Franchise mode is flat out not playable at this point. Just because the mode loads and can sim does not deem it playable. So far here's everything broken I have found.
- Auto scouting doesn't work
- Manual scouting can't scout goalies
- Defensemen don't show line chemistry for defensive lines (Shows how they fit as forwards)
- Trades are offered in deadline mode that can't go through because of cap issues/incorrect values
- Line chemistry displays differently in preview of how the player fits to what it shows when the player is fully assigned to the line
- If you fire the head coach and hire a new coach any players line fits show for the old coach. (Example with the leaf's I fired the coach pretend his name was "Joe Blow" I then hired a coach can say his name was "Bob Doug" I then sim a week or so and then go to free agency to look at players and it still showed how the players fit for Joe Blow and not my new coach. I go to the trade screen and same thing it says how they fit for my the fired coach.
So to sum that up. You can't accurately scout making drafting far more challenging. You can't tell how well your current players fit on each line. You can't scout a free agent or a trade target accurately to know how they will fit because its for the wrong coach!
SO you can't accurately draft, sign, or trade players!!!!!!
I am now back playing NHL 20 with manually edited rosters because NHL 21 is so insanely glitched out. Argue I'm over reacting all you want but doesn't change the fact this game was not at all ready to be released. BAP has its own pile of glitches I won't both getting into either.
FIX. YOUR. GAME.