When elite teams pressure you hard, full-sprint forwards can now intercept fully loaded passes without missing a beat. I also hate how good these interceptions are, as making breakout passes is one of the hardest things to do now in the game. As a defenseman, I love that I can rely on these when I’m playing a proper gap and facing the puck. Yes, pass interceptions belong in both categories due to the absolute absurdity that is the consistency of pass interceptions in this game. Sitting in the middle of the blue and slightly moving your left stick to make saves is horrible for the meta. Sorry goalies, but this is a great thing for the series. This should lead to either more snipped corners if they refuse to come out of the net, or lead to more goals as a result of lateral passing. It should also naturally make human goalies play out higher to cut down angles. This will hopefully result in defensemen playing tighter gaps on rushes that should lead to more room in the offensive zone. For years, I’ve been saying that screens and classes designed to shoot (OFD/Snipers/PWF) need to be considered a threat to shoot on rushes, and it looks like I finally got my wish. This class can flat-out shoot, and I’ve seen some absolute top-shelf snipes from above the tops of the circle. If you’re experiencing trouble scoring, please go equip a sniper class and get back to me after a few games. No longer can teams truly rely on forcing passes through multiple opponents as their main source of offense. Problem areas around the crease, specifically when gliding forward towards the net in an attempt to cut-off the centering pass from behind the net, have been noticeably improved. Facing the opposing passer while gliding with a good gap will almost always result in an interception as long as it’s a standard RT/R2 pass. We’ll go into the “OP” side of things later, but the pass interceptions this year can finally be relied upon. Part of this was (and still is) user error, but this year the pass interceptions can easily be considered overpowered. Pass Interceptionsįor years, pass interceptions have been wildly inconsistent. Reading the play and your opponents correctly are equally as important as your technical skills on the sticks. Twitch skill and play recognition skill gaps are magnified due to the pace. Players are forced into making quicker decisions on and off the puck. The pace of play in EASHL is frantic, to say the least. With each iteration providing marginal differences in the meta, I’ll give you my opinion on what works and what doesn’t for NHL 20‘s EASHL gameplay at this point.
With another year of EASHL well underway in NHL 20, let’s talk about the meta.
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