PLEASE bring back SCRUMS
EA PLEASE bring back post whistle play and scrums. I like the addition of the L2+Triangle slash but I'm an old school gamer. I remember NHL 99 for Playstation. If you hit a guy after the whistle, the entire teams would gather and push and shove, just like in real hockey. It wouldn't necessarily lead to a fight (again, just like in real hockey) but it would 1) get the crowd into it 2) get the team into it and 3) probably most importantly get the player into it. This would especially happen if the goalie were hit or rough play around the net had occurred. This would mainly affect AI and offline modes as CHEL already has this potential. Players should get at least 5 seconds after a whistle to instigate a scrum.
With the new addition of the shoulder/push check, double tapping triangle vs. single tapping to initiate a fight and such, you could very easily tune the game to add for a very fun experience. Additionally penalties would not have to be assessed each time but occasionally you could cause offsetting minors leading to 4 on 4 (and improving on the strategy of the game - think of folks like younger Brad Marchand or the Tkachuk bros).