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Quote: Originally Posted by stew514

The biggest problem I have with the video is that it looks like acceleration wasn't really touched, so a cleanly won faceoff still results in a forward in the defenseman's face right as the puck arrives. It's one of the things that makes it difficult to cycle the puck. Players can go from 0 to 60 almost instantly so no matter how quickly you move the puck around people can be on you in a second.

As a d-man in BAP and EASHL I feel the pain. I think part of the problem with that is that forwards don't tie each other up on faceoffs like they would in real life. It isn't fun when your center wins the draw clean and the other team's forward is hitting you before you touch the puck.