NHL 17's new physics engine adds more realism to the game play. It has even more tune-able play settings so you can play from fast paced arcade to fairly realistic. The Be a Pro mode is still weak in several areas but is better than in previous versions. It still is too easy except on the hardest settings with sliders turned down. Then the game AI semi-cheats just like the Madden series. Franchise mode is more in depth if you want it with full owner control. You can fully customize these setting so you can manage as little or a much as you would like. Simming is above average but the coding is quite random unlike real life games. Moving a team and creating new uniforms and such is fun a few times. There is no option for expansion teams which is a let-down but I am sure they held that out to make you buy next year’s version. The free monthly roster updates are nice if you want to keep an up to date roster to use. The save game feature needs a lot of work. You CAN NOT name your saves. That is a huge mistake on EA's part in my opinion. Also the number of saves is very limited if you like playing multiple teams. All in all a fun game to play with good repeat-ability.