[PS3] Should I look for an EASHL team?

Hey, guys. I'm MegaRon, or -- as you might know me -- "that guy who started r/EA_NHL's PS3 league last year and dropped off of the face of the Earth because he was ashamed of being unable to properly coordinate the damned thing!" I'm writing because I wanted to know your opinions on whether or not I should join an EASHL team.

See: I've been playing NHL '12 a lot during my free time, but work and school really don't afford much of that for me these days. I've logged a bunch of hours on my EASHL pro of late, and I've found that I enjoy playing defense. I'm typically pretty good on the left side, I play a relatively fundamental game (I dump the puck whenever I can, I pass it around, I'm not afraid to throw a hit, and I stay in front of the net when there's the chance for a cross-crease), and I don't take too many penalties.

I was happy to sit back and accept free agency for some time, but I've been itching to join a team lately. I've browsed some of the public teams, but I'm weary about joining them because (a) I don't have a microphone and (b) because my Internet connection at home is really, really crappy, I'm highly susceptible to disconnecting from games (this is especially frustrating when you, say, chalk up a goal and four assists before dropping in the final minutes of the second period).

Now, taking these factors into account (few opportunities to play + lack of microphone + crappy internet connection), it seems silly for me to want to join a team because it seems like I wouldn't contribute anything useful to the team itself, but I still really yearn for that community that could come from joining a team and the opportunity to 'prove myself.'

So, what do you guys think that I should do? I mean, besides the obvious: seeing a professional about seriously re-evaluating my definition of 'proving myself.'