This year, the goal for EA is to provide a deeper, more rewarding and more cohesive story elements around your Be-A-Pro. The mode is a big focus of this year's release - even the cover athlete ( Alex Ovechkin) and marketing campaign were chosen and designed around individual career-building. This year, with 'NHL 21,' Be-A-Pro is finally getting some much-needed attention. It hasn't been immersive or unique experience. Essentially, NHL's career mode has simply consisted of the user making a player, getting drafted and then playing games with player lock on. While a lot of NHL's cross-sport competitors like 'Madden,' 'NBA 2K,' 'FIFA' and 'MLB The Show' have all featured these narrative-driven, sometimes theatrical career mode experiences over the past few years, NHL's Be-A-Pro mode has basically gathered dust. That's been especially true for some of their offline game modes, including Be-A-Pro.

One of the most common complaints surrounding the EA Sports' NHL franchise is that it's gotten pretty stale over the years.

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