Both Protect the Puck and Pinning the Puck to the Boards Both Need a nerf especially for those using low Strength and Balance. Pinning the puck to the Boards should not give the person immunity from being hit. So Many players see a hit coming along the boards ane Pin themselves to the Boards to avoid contact. Ive Had times where a player will do this and the game doesn't allow me to hit them it almost creates a bubble for them it doesnt happen all the time but it does happen. If A players balance and Strength is low this should not be the case.
As For Puck protect A player using his free hand to Drive the net shouldnt skate through hits. Ive seen to many times where a player is using Moonlight Powerforward he goes into puck protect and just sheds hits like its nothing. Even though my hitting is As High if not higher than his balance and strength. Another reason Prebuilds shouldnt exist. A moonlight Power forward has not only Good Balance Strength and Agility it also has Elite Edges. Giving the player a clear advantage on Puck protect skills as if you go to hit him he is able to turn faster and even if you do hit him hes got incredible balance and strength to keep the puck.
Again If I can't Make A Custom Player To the same specs as a Prebuild the Prebuild shouldnt be in the game. Multiple Prebuilds are OP not all but most.
I think we Can All agree The Most Important Stats for NHL have been. Speed Acceleration Agility Endurance Balance and Strength Hitting Maybe Dekeing.
Moon Light Power forward has. 92 speed 90 Balance 96 Agility plus elite edges cant be used by a custom build. 95 acceleration 90 puck control 88 endurance. 90 hitting and 99 strength 92 slap shot power and 88 wrist shot power
The best I can do.. Same Height and Weight is
89 speed 87 Balance 89 agility 89 acceleration 90 acceleration 89 hitting 89 strength
And then i could get strength and hitting up to 93 with plus 4 or 89 balance with+2
With a weaker shot a little more accuracy and can get a couple other categories like dekeing and passing Higher. The Prebuild is the better choice IMO over the Custom build. Just because the Custom Build is slower less balance strength agility and acceleration with good endurance. And a hard shot.
This is just an example. Prebuilds have no place in this game. Or at the very least keep it to arcade modes get them out of Ranked matches thanks.