Chip dump

Hi there. You need to hold down RB/R1 for a second or so. However, dumps have been reduced due to the pressure system so you can't dump it all they down the ice like previously.

Hi there I appreciate the feedback but I can't dump it over the head of anybody as soon as I depress the RB button it does this week little dump holding it down doesn't really work because as soon as I depress the RB button it does the weak little two-foot off the ground 8 ft dump I see guys I play against chipping it up over the up off the glass chipping it over our heads all the time I just can't not figure out how to do it

Or say you're killing a penalty so you don't have to cross the red line to do just a dump down into your offensive zone say you're killing a penalty some of these guys can dump it from the one end almost all the way to the other end up over people and I 100% can't figure it out and it's frustrating isn't the end of the world that doesn't mean I can't execute a game plan but it's a cool thing to do and I see people doing it and I want to do it

Actually I think I figured it out I just did it I ain't doing it whenever I want but I have done it so thank you very much your help was greatly needed thank you

You shouldn't be dumping it as soon as the button is pressed. You should be able to hold it down to power it up. It'll go over their heads, but it's a lot lower and doesn't go the same distance as previously. In most cases, I just slap it down to the other end instead of dumping.

Great! Glad I could help. Feel free to reach out again if you have any other issues. Good luck on the ice!

EA_Aljo​ Can we get normal dumping back? In actual hockey it's a flick of the stick. Should be the same for this game. It is a crucial part of hockey. More and more each year the NHL series tries to take away that little things that make hockey actual hockey. Dumps. Penalties (for real?). Defensive limitations. What's on tap for next year? I have played these games to death for so long, less and less fun each year. Sad to say I just can't see this franchise surviving long term with the direction it is headed. I think people would really enjoy the most accurate representation of hockey not the arcade version of it. Would love to see it move back in that direction. 

I think as long as we have the pressure system, the low dumps will need to remain. It's too easy to kill pressure with the strength of the previous dumps.

What defensive limitations are you seeing? Besides stick lifts. We're aware they aren't working like they should be.

EA_Aljo​ I get the thought behind it. Clearly the goal is to have people utilize the pressure system as much as possible. But do we really need it? Pressure creates itself. If my team is getting worked in my D zone and the other team is shooting and moving the puck around well I'm feeling the pressure of that myself. 

Nerfed dumps is a limitation to defense.

Stick lifts have been an issue for years. 

Poke checks more so in recent years. 

Intercepting passes has historically been an issue. Even when in great position.

Often times Hitting no longer makes any meaningful contact where it should. Glances right off players with no loss to momentum.

CPU D players with an overall that match the defensemen in my men's league.

Goalies diving around all over the place

Goalies getting beat by the same moves or shots over and over in the same game (wouldn't a goalie know forehand backhand is coming after the 3rd time?) 

The awareness is awesome. Like I'm glad we're all aware. But without changes (positive not negative) it continues to drop off more and more each year. 

I know it sounds dumb but it’s worth hopping into practice mode to figure out. I’d recommend turning on “flip dump aim targeting” in the “on-ice trainer” menu which is usable in the online HUT. After practicing it for a few minutes try it out in a game. I promise you it will take less than 15 minutes to perfect it. 15 attempts rather than 15 minutes is probably more accurate as it’s not hard but a timing issue.