I would say that means no to a patch this year for it but I have a feeling it will be remedied for NHL17. I know there is a lot of negativity surrounding this series and Lord knows I have had my fair share of negativity, but I truly feel EA but a decent effort in this year. They spent time bringing back the modes missing and enhanced the presentation (I know these things are not many fans priorities), The gameplay is a bit better then years past, and they have done a decent job of listening to the fans. I'm optimistic NHL17 will continue moving forward in a good direction.
If the stats thing (also not present in NHL15 and never fixed) and commentary thing (I find that annoying as well.) is still not fixed I will not be happy.