Simple QoL changes really. Things like going back to having one gear setup for Clubs and one for drop-ins. Skate radii, blade flex and curves adding small bonuses. Cleaner, quicker UI's to navigate from one tab to the other easily without fear of it crashing the game.
I'm hoping there's an offensive weapon to combat the open season defencemen have on forwards in front of the net. Complete and full customization of the jersey, where we decided what stripes and piping goes where with the ability to upload our own logos for clubs, more contextual contact with less ability to just ballerina around guys.
With how tempermental the servers are, a "re-join game" option would be fantastic, that's something that's been long overdue for a few years now
Below one's just a pipe dream for future games
I'd like to see the "core" (and I mean the physical ones) attributes grouped together- speed, strength, durability, acceleration, agility,- should be their own group. Offensive traits would be grouped- WS Power, SS Power, Ws accuracy, ss acuracy, passing, OA should be it's own group. Defensive would be Bodychecking, Shot blocking, stick checking, Defensive Awareness, stick lift, poise(this would be how well your player maintains stamina under pressure). And finally the all around group- Faceoffs, hand eye, discipline, fighting, clutch-