EA NHL 26 CHEL WOC IS A JOKE

The worst part about the hitting is not that they knock you down easily it's that the hitting window that allows you to hit a player when they don't have the puck is far too long before a penalty is called.  The late hits is what is so frustrating especially in 3's as it creates an unfair advantage once they knock you down to go on odd man rushes.  I'm not sure how it is programmed but if the player having to do the hit skates more than 3 strides to hit the player without the puck it should be a penalty every time.  It's not unusual to have a player skate 5-8 strides or possibly more to hit you without the puck with no penalty called.  Can you mention this to the team to see if they can shorten the window to make it slightly realistic?