[Dolphins88]

Well the addition of nbc presentation and graphic upgrade is a plus. But I agree the offline gameplay needs a serious overhaul. The puck physics, goalies, AI, individual player ratings/skills, team differences and playing styles, arena differences which they claim has been fixed.
I agree 2k had the unique arena differences, best goalies,puck physics and player / team style of play and uniqueness back in 2k3 which was 11 years ago. If EA messes up this iteration I seriously hope 2k or Sony make a hockey game for next gen.