I really like the defensive aspects to the game. MOre than just "defense" which should be called positioning anyway, in this sim we would have actual diversity in what we can put our TPE into. First of all defensive reading is important because its how you react when a player is entering your zone and what you can do. The higher you get it, the smarter that play becomes. Another part of that is your stickchecking for when you want to get the puck away from the attacker. Having it higher I can assume will have a higher sucess of knocking the puck away, as well as less penalties while trying to do that. Then shot blocking would be where you would lay your body on the line, and the higher you get it, the smarter you block the shot(where you basically). Then there is a POSITIONING stat that is super useful to telling you where you should be, as well as other aspects like checking and hitting.