I would understand EA if this is geared towards those who are new to the game or for kids who does not have any clue what life can throw at you....
But they should also have other levels/sliders for those who would like to experience real hockey, the nitty gritty part of the game. Having the real feeling or even close to it as a GM or player.
I lost faith to this company after '13. And I refuse to give anymore money to this company unless they really pay attention to offline, BGM gamer like myself.
By the way, EXCELLENT points and well written bigwill33.
(I just hope EA is reading this...but then again, I highly doubt they even come here to honestly see what we think of their game).