I only say take it out because they will never fix it and I can't stand playing against the top players in the game where all they do is turn there back to you and move as fast as you and pass perfectly when in that position. Maybe if they slowed you right down when you have your back turned that might work but right now against the top players it is still too frustrating to defend. It seems the exact same as it is in NHL 25 to me and my buddy when they are in your zone.
I understand losing features that were in the game for years sucks, I have wasted so much time searching for games where we have the same amount of human players because they removed "match my team size" option in matchmaking which no one wanted removed.