I think the goalie splits work the way they do to keep them healthy more than anything; not really an issue when you have pairings of equal OVR but there are times the difference is just too high and the scrub is called in.
I don't like to play offline so I just max out all the sliders - I'm probably just too dumb but some of the descriptions can be interpreted in different ways, leading me to question if I actually want something at 100 or 0.
To piggyback off the point above, it would be nice for trait descriptions and levelling to get a bit of an overhaul in EASHL.
For many years there have been debates about whether or not snapshot traits actually affected wristers or how much of a difference something like the "Crash the Net" speciality added to which stats for example.
A clearer picture of your stats before/after choosing certain traits would be great for players who constantly change their minds on new builds -- I believe 14 had this where it'd just show positives/negatives compared to what the build would look like without anything at all; Currently, the game keeps changing what your base stats are each trait (hopefully this makes sense).
Edit: oh, and please remove the whippy free cam during cutscenes/intermissions. I understand I can just not press the sticks but it's ingrained in my nature.
Made sense in MGSV for example since you could zoom and create a dynamic shot but it just isn't useful for NHL (without extra details to focus on)
Edit 2: Was it NHL 2001 or maybe HITZ that had it? More than enough time has passed, let's bring back Powerman 5000's "Bombshell" as the main theme 👿