I give this guy massive props to be out there and talking about the game no matter what people say about the product in general. He does not have an easy time doing this job after what has been going on the last few years with such a horrible product. Good on EA and the NHL devs for getting our there and talking to the community.
Now that being said, I have 1 thing that really irked me. The fact that he said that goalies are in a really good place right now. Is that for real? He says something about goalies having .900 plus save percentages and I'd like to know where those save percentages are? You can beat the goalie with the same move over and over and over in this game on any level so really, how can that be in a good place? Goalies in 24 are horrible. They do the dumbest things, shots go through goalies like thwy aren't wearing equipment.
The other thing that kind of bugged me was saying that if there is a whistle they should still be under pressure and that a whistle wouldn't stop the pressure. If you have a real life situation like a long time in the zone and get a whistle and a line change, why are the players still super slow and fatigued? Makes zero sense.
Other than those things, everything sounds pretty good and am cautiously optimistic about what the patch will be. Once again, EA does not have a good track record of improving things.
