Thank you for the constructive feedback. I'd personally appreciate these changes. It would be good to have options for the intro so it feels more authentic for those of us that want that experience.
The game plays quite a bit differently between online and offline. Especially with EASHL since you have multiple humans playing. The AI react to the humans, who are very often playing out of position. The AI need to adjust to cover the open ice. When you have 2 or 3 humans out of position, the AI are going to have a harder time being in the right position to make a good play.
Not saying they can't use some improving. Even if everyone perfectly plays their position, they'll still make mistakes. Then again, so do humans.