in real life the skating manuever is called the "mowhawk" and its used every game at the NHL level all the way down to beer leagues.
L2+x spammers as well as people that would wrap the puck around their bodies with the right stick in unrealistic ways was a problem but the solution should not be to COMPLETELY BREAK THE SKATING AND STICK HANDING MECHANICS to where the players have LESS control and ability to simulate a realistic skating style.
KInda ironic that Makar is the cover boy this year because he "mowhawks" probably more than any other current NHL player, and EA takes the ability to do that out of the game this year.
Its hard to beleieve that the people that make this game have ever skated or puck handled at any competitive level of hockey, or even watch it that closely.
