Here's a good, specific example of the poor mindset when playing randoms in online versus.
You'll see almost everyone do that thing where they enter the zone, they'll either attempt (or waste time circling hoping the AI to sets up) a cross crease one timer. Almost everyone does it. Some people have no idea how hockey is played outside of that one tactic... but hell, even I'll do it from time to time. It's a valid set up.
The one thing you'll almost never see someone attempt (unless they're playing because they actually enjoy the sport of hockey and not just desperate for more meaningless W's) is a give and go on the rush. If that first pass connects, they immediately go for the shot... every... time. Even if the shot isn't reasonably there. In which case, I can only imagine they think "they got robbed" and that I'm "getting lucky" that all of these amazing shots aren't going in.
Why is that? Because the game tends to make the easy answer the best one, and people nowadays are simpletons seeking instant gratification wherever they can find it. It panders to these people, rewarding laziness and punishing creativity. Who wants to play a game, no less invest money in a franchise on a yearly basis, like that (outside of the hopeless addicts like myself)?
