What is defense in NHL 24?

It's really crappy how the end played out with the goalie not covering the puck and the offensive player getting the puck right back on their stick, but...

There was a clear opportunity to use a body check here which would've disrupted the play.

Instead, a poke check is used while simultaneously slamming the brakes and sending the defender AWAY from the loose puck:

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@couture2fat2fly wrote:
@KidShowtime1867LMAO 🤣

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Right, because in real hockey, we just let the puck carrier lean on us and don't use body check at all .

@KidShowtime1867the attacker should have lost the puck at least a dozen time on that play and your response is "hey you should have done X here at the end instead maybe". Again, have you ever played competitive 6s?

Do you really not see that the attacking players can simply skate in straight line to the net and often there's just no way to stop them? 5 year olds in real life know that skating into the guy in front of them will result in them losing control. How do you not?

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@couture2fat2fly wrote:

@KidShowtime1867the attacker should have lost the puck at least a dozen time on that play and your response is "hey you should have done X here at the end instead maybe". 

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Puck carrier DID lose the puck but because the defender had poor positioning, they were too far away from the puck to obtain it:

They recovered nicely and put themself in a FANTASTIC position to lay out a nice body check:

but instead, they decide to ride that poke check button, and SUCCESSFULLY KNOCK THE PUCK LOOSE:

and because they actively skated away from the loose puck:

the loose puck left by the goalie (which should've been covered, I'll blame EA for that one) is then knocked in for a goal while Teal continues to skate away:

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@couture2fat2fly wrote:

 Again, have you ever played competitive 6s?

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Yup, at the highest levels.

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@couture2fat2fly wrote:

Do you really not see that the attacking players can simply skate in straight line to the net and often there's just no way to stop them? 

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In the clip, the player refused to use a simple body check. There are ways to stop them, you just need to make the right decision in what tool to use 😉

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@couture2fat2fly wrote: 5 year olds in real life know that skating into the guy in front of them will result in them losing control. How do you not?

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5 year olds also know that they should shove/hit/check a player who is literally leaning on them 😃😃

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@couture2fat2fly wrote:
@KidShowtime1867body checking is illegal in regular 5 year old leagues, so by your concept of physics and hockey in general it would have been impossible for that defender to stop the player cutting to the net, through him, because you can't use your stick if not exactly X feet Y inches away. Missed the window of opportunity I guess. Geat play offensively!

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It was a great play! Well said! He recognized the opponent was weak and not wanting to engage the body, drove to the net and capitalized! A good hockey play. I don't like the goalie reaction though and would love EA to clean that up.

you're probably an offline type of player that plays rookie mode. When you're a top 6s team playing top 6s teams, going for the check is too risky and will often result in going off position and giving a breakaway or a goal. please stop trolling. Thanks

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@spiritpat wrote:

you're probably an offline type of player that plays rookie mode. When you're a top 6s team playing top 6s teams, going for the check is too risky and will often result in going off position and giving a breakaway or a goal. please stop trolling. Thanks

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sounds like you've got some bad defenders on your team! 

loll top 6s team since nhl 10 and suddenly nobody can poke anymore. you're the problem here