Thanks for the reply to my blog. You are quite right in that NHL 11 gameplay wise is the best it's ever been. My criticism is aimed at the fact that little or no upgrades were done to the presentation elements. On the ice the gameplay is great but the overall experience, in my opinion, needs to be freshened up.

I guess it all depends what you look for in a game. If you are solely into the gameplay then you can't say much against NHL 11 but I tend to be into the presentation & depth of a title.