You're crazy if you are going to wait another year for a game. This game will pass what NHL09 did. They may do three year plans, but they are still working off an older version of a game and improving on that. I remember when NHL09 came out, I made a comment "If this is what jump they made from NHL08 to NHL09, then NHL10 is going to be complete amazing".
I just can't see the point in waiting to buy a game that we basically know is going to be amazing, just because the company works on a 3yr plan. 07 was the first year of the skill stick. From there they improved the offence (08) and then the defence (09). Would you really want to wait 2-3 years for the game and for them to finish their plan?