#1 I would love to see them add NCAA Hockey teams in the game. With NIL in place and college football making a comeback, I'm sure EA can work something out to include college hockey teams in the game. Especially with how many college players have been drafted early in the NHL recently. Plus, you would already have ASU's arena in the game being used by the Coyotes.
I would like to see them bring back fans throwing hats on the ice during a hattrick. Better puck physics and next-gen net physics like in FIFA 23 so that the puck doesn't bounce of the net like its hitting a wall.
Authentic coaches or at least give us the option to rename and edit them.
And finally... plz give us new announcers. Cybulski and Ferraro are awful. The NHL is on ESPN now so bring back the ESPN presentation and maybe include John Buccigross, Darren Pang and Barry Melrose.