The game is shit and too easy. I beat the A.I quite comfortably on superstar difficulty.
Oddly, it is harder on AllStar for me.
I find the difficulty (no matter what it is) to be uneven. I feel like there is a script to every game - "ok this game, you will get in fights every 2 minutes whether you liek it or not" followed by "this game, you will get penalties the entire game!". Some games you score so many in the first you can just let time run out on the other 2 periods and still win. Some, it is a grind the whole game because your goalie lets them all in (and i mean all ) no matter where they come from, but their goalie stops everything.
At least they seem to have fixed the icing issue where both sides had to stay on the ice (23 or 22?) - I hated that because it effectively gives the one doing the icing an advantage.
I think it's crazy that in a hockey game I can't put scars on the face of my player, or knock out a tooth or two.
Customizable goalie mask designs seems like another no-brainer.
Amen!
I think HUT would also be so much better if you could customize your logo, arena, masks, name, etc.
I also wouldn't mind having one player (that is essentially you) on your roster that gets better as you accomplish certain things. Like "score 50 goals" gets you a +1 overall. 100 Checks gives you a plus one to checking, etc.