The AI players aren't behaving based on what their real-life counterparts would do. It would be cool for sure, but we don't have the "brain" of every individual player matching up with their AI version. They just use general behavior based on the on-ice conditions at that moment as well as what strategies are set. Hockey is a very dynamic sport. It's not unusual to see players playing out of position as the play dictates.
There were very big changes with the AI this year so of course it's going to be different than previously. That doesn't mean it's all working perfectly though. We'll continue to tune it in the future.
Personally, if they have the opportunity to step up and create offense, I'll take advantage of that every time rather than wait for everyone to get in position in your own end and then break out.
Thanks so much for all the feedback as well as capturing those videos. That really helps.