Might be time to bring in a Handicap system to EASHL
Well with NHL 25 upon us I have been reading and experiencing the issue of lower ranked players your bronzes, silverer's in EASHL, being matched up against diamond and fires.
Which 9 out of 10 times does not turn into a fun experience for the lower ranking team and causing either blow outs like 10-1 or teams just quitting after 5 goals or right after first puck drop, I have seen posts here and on reddit about this issue and have experienced it myself as well.
I think its time to bring in a handicap system so if your matched up with elites and your just average, than the average team would get a plus 2, or 3 attributes on everything, depending how much differences there is for the lower ranking team, but if the lower ranking team wins the game, than the higher ranking team wouldn't lose very much RP maybe like you lose a 100 RP points, but the lower ranking team would get like 400-500 RP.
This would encourage lower ranking players to stay and play the game, and also give the higher-ranking team more of a challenge and would be more exciting for them instead of being bored.