You're 100 percent right with that! It takes the most time to perfect puck possession because it's not entirely clear as to what you should do with the puck. It's easier to defend because you read what the other team gives you and learn how to defend off that. But the choice of what to do with the puck and being creative is very tough because players typically rush a pass or lose the puck frequently due to lack of skill with the puck. I think the toughest thing to perfect is puck possession and the read option because they go hand in hand.

It was a lot easier to do in 21. This year, the puck slows you wayyy down and it's kinda trash

To me, it's the opposite reaction. Since this game dropped, it's gone backwards. Back in October, this game was great. But with each patch added, the game feels like it's moving back to nhl 21 little by little. Penalties are too easy to get. (Especially with the stick physics being so bad when your stick is tied up with someone guarantees a penalty when you press the button even tho there isn't an animation half the time). The aforementioned stick physics converting into bad puck pickups and unrealistic animations. All that combined with the bad bounces that look like "programmed" bounces. I can understand a bad bounce from time to time, but every game? It seems like too much to me. Especially when we look for consistency throughout our games to determine what we need to fix in our gameplay. It really puts a tamper on things. I play the game for the future. Not for the present moment. This game doesn't bring me much joy as it did before but I continue to play it to improve where I can. I know by now when the game screws me compared to when it's actually my fault and that's how I improve. Lots of people are waiting for this game to be good enough so they can return to the game. I think it's wasted time. Have an open mind, get the reps now when you can until ea can eventually fix their game and make it enjoyable. However long it takes. Then you will have loads of entertainment at your disposal and you won't be rusty. That's what I think. Sorry for the long response.

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

Yeah it happens from time to time. Not sure about Playstation but on Xbox, I go to party chat whenever someone starts talking. Then if he feels the need to send a message, I just ignore it. Works for me and eliminates the toxicity.

It's not. AAha4dgame to learn. Most ppl panic, get tunnel vision, and force a pass or a bad shot when they have wide open teammates. And thebworst part is they're a P2 or P3, like how can you play THAT many games and not figure this shit out? So many puck chasers out there that can't understand the concept of defense. Slow down, let the play come to you stop being a panicked spaz.

Thank you! I appreciate it man!

I will do a video going more in depth about puck possession and how to control the puck, make guys miss, and also when to move the puck to your teammates to open up space. That will be after the teal defenseman guide. I do saucer pass it every now and then when I feel the need to. I use it sometimes when I make a pass off the boards to a teammate. Also in open ice when I see a teammate darting for a breakaway, or when I enter the zone and immediately sauce it to the side for a teammate. It has its moments when it's more useful then a regular pass but very difficult to get accurately. I sometimes try to get fancy with it (and usually fail miserably 😞) and try to saucer it across the middle of the ice which works sometimes but not ideal. It's definitely used a lot less this year especially when you see guys having send it or tape to tape on where the game auto sauces for them so it might be worth having those abilities on to see when the game does it for you before you try to manually do it. I'm glad you found the tips to be helpful! 👍

I appreciate you watching the videos. I'm glad you're finding them useful. Dropins is a great way to hone your skills and learn new things. I honestly need to go back to it myself. Keep grinding and pushing towards that next step! 🔥 🔥 🔥

@@HackAttack34 Drop in ain't bad as long as you don't end up with a Troalie or an Enforcer build that wants to cherry pick the whole game but can't score...

@@badmuthaplucka I know that those players are the most frustrating players to work with. But that's what dropins are. RANDOMS! The only thing you can do is focus on what you can get better at. If you have a player that's cherry picks, then there's probably going to be a lot of odd man rushes you face. Focus more on defending those plays. As best you can of course. You can really only do so much. If you manage to get the puck, focus on making the stretch pass to your teammate who cherry picks for a breakaway. Even if he can't score due to lack of skill, as least you can say that you made that pass. Which will help when you are paired up with someone who CAN SCORE. It's all relative. If you can take something from every dropin game you play, you will improve rather quickly.

The versatile player is the most important player in my opinion because you can both ways. If you can get one of your teammates to help you defensively, you should be fine as a team. The other players can forecheck as he sees fit.

Play with people that don't suck 👍

@@captainthruster9484 hahaha if only it were that easy 😂

Haven't played 3s in a while now. Been grinding in 6s. I play with the Ardent Zealous Warriors on the Xbox one. I don't recognize any of these teams so I don't think we've matched up before.

Sorry for the delayed response. Using bigger builds is the way to go this year. I've got build videos for precise builds you could try. Using power forward 6'2" 210 lbs with unstoppable force or truculence as the zone, elite edges and magnetic works good. As well as sniper 6'1" 195 lbs with one tee as zone, close quarters and elite edges as superstar abilities. I think those classes are op builds and work well for me. In terms of gameplay, hut plays a lot different than chel. I feel that you can control the puck better in hut because the game is faster and the gamemode promotes it. In chel, the game is slower and revolves around your class to beat others. Controlling the puck is hard to learn but is not a solo effort nor should it be. Controlling the puck to buy time for your teammates to get open is critical for 3s and in 6s using your team to setting plays up. Human players are tougher to beat than ai but not impossible. It takes time to learn all the neat tricks to getting past players. Hope this helps.

@@HackAttack34 Hey thanks for responding. I like the Sniper build with One Tee. I’m 6 ft 190, I’ll adjust a bit. Some of these teams have monster builds yet are still very fast. Ive adjusted individual strengths, tinkered but I can’t find that sweet spot. I’ll keep trying

@@robchristie4674 try this build. Something I haven't tried yet but was messing with. Power forward 6'2" 210 lbs lower your shot all the way for both. Up your speed to 85. Apply durable skating as boost, makes it 87. That's one point below my sniper build, and only 6 points away from as fast as you can be as a 5'7" build. Lower your balance and up your agility to 82. Apply unstoppable force as zone, elite edges and whatever you want as your 2nd ability. Whether it be magnetic, truculence, or one tee. I would say apply controlled passing as your other boost so you have high passing. Passing is tough in this game and you need it as high as you can. Everything else is up to you but this build has speed, quickness, size, and power all applied to make it pretty devastating.

@@HackAttack34 Any possible way to persuade you to join a couple guys in their 40s on their Chel team. Thank you for the tip though I’ll definitely try that build. I’m a division five player in HUT so just about average I guess

@@HackAttack34 We aren’t starting from scratch or anything we’ve been playing these games since they came out.

Sure I have a few videos on builds but my main defensive class is PMD with elite edges as the zone, stick em up and quick pick as the superstar abilities. Two boasts applied to stick checking and defensive awareness. 6'1" 195 lbs

@@HackAttack34 Thanks man, love the channel and I appreciate your comment. Thanks a lot

Nice man. It's good to be conscious of what needs to improve so you can get target that in drop-ins. You will see improvement. 👍

I got you tho with the teal guide video next! 😄👍

Whats ur build up

Sounds like a typically day playing chel lol 🤣

I should have been more elaborate. Puck bounces are natural. From the December 9th patch, The puck wasn't bouncing natural anymore. Like a shot taken from a player that deflects off the defenders leg that goes perfectly to the inside of the post and in. Like a slap shot taken from the point that deflects off the defenders skate perfectly to a teammate for a rebound. Or a cross crease pass that gets tipped but still in the direction of the pass and the teammate picks it up and shoots it off the defender, off the goalie, and bounces just below the crossbar and in. These are just examples but all of them plus the clips shown in the video all happened in ONE NIGHT. With a game that's this inconsistent, thus making the game that many have called "unplayable", is all due to "The way the puck bounces" and how stick in physics have changed and the way the goalies are programmed to make saves. A win was based more on luck of the bounce rather than a team's actual skill. There were games where we'd face a top 100 team and lose by one goal, and then face a division 5 team and lose by six because the division 5 team would simply throw the puck on net and get bounces, and the top 100 team would cycle for days and look for a cross crease. This gameplay goes against top level teams. The game is now in a better state. But at the recording of this video, it was just in a very poor state. Sorry for rambling on but I just wanted to describe some of the things that frustrated me throughout.

@@HackAttack34 thanks for the reply I understand completely what you are getting at, it makes it extremely difficult to enjoy playing at times especially when you feel you played a great game and get cucked from a stupid bounce in ot (has happened countless times)

@@freakshowchamps3793 That's happened to my team so many times and it's the worst feeling

The recent patch fixed most of the bugs throughout but the gameplay isn't the same since the launch of NHL 22. The goalies are still an issue and also the more frequent bounces due to stick physics makes this game very inconsistent than that of NHL 21. Cross creases don't go in as often especially when in good position to cover it but the frequent bounces off the stick or foot when interrupting the play goes against consistency as what's the point of tipping the pass to have it sometimes still go towards the intended receiver for him to pick it up and still shoot it? The game is allowing low skilled players to shine almost on the same level as higher skilled players due to just simply throwing the puck on net and having it slip through the goalie. Some of the things in the patch notes that ea said they fixed were not fixed. The list goes on and on but clearly ea needs to fix the hole they've dug themselves since launch.

Nhl 22 is very unfriendly to new players due to the lack of players on your console. There is no skill based match making. There is no cross play either. Due to this, the game pairs you up against anyone who queues up at the same time as you. The game also has a problem with matching experienced players with low level players. I myself (as a prestige 2 player) get matched up against low levels often and will have higher level players on my team which makes it highly unfair to the lower levels. This makes no sense to me. Why doesn't the game recognize this and mix the game up by having high and low level players against the same high and low level players? Makes the game more even that way. This doesn't happen all the time but tends to happen more times than it should. The only thing I can suggest is to hang in there and get the reps in. The game in the current state is one that is unliked by the majority (me included) and needs serious overhaul. Just focus on these tips and what you can learn from others and try your best not to get frustrated. You'll do fine. 👌

@@HackAttack34 thanks so much! This knowledge is pretty helpful to us, we do get frustrated very often but will try to just stick in there, level up, and learn more about the game. Wish EA would fix the matchmaking issues. I’ll be checking out your vids as well!

@@FLGirly sure thing. Hope the games go well moving forward and I appreciate you checking out the vids.

What was wrong with the game before that is now fixed for you?

How do you play it, is it just a mode, can’t find it. Please

I don't play 6s as much so I couldn't give you any in depth tips that others can. I would love to start grinding 6s but need a full team in order to do so.

Look at the patch notes from November and December. There's a whole list of things they "fixed" but then you play a game and the majority of the gameplay looks the same or worse. Some of the key problems consist of stick in physics and how they tweaked goalies to save the puck better when set and not phase through the net. The hitting in the game is very inconsistent as well as sometimes you can nudge someone off the puck and then other times are unable to get any animation on the player. Puck pickups are atrocious as well. The problem lies in how inconsistent the game is.

Not sure if you can do this on the ps, but on Xbox, there is a looking for group post where you can put in the positions you play and that you're looking for a club to play. People respond pretty quickly. Either that, or you can play dropins and see if anyone you play with needs a player.

Are you on PS or Xbox?

What position u play i need a third

u can play w us gang

Happens to us all. The only way to fix that is more reps. The more you play, the more you develop an understanding of when to be aggressive and when to be a little passive. I also make the same mistakes and I've been playing Defenseman for a few years now.

The "best" lineup will always be subjective to each team's play style and strategies. My opinion however, relies on the ability to fill the 3 roles told in the video: The Forechecker, The Versatile Player, and The Last Man Back. For the forechecker, you want this player's class to be mainly tailored towards high offense, low defense. This player looks for breakaways so speed is crucial. The sniper, playmaker, and dangler classes adjusted for speed and offense is what you want to run. For the versatile player, this player's class should be tailored towards moderate offense and defense. The ability to play both zones. Speed is also crucial here as you need to be able to switch between offense and defense quickly. Classes like playmaker, power forward, and even puck moving defenseman with high speed, agility, and defensive work great as this should be your most well rounded player. For the last man back, a solid defensive class like the puck moving defenseman or defensive defenseman with high defense, passing, and some balance for protecting the puck on those breakout passes is what you want.

That's the state of the game. Not going to change this time of year. Can be very frustrating at times but like one of my friends said, the better personnel you have, the easier it is to bounce back in those games.

That's more than what I deal with. My drop-in teammates don't usually have mics so they never talk. But every once in awhile, I get the occasional message saying how trash I am and how the loss was my fault. It's pretty entertaining. If a teammate does have a mic, I just go into party chat so I don't have to listen to them.

@@HackAttack34 thanks, appreciate the reply

It's usually the other way around for me. Lehman is the better goalie than Wagner. But it's true, lots of times my team and I dominate other teams, but the goalie plays like Andrei Vasilevskiy and stops everything. The reason is how EA programmed the goalies. They tend to stop high percentage shots like the cross crease, then fail to save a low percentage wrist shot from the point. The reason this is the case is because people complained about NHL 21 being a "cross crease simulator", so EA decides to program the goalies to save the cross crease more frequently. This caters to the lower skilled players which divides the community as higher skilled players remain unhappy about it.

This game is basically a laughing stock with the way the gameplay changed. Tough to take it serious now.

I feel you man. This game is in a tough state to enjoy playing.

That would require one to play 6s and establish an actual full team of 6s. I don't have either one 😂

@@HackAttack34 i get xbox live at christmas. that RD spot still open?

@@zanepaton9401 Yes Sir!!! It sure is!

@@HackAttack34 hell yeah

It does take skill to consistently hit the cross crease. Simply throwing the puck across the ice isn't a guaranteed goal against teams that know how to defend it. The reason top teams win consistently is because of the different ways that they set up the one tee. For the heavy haters, it's usually due to the difficulty in defending it. Being able to set up a one tee is a "consistent" way of playing the game versus taking a shot for a rebound that is all dependent on "puck bounces" and "puck luck". I understand how annoying this style is but since the top teams are winning consistently with it, you have to adapt your game to consistently win as well.

@@HackAttack34 if you get a 2-0 then it's pretty much a guaranteed goal the hard part is getting to 2-0 but if it's 2-1 I just hit the person without the puck and it works then they have to deke and they fail at deking because they aren't very good. Sometimes I go for a hit and they don't even deke my character just goes right by them and completely misses them. So thats how I get cross creases scored on me usually

@@bonban6683 if you're going for hits on 2 on 1s then it wouldn't take much skill to score then. Easy read for any decent player with the puck because they wait for you to try and then they pass it across. Play goes from 2 on 1 to 1 on 0. I have a defense guide video on the channel which I recommend you watch if you haven't. It goes through many different scenarios and my mindsets on each play and all that when defending. Can't really say anything else because based on what you've saying, you and me have COMPLETELY different styles playing defense and therefore different opinions on things.

@@HackAttack34 I play against this club called the dirty danglers alot they're all max prestige and I always find myself in 2-1 situations with them and I just hit on the 2-1 and it works everytime because they try to pass when their guy is knocked over

@@bonban6683 Sounds like a team that struggles with the read option. A team that masters the read option play, they will read you going for the hit. Now hits are an all in play. You hit a player, you ONLY hit that player. And if you miss, the play is behind you. Doesn't matter which player you're trying to hit. The puck carrier or his teammate. A team that understands the read option will read you as you try and hit. You won't be able to hit both of them at the same time. If you try and hit the puck carrier, he will pass it across. End result is a breakaway or one tee. If you try and hit his teammate (which should be interference because he doesn't have the puck) then the puck carrier takes it himself. End result is a breakaway. Going for hits on 2 on 1s is the last thing you should go for. Especially against good teams.

3s and 6s bank off each other somewhat. Some things you learn from 3s help in 6s and vice versa. 3s is easier to set up than 6s so a lot of guys just play 3s. Takes a greater commitment to play 6s with a group of consistent guys.