This game is off the charts good... Same issue as last year meaning you will need to find a good set of sliders to make the franchise better.. I suggest (FIDDY, TNK or TITOin the slider section).
IMO the game plays good the first 2-3 years but once the current NHLers start to get old and the CPU generated players start taking over the league it gets a whole lot better. The scouting engine has major changes and you have to do your homework.
I personally dont like the finance part so i turn it off, but i think its great..
BTW, I ONLY play OFFLINE modes..
Hope this helps
BigBadAss33