I'm not having any problems like that either.....
As far as my impression, I like the polished (updated) look it has and yes I will probably be buying the game although it is somewhat disappointing how similar some of the features are to NHL 11.
I mean they used the same exact cut-scenes as last year? Just seems lazy on the part of the development team. Maybe the retail version will have other/extra stuff.
Guess we will find out next month.