Serious need of a tuner (EASHL)

• Slapshots from defensive end no longer go where they are aimed, is now almost always an icing regardless of aim
• nudging/hitting from the side or behind doesn't do anything
• gameplay in general is far too slow, the only way to score is under the goalies armpit
• not important, but hitting goalies in the crease has been removed for seemingly no reason
• Celebration camera takes away from the fun of celebrations
• Replays in grudge matches don't work
• the skating around defenders animation works sometimes, but doesn't apply to players that are down on the ice
• hitting assistance is gone, and almost any move makes a player basically immune to any hit
• every rebound goes flying?
• crouching to interrupt getup animation still an issue (since at least last October)
• passes in general are a little bit too useless 

The changes to contested passes and stick checking are cool, but don't work well in conjunction with all of the changes that slow the gameplay down even further. If the pace of the game (skating, hitting) speed up a good bit, the defending changes could make this game decently competitive and fun. I'm holding out hope for the game, as last year's launch was also really bad, but ended up being one of the most fun NHL games for me.