LT is still a big problem.

You can still LT easy. It's actually worse this year. Swing and a miss, boys! At the very least. Reduce a player's balance when they skate backwards so they can be hit off the puck easily. It's the exact same as last year in NHL 25 that if you don't hit them at a perfect angle. You just brush right off of them. When I see my truckulance or unstoppable proc when I hit them. I expect them to get smashed not just skate away like nothing happened. I think LT backskating is fine but it's just not practical when facing defense. If I LT through players and they don't touch me, that's their fault. However, when someone clearly connects with me. I better lose the puck, especially if they have truckulance and are larger than my player. 

None of us want to hear "well, we will have to wait next year."

No. That is unacceptable and you've had over a year to get it right.