Bring Back Proper Defense Against Stickhandling!

Why does every player handle the puck like Connor McDavid, while defenders have practically useless hockey sticks?

What's the point of defending when poke checks and body checks don't work? Where is the balance, EA?

Hi there. Can you get a video of this? Just put it up somewhere it can be streamed and respond with a link. Thanks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLKt9HL2l-g

https://youtu.be/Gryg1gGfi08?is=HK8CsqQM4OyuFz9a

What am I supposed to do about this? Am I just supposed to wait for a goal?

How is it possible that Stevens, even with the Truculence X-Factor, does absolutely nothing? He just gently touches the opposing player. How am I supposed to defend? Nothing works with Hybrid controls.   

youtu.be/ia1SwyEqpyg?is=WJ2d8IuoKoUi3vaQ

youtu.be/c-qL9mFr-iA?is=KtqazNK9_Ma6B2Qd

youtu.be/tf5XeekHQeM?is=wKkDAu-GnTUIskUA 

R1 doesn't work, even with the X-Factor ability.

Thanks for the videos. 

Riditelvesmiru​ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLKt9HL2l-g

At :18 you're skating away from the carrier. That would have been a good opportunity for a poke/hit. You disrupted the play earlier with your body. You also got a poke off previously. So, I'm really not seeing the issue here.

hf7v4k304w7j​  youtu.be/ia1SwyEqpyg?is=WJ2d8IuoKoUi3vaQ

Most likely, just using your body instead of hitting will knock the puck loose.

hf7v4k304w7j​ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf5XeekHQeM

At :18, you could have hit. A poke can also work here, but you need better positioning and timing.

Riditelvesmiru​  https://youtu.be/Gryg1gGfi08?is=HK8CsqQM4OyuFz9a

You had 2 good chances where poke checks could have broken this up, but didn't use them.

youtu.be/ia1SwyEqpyg?is=WJ2d8IuoKoUi3vaQ  I delivered a blow with my shoulders.

and youtu.be/tf5XeekHQeM?is=wKkDAu-GnTUIskUA 18s  

In my opinion, the game worked fine two years ago—shoulder challenges and everything—but now, for me, it’s unplayable.