It's kinda rare but surely not ridiculous.But I get it that it was sometimes abused in the game to dodge hits and probably other things.

theunusedcrayon · Answer

@Tigidooh I'm not against it being in the game as it has real life application as well, but EA has clearly allowed blatant abuse of the tool. When it was first introduced if you went for a hit against somebody that pinned themselves to the board, it would auto initiate a pin so players couldn't cheese avoid getting hit. That feature is gone now, and they also made it wayyyyyy more difficult to pull the puck out of skates along the boards so everything favours the person with the puck on this play.

Forum Discussion

Let's discuss board play.

6 Replies

Featured Places

NHL 24 General Discussion

Recent Discussions

Update the way stats are tracked

Be a pro AI

is the NHL winter classic coming to NHL 25

BRING BACK ALL EA GAMES ON NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE 1&2

Ideas