I feel like it's a very big issue that the series never truly progresses. NHL 14 was a really good game, and then they took out almost everything for NHL 15 on the new consoles. It feels like a lot of recent features have been just to get back to where NHL 14 was in the first place. For example, the new Be A Pro in NHL 21 (or maybe 22 not sure) just brings back those old text-based conversations from 14's Live The Life. Then you look at a game like NBA 2K and their career mode and see how much more they have to offer.