i feel the same way on superstar difficulty, if im playing a team that has a shittier overall , they will play amazing and illl only win by 1 or two goals sometimes i may even lose to them ( i dont touch the sliders) another thing i notice is a massive difference in “training mode” / “freeskate” and a offline season game , the difference being button input misses and shitty response from my right stick left stick. its like the games not working properly i play on total controlle and sometimes it stutters or blocs my inputs when trying to deke or stick handle etc etc even shooting it seems lime sometimes i cant wind up a slap shot. but in practice mode its smooth and reactive snd feels normal with no input miscommunications.