I think you're missing the point a bit here, NHL 94 was a game that many of us 30 somethings played for hours on end growing up. It's one of those vintage games that holds up. When you get into 2k6 and get into higher end graphics it takes away from what the game was back in the early 90's.
I played it again a couple nights ago and it holds up. Nhl 94 was just as fun this week as it was over 20 years ago. Love it that now we can play this online.