Highly disappointing coming from an old EA hockey fan.
Gameplay: seems good at first, becomes crap. The stick is pretty cool but random glitches like shooting the puck backwards are common. It is impossible to set up a real power play or play any real defense. This game is ALL skill stick, so if you aren't good with it, you must score with a glitch goal (which happens for most of the goals anyway). It is more than common to see goalies kicking pucks in, and pucks bouncing straight in the air, hitting the goalie, and going in. This is not hockey, it is some bastardization of my favorite game. Score: 4/10
Graphics: Look good on a screen shot, not in motion. The frame rate is so bad that you can not even watch the instant replays. Score: 7/10
Sound: Announcers do an alright job but the sounds are unrealistic. Slap shots sounds like cannon blasts and checking sounds like someone getting hit by a car. Score: 8/10
Extras: Virtually no extras were put into this game. No classic jersey or teams, a shallow franchise, no extra game modes, a world tournament that freezes between every single round (tried it on more than one xbox 360 with more than 1 disc). Absolutely nothing compared to 2k7.
Score: 2/10
Overall: I have played this game just as much as 2k7. I can definitively say that 2k7 is a far better game. NHL 07 is so lacking that i cannot really even call it a game. It is more of a shell of a game that needs another year or more of work. NHL 08 comes out soon and even with an extra year, i doubt many if 07's problems will be fixed. Score: 6/10