 Oh my god, is this thing on? Yo, what's going on, Leaf Nation? It's Leaf for back again, and welcome back to the channel. We are back, that is right, for the 20,000th time that I've done this. I am back and ready to go with YouTube. NHL23 is probably around the corner. We're probably getting some sort of news about NHL23 at the start of August, or the first couple weeks of August, at least I'd assume. So I thought, you know what, I'd come back to YouTube, make a video about my NHL23 wish list before this news comes out. Now before we get into this video, I wanna thank you guys. If you guys are still around here and watching my videos, I really do appreciate it. I know I haven't been too consistent over the years. Hopefully it's gonna change this year with NHL23, and that's hoping that the game is good, obviously. But no more excuses. If you guys are still around here, thank you guys very much, and I really do appreciate each and every one of you that still do click on my videos. So first things first, we got a bunch of different topics I wanna talk about today regarding my NHL23. Wish list. So first off is gonna be the game in general. We're gonna talk about BA Pro, we're gonna talk about franchise mode, we're gonna talk about hockey ultimate team, and we're gonna talk about ESHL, also known as World of Chels. So there's some modes that I don't really play too much, so I'm either not gonna talk about them or I'm gonna talk about them very little. So we're gonna start with the game in general, man, before we get into any specific modes. First things first is a cover athlete. I wanna make a little prediction maybe. I can honestly see maybe like a Nathan McKinnon after winning the cup, being on the cover of NHL23, it'd be pretty cool. You know, the Aps have some sweet jerseys. He's a very good player, just won a cup. I could definitely see that. If it's not him, I would like to see Trevor Zegris. He is one of my favorite players in the NHL. I think a lot of kids, like a lot of younger kids look up to Zegris, just how crazy he is, pulling off some moves in game, and how good of a player he is as well. So I'm sure a lot of kids look up to him and it would be pretty cool to see him on the cover of NHL23. Now that being said, I'm gonna start talking about the actual game and what I would like to see in general. So this is not gonna be in any specific order. And if you guys disagree or agree with my list, let me know. If you guys have some ideas that I haven't said, throw them in the comment section below and I'm definitely gonna be responding to comments on this video. So the first thing that this game needs and needs badly, man, is just cross-platform for the whole game. The whole game, HUT in ESHL, specifically, but the whole game in general. The game being on two separate consoles this year or four separate consoles being New Gen, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One and PS4 is, the market was so small on Hockey Ultimate Team. It was actually unbearable. There weren't a lot of cards on the market. You know, the market value wasn't really what it should be in my opinion. So cross-platform would be huge. Obviously, you know, Series X and PS5 coming together would be absolutely huge. Not only for HUT, but ESHL as well. You're gonna have a bigger player base, which is huge. So you're gonna, you know, have a lot of games going on at once. It's not gonna be hard to find opponents in ESHL and HUT, which is very good. And specific to HUT, you're gonna have a bigger marketplace of all these Hockey Ultimate Team cards. There's gonna be more chances of seeing the card that you want up on the market and an easier chance of getting that card, hopefully. So I think cross-platform would be a huge thing. FIFA 23 did announce that they're gonna have cross-platform. So we're just waiting to see what EANHL says about it. We're obviously hoping that they do because that would help the game out tremendously. It is not even funny. The next thing I would like to see, better puck physics and overall smoothness to the game. Honestly guys, the footage that you're watching now, this was the first game I played in about maybe since I uploaded my last video, so maybe about five or six months since I've played the game. And my God, the game is so clumpy and it's so bad, man, the incidental contact, you know, sticks being stuck certain ways behind your player and stuff. It's horrible and I've seen, I've been watching a lot of EANHL streams and a lot of people are saying this is one of the worst NHLs they've ever played. And honestly, I kind of back it. I don't disagree with them. So yeah, if they can, you know, just have better puck physics and overall smoothness to the game, that would be absolutely huge. With that being said, I also think Deeks should feel a little smoother and not as clumpy. They have gotten better over the years, but I feel like Deeking is just not rewarding in this game at all. And it sucks. Maybe I'm the only one that feels that way, but honestly, I think they can make Deeks to feel a little bit smoother and not as clumpy. So that would be obviously a big one for me. If you guys disagree, let me know, but I think Deeks just aren't rewarding at all in NHL 22. Another thing that needs to be fixed, I don't know how they would fix it, but player switching is atrocious, man. I'm gonna be honest, maybe it's just me and I'm bad at the game, but whenever I'm playing high online versus switching my player, man, sometimes I just have troubles getting the right player and it's honestly so frustrating. Sometimes I don't, you know, sometimes I let in a goal because of it. And I don't know how they would fix it. I know Madden has a thing where you can actually like hit A to get this player or hit X to get this player. I don't know if that's the best way of fixing it, but I do think they need to do something with player switching because I am just absolutely not a fan of it. All right, and the last thing that I want in the game in general, they had this back in NHL 13 and 14, I believe. I think they took it out in 15, but they were, I don't remember what they were called exactly, but you were able to go into practice mode and create plays. So you have a player stood at this certain point and then this player does this and then that player does that. And if you go into a game and you stand in that specific position, your AI knows what play you're running. So I think that would be really cool to bring back. I thought it was a really cool thing that they had in 13 and 14 and I did use it a lot. I think it'd be cool to bring back. I'll try to find an example of it up on the screen. I'll try to find some YouTube video that has it because honestly it was a really cool thing to have. I think they should bring it back. I think it would make the game better and more fun. I don't know, I could be wrong. Maybe you guys disagree, but honestly I think preset up plays would be pretty huge to have in the game. What I'm gonna do here is I'm gonna talk about Hockey Ultimate Team last. I think it's the biggest thing that people play but not in ESHL. So ESHL will be second last, Hockey Ultimate Team will be last because I have a lot to talk about when it comes to Hockey Ultimate Team. I do play it a lot. I have a lot of suggestions, so we'll get to it. The second thing I wanna talk about is Be A Pro. I didn't really play it too much this year. I did play it, but I didn't play it too, too much. But I do have a couple of things that I think would be pretty cool to add into the game. I think more cutscenes in general would be really good to have. Any Be A Pro with more cutscenes is great. It's more interactive. You're more connected to it, I guess. So I don't know what kind of cutscenes, like maybe interaction with fans, teammates, coaches. I know they do have the teammates and coaches one. But maybe add some more in detail stuff. I know you guys are probably yelling at me right now, like, no, they need to focus on ESHL and Ultimate Team more than this. But I think more cutscenes would be pretty cool. I also think this is an easy one to add in. I think you should be able, your pro should be able to play in the World Juniors or the Olympics. I think it would make you wanna play in the OHL for a year, much more than just skip straight to the NHL and get started in the NHL. So I think if they can add that, where your pro is able to make the World Juniors team or the Olympic team, I think that would be pretty cool. I don't think that would be too big to add in. It would be a cool feature to see. I do think they should add this back. You were able to do this in the old NHL 2Ks when you won the cup in franchise mode. I think you should be able to skate around with the cup when and if you do win it in your Be A Pro. I think it's just a cool thing to see. You have the cup. Again, you're more connected to the players. You're passing the cup to a certain player, this and that. You're skating around the rink with the cup and seeing all the fans cheering and stuff. I think that'd be pretty cool. So why not add it? I don't know. I should have said this right after the Olympics and World Juniors won, but I think your players should be able to, if they do make the All-Star game, they should be able to play in the All-Star game and maybe if they could make a skills competition. I think that'd be pretty cool. It's just a cool added feature. Makes you feel like an actual NHLer and you're going through the actual experience if and you can make the All-Star game. So I think that'd be pretty cool to take part in that. Again, that could add to the cut scenes as well, like walking the red carpet and stuff like that and having interviews. I think that'd be pretty cool to see. I also think this would be pretty cool. Maybe a Be A Pro that can transition into a franchise mode. So after retirement, you have the option to become a scout, a GM, a coach, something like that. I think that'd be pretty cool. You kind of just transition a Be A Pro into a franchise mode. I don't know. But I think that'd be pretty cool. And this is just a minor one. I guess this has to do with the game as well. But when I played Be A Pro and I was playing on Superstar difficulty, man, the way the AI works, they just don't get it, man. They just, they're so slow. They take 20 years to make a decision. It's horrible. So if they can make the AI not be so useless and making like weird moves, I think that would be a huge W. But that's everything I would like to see in Be A Pro. If I am missing something, let me know. But that's what I think can be added in 23, at least to my wishlist. This one's gonna be a quick one. We're gonna talk about franchise mode very, very quickly, guys. It's gonna be a very quick thing. Honestly, I think they should add the Olympic breaks to franchise mode. So you can be a GM of the Olympic team or the World Hockey Championship team that happens in the summer, during the off season. I think that'd be pretty cool to see. Again, a minor little add. It's not gonna do too much of the game mode, but I think that'd be cool. Again, I know a lot of these franchise guys, they're like really in depth to this. So if you guys wanna see like someone's wishlist like that, I'd definitely recommend going to a channel like 2E or Snipe and Score. Those guys are very big into franchise mode. They know more about the game mode than I do. So I literally only have two nodes for franchise mode. And this is as a casual franchise mode player. The next one would be GM Connected. Listen, I know it was horrible in 13 or 14 whenever it was in. But dude, we're talking about 2022. We're in 2022. We're talking about next gen. They can definitely make it much better. GM Connected would just be so much fun to have, especially if the console is cross-platform. If your buddies are on PS5 and you're on Xbox Series X, you can create a GM Connected with them. You're, you know, the GM of a team, you guys are playing 82 game seasons against each other, maybe not all 82 games, but it would be pretty cool. Just have a little competitive league with your friends, make some trades. I think it would be cool to add. I know it's probably a lot to add, but GM Connected would be a huge W into adding into the next NHL. Will we see it? I have no idea, but it would be awesome if we do. All right, we're on to the second last topic. Just like that, we're on to ESHL and World of Shell. Again, I do play this game mode pretty frequently. So I just got a couple of notes that they can add. I think ESHL and World of Shell have been pretty good. The last couple of years, they've gotten some huge upgrades and overhauls, but customizable goalie helmets, I'd be really, it'd be really cool to see you just get a white helmet and you're able to design it the way you want to design it, making custom logos or having it painted a certain way. I think that'd be pretty cool to see. Customizable logos and team branding like MLB would be pretty cool. You can create your own logo, create your own team branding. Now this is gonna be an end or or kind of thing. Opening all your hockey bags after getting a bunch is absolutely annoying. They're so slow to open with the animation. So if they can make it faster to open up hockey bags, that'd be great. Or if they can just get rid of hockey bags all together and hear me out, I have a feeling a lot of you guys are not gonna like this. And maybe some of you will. I think they should have my micro transactions kind of like Fortnite. So if you wanna get a tinted visor, if you wanna get a jersey tuck, if you wanna get a certain stick, you buy some NHL hub points and you buy whatever equipment or style that you want. Now I'm not saying make it like, oh my God, you gotta spend like $500 to get something. I'm saying a couple bucks here or there, if you really want this kind of stick, if you really want the jersey tuck, instead of grinding for it, you can just pay for it. I don't know, I'm not totally sold on it, but I think it is a little bit cool of an idea. And then the last thing is just bring back the raising the banners ceremony, man. That was like back in the day in the initial 13 and 14, again, the goaded games that we used to play. If you were to win playoffs, your first game after winning playoffs, if you'd go into a regular season game, you would have a little ceremony before the actual puck has dropped. So you see the banner being raised up to the rafters. I think that was really cool. Again, I'm gonna try to find a video, hopefully it's up on screen right now. It was one of the coolest things. It's so like little, and like you guys probably think it doesn't matter, but I think it's actually pretty cool. Bring it back. All right, now it is time to get into hockey ultimate team. And I have a lot of things that I wanna talk about. So I'm gonna try to make it as quick as possible, but there are a lot of points that I want to make right now. So first things first, we just need more things to do in hockey ultimate team. Like let's be real. Grinding initial 22 when I was grinding it 21, 22. It's the same thing every week, man. You play hot rivals during the week. You play champs during the weekend, and then you play hot rush and it's just a cycle that continues to do. And that's all you do. That's all you can play. Like how challenges suck. There's literally nothing else like, and hot rush is boring. So I think first things first, add back draft champs. Now with that being said, when it was in the game, it was absolutely horrible. I understand, but I do think that they can revamp it where there's a better reward system giving you good cards, maybe some XP, which I'm gonna get into. So I think they can revamp it and make it way better. The good thing about draft champs is is you can try out very good cards without paying for them. So you know if you wanna buy a card before you go out and buy it. And last year or years previous, you would buy a card and if you didn't like it, you have a chance of losing coins when you go back to sell it. So in draft champs, you get to try them out. You get rewards if you do win the whole thing. I think it would be interesting. They can definitely bring it back and make it work. Now a thing that they should add into the game that's never been into the game is an XP program, sort of similar to MLB and FIFA, which I'm going to show on the screen right now. So in MLB, as you can see here, there is the XP program on the screen. Now you earn XP by playing games, doing offline challenges and stuff like that, which is what they should add back before I get into the XP program. NHL Moments, they had it in NHL 13 or 14. I think it was 14 where they brought it in. Bring it back, man. NHL Moments, you can earn, you know, get coins from it, earn XP from it for the program, you know, and et cetera. So I don't know how they would be able to do it. NHL Moments, like score three goals. Like Matthew scored four goals in his opening debut. Score four goals in the first five minutes of the game, earn X amount of coins, earn X amount of XP towards the program that's currently going on. Now, looking at the XP program, we are now going to look into depth of it. When you gain XP, you can get sort of things like free cards, free packs, equipment for your be a pro player or your ESHL player. I think it's really cool. I think it's something that I should definitely add into the game, just another aspect of grinding that will help keep the game fresh and just another thing to do in hockey ultimate team. Even a FIFA you can see here, you earn XP by playing games, you know, free packs here, free packs there, some TFO stuff, which I don't think you could really add into NHL, I guess maybe for customizing your hot arena, maybe. But yeah, like an XP program would be just great to NHL. It's another thing to do, another thing to grind for. And again, you get some awesome rewards like free packs, free cards, equipment for your player. I think it's cool. I think it definitely makes sense to bring it to hockey ultimate team. Again, like I said, it's just that same boring cycle we've had over the past years of rivals, champs and rush. So it's another thing to do. You get free cards, make it easier for the free to play players. Not that it is hard now, but it's just more for free to play players and it makes you wanna grind the game more essentially. Now with NHL moments, like I brought up, it's just another aspect of the game to grind, as you could see here on the MLB side of things. When you collect certain players, if you gain parallel XP with that player, you get some certain amount of XP back for getting the XP or getting the parallel for that player. So NHL can do the same thing. Maybe it's like score 25 goals online with this player and get certain amount of XP. I think that would be very cool. So the XP program, like I said, definitely would make sense for hockey ultimate team EA. Just add it, man. And XP program goes along with making grinding offline worth it. Like hut challenges is just garbage, man. It's garbage work. You get a free collectible for a certain set. You get 200 coins for completing one challenge. It's horrible. Make offline grinding worth it in hockey ultimate team. Squad battles ain't bad. It is like grindy and it sucks, but hut challenges might as well just not have them in the game. Another thing I would say is making hut rush rewards better. They were absolutely garbage throughout the year. I remember the community just complaining about it and complaining about it on Twitter. I grinded it. I hated it because rewards were not rewarding, man. You're grinding this thing for hours and you're not getting anything good towards your hockey ultimate team. So just make the rewards better in hut rush, plain and simple. Another thing, this might be a very hot take for most of you guys, but I think icons should just be their max overall rating. I don't think they should be an X factor card where you have to upgrade them every month. Not have to, but where you do upgrade them every month. I think icons should be super rare to pull, but when you do pull them, they're after 94 overall, 96 overall, 92 overall. Hear me out. Icons are icons, man. You pull a card. It should be an end game card in my opinion. So I don't think you should have to upgrade it every month. I think they should just be their normal overall. And when you pull them, it makes it extra special. Just my opinion. I know some of you might not agree with that, but I think that's how it should be. Another thing, the master set player systems were just so bad this year. Not that they were bad. They made them good this year, but they were just repetitive, man. It was the same thing over and over again. Let's make the master set player items better, you know? And the way you can do that is having more types of FIFA sets, which I'm gonna show you right now on the screen. So as you can see, here are the sets from FIFA. To make this 95 overall Chiesa, or this 94 overall player, or to get this pack, you need an 86 braided squad, for example, a Team of the Week player, minimum chemistry of whatever. Now I know you can't do chemistry with NHL, but you can definitely do this with NHL. Team rating being a certain number, maybe like a certain amount of nationality, team of the week player, or a certain type of special card. You can definitely do it. Bring in more types of FIFA sets. And I think it's gonna be way better than what they've been doing with the master set player systems, where it was just the same thing, week after week after week, to make collectibles and upgrade these players. And last but not least, this is just a little thing, but make hut champs points easier to acquire, man. You need 2,000 hut champs points to play in champs for the weekend. And if you're a casual player, man, it's hard to rack up 2,000 points in a week. So I think maybe lower the 2,000 points, maybe make it 1,000 or maybe make it easier to collect the 2,000 points in some way. I don't know how, but I think it is pretty hard to acquire hut champs points. But anyways guys, that's gonna be it for my NHL 23 wish list. This is what I've jotted down. This is what I think they should bring into the game, what I would like for them to bring into the game next year. If I missed anything, or if you guys agree or disagree with what I've had to say today, leave it in the comment section down below. I'm really interested in what the community and what you guys think should happen going into NHL 23, what should be added, what should not be added. Just let me know in the comment section down below. I really want to get you guys' opinion. But like I said guys, that is it for today's video. If you guys enjoyed it, be sure to drop a like on it. If you guys are new around here, make sure to hit the subscribe button down below for some more NHL 23 news when it comes out and just NHL 23 content in general. But guys, like I said, that is it for today's video. Thank you guys very much for watching and I'll talk to you guys later. Peace.