Defensive Tips
I havent played NHL 22 much this year, I've recently started up again. Compared to NHL 21 Im finding that player movement is much different and poke checks seem to have much less effect. Im just look...
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EA_Blueberry
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Giving this post a bump to gather more feedback from the community on defensive tips for those that are newer to NHL 22 this year. Thanks for kicking off a great topic!
Giving this post a bump to gather more feedback from the community on defensive tips for those that are newer to NHL 22 this year. Thanks for kicking off a great topic!
@EA_Blueberry wrote:
@JG_Philosophy
Giving this post a bump to gather more feedback from the community on defensive tips for those that are newer to NHL 22 this year. Thanks for kicking off a great topic!
Size is the new meta for dmen especially. (NHL 22 TIPS & TACTICS - SPEED OR SIZE)
This is why I think DD is the best all around starting point. Decent size and physicality, great defensive traits and you can nudge the offensive stuff a bit. And if you need speed you *can* get them up to 87 speed and acceleration: tho those don't seem to matter as much as you think (see NHL 22 Skating Speed Tests video) and you may not want to give up those boost slots for that if 85 is high enough and you want to boost something else
To this, I have found that getting in your opponents space/face (hits/bumps, cutting off lanes) seems more effective than stickwork overall. Just me? Otherwise with close quarters and One Tee you are pretty much hosed unless you are on top of your mark.
With X-Factor abilities I think you want to choose those which will activate the most frequently, esp for your zone ability slot:
- Truculence (if you like to hit)
- Shutdown
- Quick Pick
- Elite Edges (always active)
Are excellent
- In Reverse
- No contest
Are also few good ones.
Would love to hear what others like/use.
Elite edges it's a must have! Tall defender with speed it's what I found its the most useful class but you can play any class defence stats doesnt matter in this game
@amuricafyeh wrote:Elite edges it's a must have! Tall defender with speed it's what I found its the most useful class but you can play any class defence stats doesnt matter in this game
Actually this has been bugging me as of late and I have a question for @EA_Blueberry / @EA_Aljo (or other EA staff)
The description of Elite Edges is thus:
- Elite Edges: Exceptional maneuverability with the ability to turn tight corners while retaining high speed; it’s always active, and an indicator is triggered when a defender is burned.
As a DMan I find maintaining position with small movements in front of the net challenging. A bunch of guys I play with *claim* that Elite Edges helps with this. But based on the description, there is arguably no basis for this belief as it seems to indicate that it really only helps you at "retaining high speed". Is agility what is needed here or does Elite Edges indeed help you with smaller movements?
As an aside: It would be super helpful if the devs could release actual stat based info on what attributes the X-Factors affect (and by how much, like, actual numbers), rather than all the guesswork and experimentation, which is frankly getting a bit old for me.
Elite edges makes it easier to do smaller movements and easier to push people to the boards
