NHL 17 Wishlist: Features We'd Love to See

[snc237]

A.I. Need the biggest upgrade. When a person can call a line change and skate around in the offensive zone with only one guy vs The rest of the team and the AI just stands there letting the other guy skate freely till his teammates come back. There is really no urgency to the CPU in anything they do. Line changes take far to long, and sometimes are very questionable when they happen. If your goalies pulled they don't seem to know and play D like there is a goalie in net. Don't get me wrong, the AI is better then prior years but still has a long ways to go.

[extremeskins04]

My wishlist for NHL 17:

1. Coaches: We need coaches with their play styles, schemes, attributes and the ability to hire and fire them. I want them to impact the game either positively or negatively in BeAGM mode.

2. Better Scouting and Potential System: We need to be able to hire our scouts and look and see their styles and attributes. Right now we just assume we have "good scouts", we really have no idea.

3. A Deeper Draft Presentation: It's nice that we can trade up or down in the draft but Draft Day is pretty bland and boring.

4. More Intuitive Free Agency and Contract Negotiations: Right now I can offer a player a sum of money and they accept it regardless of which team I am, how well I did the year before, and other factors.

If there is a player like Stamkos or Benn that enters Free Agency and I'm playing the GM as the Bruins and we came in dead last in the standings that year prior, then he should NOT want to come to my team but would sign if I gave him a TON more money than other teams.

Make it realistic with contract negotiations and free agency signings.

[SuperGoalies]

my wish list is: anticipation goalie saves (with left or right stick whichever),
out of town stats and scores & replays of other games (TSN & sportsnet & CBC & NBC), able to watch older games around and out leagues, replays of other games and old games could be cinematic, kinda like NHL 16 Simulation video, hot and cold streaks, more stick curves (NHL 12-14), 20 minutes of low shots in be a gm =p, ability to run so close to goalie and slap it in close and score, realistic sliders from HUT to other modes etc.. (Be A GM & Season & Playoffs), bring back NHL Helper please =p

[Caniac94]

It would be awesome to see the stupid auto rotate and random animations done away with. That has really been grinding my gears for years now.

Give us neutral zone pressure! Make the neutral zone a lot tougher to navigate and tougher to gain O zone entries. Plus the AI needs a complete overhaul.

Not gameplay related. How about a new Stanley Cup celebration? EA promised one two years ago but we still have the same celebration we've had since NHL... 09? The current celebration has been used for years now and is so stale it's not even funny! It's also a really cheesy celebration to boot. Allow us to skate with the Cup maybe? I would also like to actually see my pro in Be A Pro in the celebration and have the chance to control him with the Cup. That would be sick.

[mjarz02]

Board play needs an upgrade. Often times the players stick and even the puck will go through the boards resulting in goofy animations.

Penalty kill lines in game need to be flexible to allow to sub fatigued players.

[HisAirness53]

It would be awesome to see SAP overlays and have breakdowns highlighted in replays. It's a stretch but hey this is a wish list right?! I also am among those who would love to see Connected Franchise back. I loved starting franchise with friends in the past. I would also love to see them go back to the old Format of EASHL I hate the fact I have to use generic player type, rather than being able to spends my points how I see fit. Last but not least HUT, imo Madden does it perfectly with endless thing to do weekly challenges and coin ups and what not. I would much rather enjoy playing HUT if it resembles the Madden offering.

[Sheba2011]

The GM Mode needs a major overhaul, the current one is the same one they have been using for a decade just with sleek new menus. Some things I would love to see changed:

1. A full relocation suite.
2. Ability to scout individual players/overhaul of scouting system
3. All prospects having a picture, completely kills the immersion for me when I have to stare at a black silhouette.
4. Playable all star weekend with skill challenges.
5. Realistic GM AI
6. Scrap or overhaul the morale system.
7. Actual coaching staffs that can be fired/hired.

[clarkerots]

Besides the ones mentioned I would like to see goalie fatigue (was back in 02 I think, where goalies would be tired after 4 or 5 games) should depend on durability or fatigue rating.

More injuries. Lets face it, if you don't sim any games, at the highest slider, you can go a whole season without really needing your AHL team at all.

Goalie injuries. Its huge and it happens. I shouldn't be able to use Quick for 78 games in a season, and the only reason for not 82 is because I just decided to give the backup some work.

Total edit control. I've been saying this for years. If you play online, then you have to use the online roster, which has the correct teams and ratings. For offline, its all mine. Who cares if I give my entire team the same last name, face, and hair. Its my offline league, and I should have total control.