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No EASHL/OTP specific info yet. If you haven't already, read the gameplay improvements producer blog. Should be some stuff of interest to you in there.

I guess this was a mix of NHL 11 and NHL 12 here. Sorry about that, I shouldn've been more clear. I more or less wanted to make sure I wasn't crazy about the EASHL and OTP computer defense and goalies. I had done a search for "computer", which was obviously pretty vague, and it seemed to really only pull back sliders in the search. Thanks though, I will definitely check that out.

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Sounds like you are asking about NHL11 EASHL right? If so, the CPU defensemen and goalies are absolute garbage. CPU defensemen can be abused and walked right by with the same simple manual toe drag deke every single time, and the goalies fall for almost every move when you get in close and refuse to cover the short side post even which results in a lot of terrible goals going in, even from impossible angles. I didn't notice either the D or goalies any better or worse with the tuners, they were bad out of the box and still are. Both areas need to be completely overhauled for NHL12.

That was the thing. For NHL 11 EASHL and OTP play, I really felt like that out of box everything was perfect. It took a lot for you to get the computer defense out of position (and keep in mind I'm talking about the PS3 version). Now, the computer defense allows the other team to go on a breakaway BEFORE they turn around out of their back skating to try and stop them and by that times it's already too late.

I've got to be honest and say what really set me over the top was a 2v2 EASHL game where me and my buddy were leading 4-2 with 5 minutes left in the 3rd period and from that point on, the computer defense (while in defend lead and everything set where they would be more worried about playing back) gave up 6 consecutive breakaway goals. That in turns makes me complain about the goalie because all you have to do is pull the stick to the left or right on breakaways and it's almost a guaranteed goal.