Reverse hit and the side backwards skating.
Let’s start with reverse hitting. This needs to be fixed. Players are starting to just hit the A button every time you get near them so if you poke check, stick lift or hit… they hit you and knock you down when you’re trying to defend. I get it if I go to hit the guy (body to body contact) but I stopped hitting almost all together and just started stick lifting and poke checking and they are just straight up knocking my guy down and it’s not a penalty.
Now, pair that with them gaining speed while facing the boards and their back towards you at top speed. You cannot defend that. The game is broken and people are exploiting it all the way in division 3. You literally cannot do anything to defend this and these players who are doing it know it and probably laugh every time they score using that combo.
I know many people aren’t good defensively but I am one who prides themselves on how good defensively they are and I can usually find a way to defend something. These moves especially the A button really make me not be able to do anything if they are able to just reverse hit me and not get a penalty when all I am doing is poke checking or stick lifting. The skating sideways thing yeah sure just wait for them to turn or pass and then defend.
While I appreciate what you guys tried to put into the game. I think it needs a little tweaking. It is way over powered at this time.
