I have used stick lifts like 5 times in total over the years and I've gotten a penalty probably 3 of those. I will never ever recommend using em, no matter how confident you are.
Just need to learn to use it in in the right spots. Here's 2 gifs from the same game
opposing players skate with impunity, and even if they are successfully poked, 90% of the time they get immediate possession back
(in real life, when you pop a player's stick up, that means your stick is now closest to the puck. In EA NHL 26, you just take yourself out of the play so the offense can get the puck immediately back
Sometimes a stick lift can be executed and the puck leaves the reach of the player
Chel 24 stick lift was just a penalty button, no amount of positioning or discipline boosting seemed to fix that, 25 it was perfect, 26 they destroyed it for the sake of change. Stick lifts are absolutely brutal this year and even when angling the puck carrier exactly right, you have a better chance at completing a takeaway with a stiff pick (what us diamonds and elites refer to as getting your body in between the puck carrier and his blade) than you would with a stick lift. Going for a stiff pick in both videos you posted would’ve worked, and wouldn’t have slowed down your players pace had your opponent gotten the puck back before you.
no amount of positioning or discipline boosting seemed to fix that
Maybe for you bud. Some of us learned to use it without issue.
a stiff pick (what us diamonds and elites refer to as getting your body in between the puck carrier and his blade)
You mean getting body positioning. This is not unique to "diamonds and elites" lmao 🤣
I mean I’d hope not, but the term stiff pick is. I’ll walk you through how you should value stats in world of chel, since you clearly have no idea.
Points mean nothing. This game works like arcade hockey. Bad players can put up points. However, your point totals aren’t even good, even giving you some breathing room with playing D way more than forward. I’m a defensive dman for my club and I’m averaging just over 2 points per game in a stay at home role with little to no games on forward.
+/- is the stat that matters (I’m currently +149 in 111 games played, so your comment about me spending all day on the game is irrelevant, I’m just better) and I’ll tell you why: in real hockey, +/- means little to nothing, but there are no line changes in EASHL. This means +/- is directly related to your ability to win 5 on 5 play, something your stats say you’re not very good at. I guess my real question is, why so confident in your arguments and takes when you’re an objectively below average player that’s constantly in the minority?
guess my real question is, why so confident in your arguments and takes when you’re an objectively below average player that’s constantly in the minority?
That's a fair point. I think you've won my dude. Congrats. Not sure why I keep coming back here but you're right. I'm always in the minority and it doesn't appear giving suggestions on how to get the most out of the game matters to anyone. I keep triggering people by trying to provide detail on how things work. You're clearly better at the game and know much more than me. Seems rather pointless to come here when I stop and think about it. Cheers bros.
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