NHL 23 Custom Leagues Are Missing One Big Thing

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The NHL season is a long grind that lasts six months, and EA Sports wanted to give hockey fans the chance to win the Stanley Cup without the 82-game commitment in NHL 23 in a brand-new feature that allows players to customize their Franchise mode. It's a great addition that makes the mode more palatable for many players, but EA Vancouver has missed a massive opportunity by not including online functionality in NHL 23's Custom Seasons.

Announced in a developer diary-style video on YouTube, Custom Seasons give players the ability to tweak the framework of an NHL season, shortening the length from the standard 82 games to whatever length the player wants in NHL 23. Fans can also change the teams in the league, the structure of the divisions, and the playoff format, with anything from the standard best-of-seven format to a single elimination tournament. MLB The Show 22 has a similar feature, but it offers players the opportunity to invite their friends or anyone and have every team be player controlled, even allowing the use of Diamond Dynasty teams in the leagues, while NHL 23 is single-player only and does not include Ultimate Team compatibility.

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EA Sports is focused on giving players more control in creating their own experience, with priority being placed on the type of creativity that NHL 23 cover athlete Trevor Zegras brings to the Anaheim Ducks. That focus on creativity and freedom within the game was a driving force in the creation of Custom Seasons, just as it was in additions to the World of Chel, online play, and adding women's players to Hockey Ultimate Team for the first time ever. Despite the game's slogan of «Better Together,» NHL 23 is missing an