Getting killed by the Colorado Avalanche at home ain't cool man :( 4-0, Eh, whatever. A nice fat 7 game road trip starting in Ottawa will be a nice test for the bolts. Also Vancouver as the only team unbeaten is a bit of a laugh.
If you want to break the game in single-player mode, go right ahead. I even enjoy doing it just to see how broken you can get. Don't do it multiplayer because that just ruins everyone's experience.