I disagree. Just played as Edmonton against Calgary on All Star Full Sim with some adjustments and I hemmed Calgary in on the powerplay often and it was intense. They held their box and thwarted my circling powerplay. It was thrilling. I think it has something to do with how you occupy the zone. If you have good fast dynamic puck movement, the cpu is forced to back off.
Anyways, im having a lot of fun finally with this game. Preordered!!!