Camera settings

Something like this. Of course, when the puck is on the boards below the goal line in your D zone it will be impossible to see the puck, but you can just highlight the puck through the boards like FOX did back in the day or something similar. 

The game actually has fantastic visuals & animations, but you miss so much of it by playing overhead/zone. I understand that is good for competitive play and players that need to see as much of the ice as they can. That doesn't mean there aren't people that want a more cinematic presentation of the game. Also, I don't need to see the ice as long as my teammates do their jobs >:)