[acdougla17]

They arent talking about adding completely different players to the lineup because thats not allowed in the NHL either. Both coaches give the officials their lineup before the game and those are the only players that can play.

I think you can switch players around if you pause and go to Coaching Options or something like that but I have never tried. I know you can't switch goalies mid game which makes no sense. Its just laziness on EA's part.