Broken passing
Every time I try to press and hold down my trigger to pass to icon pass it it throws out a random pass the millisecond I press my trigger I cannot make a single pass it sometimes does it and sometimes doesn’t it’s incredibly frustrating I’m losing games because of these broken mechanicsFailing moments after completing
Has happened a few times now in HUT Moments. You'll complete the objective with plenty of time remaining, and the moment failed screen appears telling you you didn't and the only option is to finish game. Retry moment option is gone. Kind of annoying for those more difficult moments.The Death of the Skill Gap
Subject: Save Competitive Play — A Manifesto for the Integrity of NHL Esports To the EA Sports NHL Development Team, It is time to have an honest conversation about the direction of your franchise, specifically regarding the competitive community (such as Leaguegaming). By constantly striving to broaden accessibility and cater to casual players, you are eroding the foundation of your own game. Here is the reality you are ignoring: A competitive sports game without a meaningful skill gap will inevitably die. 1. The Absurdity of Simplified Controls (The "Magic Button" Syndrome) Introducing one-touch shortcuts for elite plays—such as executing a Michigan simply by pressing and releasing the Y button—is a direct insult to players who invest hundreds of hours mastering muscle memory, timing, and hand-eye coordination. The Problem: When a lower-tier player cannot finish a basic breakaway because they lack fundamental hockey IQ, yet can pull off a highlight-reel goal using a single automated button, your game loses all competitive credibility. The Consequence: You are manufacturing the illusion of skill. You are handing out participation trophies to individuals who bypass the learning curve. For genuine competitors, this destroys the intrinsic value of technical achievement. 2. Mechanical Hand-Holding Kills Game Vision The same logic applies to excessive pass-assists and automated mechanics. By letting the game make decisions for the player, you remove the core pillars of any true sport: instantaneous decision-making and manual execution. Hockey is a living, chaotic, and fluid environment. The joy of the game lies in the inherent risk, the potential for error, and the pure satisfaction of executing a pinpoint pass or a high-IQ read through your own cognitive processing speed. Automating these actions transforms a skill-based game into a passive simulation where the software dictates success, not human intelligence. 3. What the Esports Community Actually Demands If you want the NHL franchise to thrive as a serious competitive title (comparable to games built on pure mechanical mastery), you must draw a distinct line between casual arcade modes and serious competitive play: Preserve the Barrier to Entry: Elite plays must require precision, correct angles, and rigorous timing. If a mechanic requires no effort, it carries no prestige. Let the Skill Gap Breathe: Competitive players do not want a game that holds their hand. They want a game that punishes poor positioning (such as forwards clogging the center lane) and rewards true spatial awareness and geometry on the ice. In Short: Stop flattening the skill curve to appease casual players who will abandon the game in two weeks anyway. By trying to please everyone, you alienate the purists, strategists, and competitors who keep your game alive over the long haul. Give us a game that demands true talent, and the community will reward you for it.
Can’t Edit Lines in Wildcard
Just as the title says. You can’t edit your lines in HUT wildcard. Once you register your team, you should be able to move your wingers and top d-line (as they are not locked) but the option to select them with square (PS5) is not available and there is no way to edit them. You also cannot edit power play, penalty kill, or shoot out order.
[Bug] Custom Strategies / Tactics Keep Resetting to Default
[Bug] Custom Strategies / Tactics Keep Resetting to Default Description: Customized team strategies and tactical settings fail to save and constantly reset back to their default values. Steps to reproduce: Go to the Strategy / Tactics menu. Change tactical settings or sliders and save. Exit the menu. Re-enter the Strategy / Tactics menu. The settings have reverted to their original default state. Expected result: Saved tactics and strategy settings should persist after saving and leaving the menu. Actual result: Tactics reset to default every time. Please look into this issue and release a fix as soon as possible. Thank you!Game Crashing When Keyboard pops up
My game keeps crashing every time the keyboard pops up on screen and I have tried uninstalling the game, restarting the game and my xbox series x, resetting my xbox, and clearing the cache. I talked to multiple people through the ea chat and they couldn’t do anything and said to come here.Auto line changes not working correctly
I’ve been noticing ever since the September 10 or 11th update that while playing cup chase in HUT, skaters from my 3rd and 4th lines where coming onto the ice before any of my line 2 players, and when i would click to select my second line, it was already selected, but players from line 3 and 4 were on the ice, and the energy levels from lines 3 and 4 were being drained. I noticed this was consistently happening, my line 2 would just keep getting skipped. Thought i fixed it by putting my line 2 into line 3, but then it just started skipping line 3, which led me to believe it had something to do with the player combination and activated boosts. The line is Center: Auston Matthews (Spotlight 85 ovr), LW William Nylander (For the Crest 85 ovr), and RW Cole Caufield (For the Crest 85 ovr). Activated boosts: +1 OVR (Canadien, Spotlight, Maple Leaf), +1 OVR (Canadien, Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf), +4 AP (For the Crest, Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf), +5M sal (Canadien, Maple Leaf, For the Crest), +3M sal (For the Crest, Spotlight, For the Crest). I tried rearranging my line to match the picture on the boost screen (ie putting Nylander in RW and Caufield in LW) but it still keeps skipping that line, but the problem definitely has something to do with those players/activated boosts.Disconnecting from ea servers all the time
I keep getting disconnected from EA servers all the time when playing HUT on PS5. It happens mid-game and counts as a loss. My internet is fine in other games. Please fix this, it's unplayable. I have already restarted my router and console. Every " DISC" you see it's disconnected game. I have lose 5-6 games because that and I have been leading those games 3-0, 5-2 ect. And I will even start talking about line changing... Fix this game
