Inability to Edit Player Attributes

Now that the game is out, it is officially confirmed that we once again do not have the ability to edit generated players attributes, potential, bio, etc.  This is extremely disappointing and I will once again not be buying the game because of it (along with the grey silhouettes).  I understand that not everything can be updated from year to year but this is something that every other sports game does and something that EA's College Football 25 was able to implement via patch.

The NHL series' franchise mode is the most restrictive out of any other major sports game and at this point, it seems like it is not oversight or inability, but rather a deliberate game design decision.  If possible, is there any way to confirm that the developers have any plans on adding this feature to the game?   

Any sort of comment from EA on this would really help those of us who are expecting this feature to temper our expectations moving forward.