In the NHL12 demo I was speeding up the left side of the ice with an opposing forward behind me trying to block the passing lane from my zone. I asked for a pass and my D-man (Kaberle) sent out an awesome pass, banking it off the boards to get the puck past the defending forward and straight to me.
In NHL11, when playing position locked, if you asked for a pass it was usually straight at you, no matter who or what was in between you and the passer.
I was absolutely giddy to see that happen and glad that they addressed one of my biggest gripes with NHL11
