Yeah, I know what you are talking about. Even in Be a Pro you won't face a lot of shots when your positioning is good, because the AI won't even try to surprise you. And online they won't shoot because nobody is checking them off the puck, because most human D play only D to be the 3rd winger on the ice and do stupid things like kneeling the whole time in front of you and so on. And when the attackers do not get checked, they dangle around like they were on a breakaway and they only shoot when they have fooled.