Messier is useful even in the original game, now he's crushing people.
The original Genesis manual said something about the "body flipping checks of Essa Tikkanen"..now they really are.
Sadly, weight bitches Gartner Turcotte, Amonte and Leetch are dethroned from Superman status they never deserved, and Zubov goes from mildly useful to almost useless. It's like a whole new strategy angle is added to the game.
And...maybe..Jeff Beukeboom gets off the pine!!