Hack - great video man, keep em coming. Glad to hear someone else teaching hockey instead of using glitch goals and fast break/cherry pick mechanics. Quick question, do you ever play LD as a LH dman? We're trying it out on my team to see how it works, but I know 99% of teams & players out there play on their offhand for One Tee purposes. Thanks!
Great advice!! Playing D can be a ton of fun if you can manage some of this stuff while also having teammates that help on the back check, ESPECIALLY in 3s imo!!
I have been frustrated playing defense since EA nerfed the poking in 23 and 25 is worst time i ever felt playing def, not sure why. But with this trick to skate forward instead of backward with a fast and light built, to counter fast forward on breakout, wow it's so much easier to break play. I went from losing something like 20 games in a row with my (average) team before watching this video, to finally winning a couple lately. I think it's the most game changing advice i ever seen on youtube.
Great tips - thank you! What build are you currently using? Do you ever use a DFD build? I've been using PMD for a long time and I'm wondering if a DFD could be used competitively. Thanks!
Love the video. I agree with your points the issue is finding forwards that will actually switch with you they would rather make passes and turn the puck over than let a dman skate in the zone. Otp is frustrating lol.
@masterlegacy1 Yeah you have to adapt to your teammates and see when rotations can happen. You can fill a lane temporary then quickly get back if no one rotates after. Just depends on the situation.
@ Back in 12,13,14,15 I was in a top 50 club and played D stopped playing for 8 years. Got back into it this year since HUT is so bad. Enjoying it for the most part other than a ton of bad players in OTP. Love timing hits when forwards pick up the puck from their dman. As soon as they get it just level them haha.
@masterlegacy1 Drop ins are a hit or miss sometimes nowadays. Old gen OTP was really something else. Wish it was more like that because the lobbies were always filled up.
@ 3’s i can find a game quick sometimes 6’s is really rough though. The player base seems to have dwindled down some because you are absolutely right you could find a game instantly in OTP.
@masterlegacy1 That's due to how often people are quitting. There's top guys now that never play drop ins anymore. It just isn't competitive as much to play drop ins. Also now you select your position to play and then search for a lobby that needs that position instead of how OTP was where you join a lobby first then select the side and position that's open.
the biggest thing i see dmen fail at this year is being the last man back........and just basic passing/breakouts. solid video. as a winger i wish people would see the faceoff breakout and move it up as fast as possible so i don't have to completely stop at their blue line.
@@HackAttack34 in 3's i'll go nuclear against a cpu defender with that pass. i mean if i have confidence the center can win it straight back i should mention. against a human still good. 6's is a little different, but man i don't got the patience to wait for a 6's drop in to unfold. too many people being picky/choosy about who they play with and against.
@the.wayne.b Yeah 3s there's more ice to work with so quick breakout plays happen a lot. 6s drop ins is not really a good place to grow as a player. It's not how it used to be. I recommend playing elos in Byfugliens server if you're a part of it. 6v6 match ups with no ai. Most of the guys play in leagues so it's more comp than drop ins if you're looking for that.
@@HackAttack34 i'm not a part of it. where do i find that? mostly what i'm looking for is just semi decent players to play with. man drop ins are doing me dirty this year, its usually me, and a level 3 or 7 i matched with against a bunch of max levels who play together all the time lol
You know its kinda tough to play d now i love playing defensebut my biggest problem is just cause im the defenseman dosent mean i can cover 3 guys , and i also like to touch the puck on offensive lol
@GoodSupply For defense I'd use defensive dman with gold truc but I haven't used big builds yet but can try out a few and get a video out when I've put some together
@twick3817 Go to controller settings and turn off auto back skate. That option is on by default if you haven't changed it. That allows you to turn freely whenever.
Thank you i played d in 24 and was pretty good but this year seems my usual tactics wont work this year, you're tips helped me alot thanks g
Hack - great video man, keep em coming. Glad to hear someone else teaching hockey instead of using glitch goals and fast break/cherry pick mechanics. Quick question, do you ever play LD as a LH dman? We're trying it out on my team to see how it works, but I know 99% of teams & players out there play on their offhand for One Tee purposes. Thanks!
@dale-95 Thanks man I appreciate it! I have played LD left handed and it's ok to use if preferred.
Great content man, would love to see similar videos but for forwards
@@adenschwartz3210 I'm planning on doing one for center in time
this video is just what i needed. thank you bro.
Great advice!! Playing D can be a ton of fun if you can manage some of this stuff while also having teammates that help on the back check, ESPECIALLY in 3s imo!!
@ShelbyGT528 Yeah a complete team that can play defense really makes the game fun.
I have been frustrated playing defense since EA nerfed the poking in 23 and 25 is worst time i ever felt playing def, not sure why. But with this trick to skate forward instead of backward with a fast and light built, to counter fast forward on breakout, wow it's so much easier to break play. I went from losing something like 20 games in a row with my (average) team before watching this video, to finally winning a couple lately. I think it's the most game changing advice i ever seen on youtube.
Great tips - thank you! What build are you currently using? Do you ever use a DFD build? I've been using PMD for a long time and I'm wondering if a DFD could be used competitively. Thanks!
@benjaminjacob6716 Thanks man. I just released a builds video. The first build is what I use.
@@HackAttack34 Thanks! Appreciate it.
Love the video. I agree with your points the issue is finding forwards that will actually switch with you they would rather make passes and turn the puck over than let a dman skate in the zone. Otp is frustrating lol.
@masterlegacy1 Yeah you have to adapt to your teammates and see when rotations can happen. You can fill a lane temporary then quickly get back if no one rotates after. Just depends on the situation.
@ Back in 12,13,14,15 I was in a top 50 club and played D stopped playing for 8 years. Got back into it this year since HUT is so bad. Enjoying it for the most part other than a ton of bad players in OTP. Love timing hits when forwards pick up the puck from their dman. As soon as they get it just level them haha.
@masterlegacy1 Drop ins are a hit or miss sometimes nowadays. Old gen OTP was really something else. Wish it was more like that because the lobbies were always filled up.
@ 3’s i can find a game quick sometimes 6’s is really rough though. The player base seems to have dwindled down some because you are absolutely right you could find a game instantly in OTP.
@masterlegacy1 That's due to how often people are quitting. There's top guys now that never play drop ins anymore. It just isn't competitive as much to play drop ins. Also now you select your position to play and then search for a lobby that needs that position instead of how OTP was where you join a lobby first then select the side and position that's open.
the biggest thing i see dmen fail at this year is being the last man back........and just basic passing/breakouts. solid video. as a winger i wish people would see the faceoff breakout and move it up as fast as possible so i don't have to completely stop at their blue line.
Yeah if it's there, it's a pass they should read. Some teams prefer to reset the play on the face-off just depends on how each team wants to play it.
@@HackAttack34 in 3's i'll go nuclear against a cpu defender with that pass. i mean if i have confidence the center can win it straight back i should mention. against a human still good. 6's is a little different, but man i don't got the patience to wait for a 6's drop in to unfold. too many people being picky/choosy about who they play with and against.
@the.wayne.b Yeah 3s there's more ice to work with so quick breakout plays happen a lot. 6s drop ins is not really a good place to grow as a player. It's not how it used to be. I recommend playing elos in Byfugliens server if you're a part of it. 6v6 match ups with no ai. Most of the guys play in leagues so it's more comp than drop ins if you're looking for that.
@@HackAttack34 i'm not a part of it. where do i find that? mostly what i'm looking for is just semi decent players to play with. man drop ins are doing me dirty this year, its usually me, and a level 3 or 7 i matched with against a bunch of max levels who play together all the time lol
Whats a 6s build I've berm struggling
You know its kinda tough to play d now i love playing defensebut my biggest problem is just cause im the defenseman dosent mean i can cover 3 guys , and i also like to touch the puck on offensive lol
Right the forwards have a huge role as well in defensive structure. Can really ease the tension for defensemen.
What camera do u use?
@@pistolpackin718 overhead
Can you show a new Power Forward D 3s build. You had a dirty one you showed last year that got me so many goals.
@GoodSupply For defense I'd use defensive dman with gold truc but I haven't used big builds yet but can try out a few and get a video out when I've put some together
How do you turn around on defense? It doesn't seem to matter what I do, my guy stays stuck in a backskate and they blow by me.
@twick3817 Go to controller settings and turn off auto back skate. That option is on by default if you haven't changed it. That allows you to turn freely whenever.
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That’s my esports dman
@MYNHLNETWORK Yes sir gotta beef up the resume a bit. Make it look like I know what I'm doing lol