Bring back poke checking and STICK LIFT

Enough already!

Offense has enough tools with this ridiculously unrealistic side skating and all that garbage. And EA drastically reduce D ability to poke and stick lift???

These were fine last year. In fact after years if stick left being an instant penalty, it was finally in a great spot and an amazing defensive tool to master.

Now I'm a top D man and I'm left gently coasting players to the outside because the defense tools are BROKEN or non existent.

Whyyyyyyy??? Why does EA keep making a mockery of this game.

For the love of the lord give us the stick check back!!! Poke checking still sucks too.

Oh and lobbies that work would also be great. Embarrassing year for this game after so many embarrassing years before it.

Glad they updated the punching sound to that ridiculous raw meat slapping sound though. Good job!!!!

What a joke.