Goalie passing and the player selection

Goalie passing is risky at best, and a lot of the time it could be downright self-sabotage.

There are high chances of the puck ending up in your own net, especially when done at the wrong time, but it seems even when you think you're good, it gets wonked up.

But aside from that, the next biggest issue is the player that gets selected when the puck gets tossed out.

It's rare when the goalie makes a solid pass, but far more rare that they make a solid pass to the player I intended. Put that together, and more often you get a weak flub of a pass as the goalie lets it float out in front of them, usually while they're on their knees with their head down, and the player that's selected is way out at the boards, meanwhile there's a guy right beside them.

I get it, that it's probably selecting the guy it thinks I was pressing my left analog stick towards, but that's not necessarily always the case. Personally, I would find it more helpful if the closest guy to the puck was selected in this sort of scenario.

If the goalie is standing up and ready to make a pass like a normal skater, then sure, make it a pass as usual, but when he's trying to just let the puck loose to avoid a whistle, select the nearest guy because you know dang well that the goalie ain't makin a pass out to the boards while they're on their knees.