manual?
 

I like the update. It's difficult getting used to the reversed locations of the wingers and the defensemen on the lineup tab but old habits can be broken. Is there a manual for the changes?

The tactics tab is totally foreign to me. Which side of the rink is offense and which is defense? Or are they the same side? If the latter is left and right reversed?

I assume the pulldown menu that starts with Defensive Conservative is the overall setting for Team play. I was hoping it was for each line but it seems not. Is this correct?

What is Tempo? When should it be set to high and when low?

So far this part of the game is much much better.

Will there ever be a start date update for the FHM version?

The FHM2 manual sections on tactics and the new game display apply in most aspects to the patched old game as well:

Tactics
Game View

Definitely no start date update for the original FHM, though.