There are 2 big options out there- the Revamped rosters or the Ultimate rosters. I work on the Revamped rosters. We have already started working on the rosters for NHL 14. Here is a brief breakdown of what we do...
We didn't like the ratings EA gave the players. We thought all of the players were too bunched up in their overalls (they're all in the high 70's and low 80's). So we decided to spread the ratings out some more to get better player differentiation. With our rosters, 4th liners are in the 60's while the superstars are in the high 80's and 90's. For example- A typical enforcer will be rated like a 62 while Crosby is a 97. This makes playing with a player like Crosby actually feel like you're playing with Crosby.
For next year, like I said, we already started doing the rosters. We are rating every single player based off of multiple scouting reports we have. Every single attribute will reflect the players' true-to-life ability. The snipers will feel like snipers, the checkers will feel like checkers, etc.
Feel free to check our rosters out!