We may be playing more games but remember the on ice time is way less, were playing 4 minute periods, that means 5 games equals 1 irl NHL game. Goalies definitely need a buff but you are correct that defense is lacking as well and I dont necessarily think its completely the games fault. But I do think the requirement for defensive awareness needs to be lessened, interceptions need to happen more frequently and punish teams for making a bad pass regardless if the player is facing the puck or not, less off the skate bounces, quicker reactions for goalies while in butterfly and more control in butterfly, things like this I think would be an overall improvement. Games should end more 3-1 / 2-1 instead of 7-6 especially when youre playing a 1/5 of an NHL game (on ratio a 2-1 EANHL game would end 10-5 irl.