My own opinion about deflections when I'm playing a goalie:
1) I think the best way to stop deflections is sit in butterfly trying to be as close to the player who gets the deflection, but still sometimes the goalie pulls this wierd animation which leaves your five hole wide open even if you are holding butterfly. This usually leads to goal and I don't think you can do anythink about it.
2) If a slapshot or wrister is released at the point even if there is more defensive guys than attackers between the puck most of the times to puck shouldn't bounce to the net or attacking players. So let's say that the puck is more bouncy than ever
3) We've seen in this beta teams starting to use more "throwing shit to the net" tactic and it seems working. But for me in goal and I think most of the players thinks that it takes a little bit of skill out of the game and rip's moti. Sure it was nice addition but It is so op that everyone uses that instead of making better plays.
Hope they will fix couple of things and this game will be so awesome🤤
EDIT: Maybe the game should bring some kind of addition that you can somehow in goal affect to save the deflection, because now it's only sitting in the net and hoping for best