NHL 21 complete mess!

@DyreLogan 

The game is not copied and pasted. There's a lot that goes into the game with each new release. Of course, it's built on top of the previous generation of games, but we don't take last year's game and change the year on it.

The computer players aren't faster, but they are excellent at conserving their energy. Humans tend to hustle when they don't need to. They also rarely let their goalie cover the puck. When you pass it out, your players just get that much more fatigued which lowers their attributes. You'll probably see a difference by covering the puck and manually choosing which lines you want to use. I play on Superstar and have had no problem keeping up with the AI players, but I'm also very careful about managing my player's fatigue.