My god if that unrealistic speedboost hitting is still in nhl 25..

Hipchecks themselves aren't the issue (and despite popular belief, they are something that does occur in real life and is relatively easy to do), it's the fact people were unwilling (or unable?) to learn the new shoulder check mechanics and hipchecks only really taking technical contact into account-- this led people to soley rely on the unbalanced hipchecks which was essentially recreating the Truculence meta.

All we need is for proper hipcheck momentum + energy reduction tuning and a more fluid way to check at a moments notice.