Roster moves at end of season
I had two rookies to begin the season that I did the win the calder conversation with and one of them won the calder. However because the player who won the calder is a 77 ovr they were automatically sent down immediately after the cup final is over which is also the trigger for the calder conversation since the awards are also set at that time. The calder conversation pops up for the second rookie since they are a 79 and stayed on the roster. So the rookie who did not win the calder received the conversation for the calder win and the potential upgrade and attributes while the rookie who actually won gets nothing in the AHL. Why would auto roster moves that are not necessary even happen at the end of the season and how in the world does the other rookie get the boosts instead? Makes no sense and is super annoyingAI in 2025 NHL
Can someone explain to me why the AI in NHL 2025 (maybe/probably 2026 too) is so terrible? When they're against us, they win almost every face-off, score a goal every three shots, make great passes, the goalie stops almost everything, etc.... But… when it's the AI of your teammates... They almost never score goals, the goalie is useless, the defensemen give the puck away for no reason, never win any face-offs... etc. It's very frustrating and makes the game almost unplayable...Salary Cap increase by season don’t keep up to players expected salary
In franchise mode, after a few seasons, players salary expectations are too high. Some players ask close to 20m per year. That is a problem because salary cap increases only roughly 2m per season. The salary cap increase should be adjusted as it is reported that by the end of next year salary cap could increase to 117m. I had this salary cap only in 2036!!! Please adjust this, I know I can play without salary Cap, but this would be more realistic and playing without salary cap gives a great advantage for player when compared to CPU.
Bring NHL back to PC – Crossplay potential
Hello EA Sports NHL Team, I have been a loyal NHL fan since NHL 07 on PC. After that, I played every NHL game on PS3, PS4, and PS5, buying each new release. But now that I’ve switched to PC, I can’t play NHL anymore, and I really miss it. I truly believe NHL on PC has great potential, especially with crossplay. Many PC players want to play with their friends on consoles, both together in online clubs and against each other. If crossplay works in FIFA and NBA, why not in NHL? Eventually, it will have to happen, so why not now? By not releasing NHL on PC, you are losing dedicated fans who have simply moved to a better platform for graphics and performance. It’s frustrating that I can no longer enjoy NHL with my friends like before. My friend and I used to create an online club—me as a Center, him as a Goalie—and we had so much fun playing together. Now, I have no way to experience that, and I know I’m not the only one in this situation. I don’t want to buy a console just for NHL, and I don’t want to be forced to just watch others play while I sit out simply because I chose to game on PC. Please consider bringing NHL back to PC with full crossplay support. There is a demand for it, and many fans would love to see it happen. Thank you for your time.
Imagine if they manage to make NHL 26 worse than NHL 25
NHL 25 is probably the worst thing EA has released, 19/20/21/22/23/24 had their faults and flaws but they were playable. The menus are full of syrup… 🤮🤮 Ice-Q termin”AI”tor, so incredibly boring game play!!!!! You can’t switch player like before, and once you manage to switch to the player you want to be, it's too late and the idiot AI player is just going the wrong way or something else In all my years playing the NHL, I have NEVER played this many overtime games together as I have with this game. Every single match ends the same, you have to work like crazy for 2 goals in 25-30 shots then the AI scores two rubbish goals when there is less than a minute left.... 30-7 in shots VERY FUN GAME I have to say you're doing a great job if you manage to make NHL 26 worse.
Team Builder in NHL 25
The addition of team builder to NHL 25 would be incredible. For many years, I have spent countless hours in the creation zone, creating hundreds of teams and thousands of players. Team Builder is far superior to the NHL creation zone. The creation zone has barely been updated since 2017 (maybe even longer?) and Team Builder would be a fantastic solution and a welcomed feature. This is something that benefits both online and offline players. Thanks EA.This game Plays better without x-factors.
Im still on '25 for reference but this is the answer. I've been tweaking gameplay sliders forever to get this game to feel good and seemed to have honed in on settings that played well. But still had that problem of when the ai comes down and wants/needs to score, it just does. Cant stand that part of this game. I've gone into the roster and removed all xfactors from every player for multiple teams (except for goalies wanting them to keep their boost/animations to create saves) and let me tell you! The game plays and feels better than ever. I honestly think that it would be that easy for the devs to fix 90% of what people complain about in gameplay if they would just remove the xfactors.
