This never was an issue in NHL 23, started last year with NHL 24 and now still around in NHL 25. D-Men always leading rushes as an outlet up the ice and when you get settled in the O-Zone they alwa...
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EA_Aljo
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Community ManagerI mostly play WoC as a D and only occasionally have an AI D partner. In the cases I have, they're not doing this. So, if you're talking about a different mode, it's not something I would have really noticed. I played HUT for the first several weeks after launch and didn't see this happening, but I haven't played it now in a couple of weeks. Also, not everyone plays the same and AI positioning is largely dependent on where the human controlled players are so video is really important.
Sorry, should have clarified, this is Play Now vs CPU and in Franchise mode. I player lock in these games as well and its still an issue.
So Play Now/Franchise vs CPU and also happens when player locked in these games as well.
Peterson #28
https://gamerdvr.com/gamer/fiddy14/video/191869926
Letang #58 (last part of the clip)
https://gamerdvr.com/gamer/fiddy14/video/191870602
These are just ones I randomly caught, the above situations happen 10-15 times a game it seems. That might be on the high end (7 min periods), but something is way off with the D-Men Logic constantly wanting to leave the zone and lead rushes.
Also, team default strategies of Sullivan from November 20th Roster Update, no changes to them at all.