As for your thoughts on Hasek…

“Personally, I’m a little bummed out that Dominik Hasek probably won’t be involved, especially since video game technology has come far enough to accurately mimic the Slinky-spine movements that made him so fun to watch. As they say in sports and sports video games, there’s always next year.”

I agree with you, as I always loved his style… but I’ve got this funny gut feeling that goaltenders will be able to loose their paddles next year in NHL 13. So I could easily see Hasek being included with the Legends then, as there would be no one better to show off this new “goalie without a stick feature” than him. So yes… always next year indeed…