You know me, in these kinds of PTs, I'm usually thinking about us netminders. We've garnered a lot of attention from HO due to the sim engine change, so I'd like to address this PT in our perspective.

There are two attributes I keep thinking we could add to goalies. The first one is "Anticipation". You ever watch a goalie make a spectacular save while moving laterally seemingly before the pass was even made? That's one of the aspects of Anticipation I could see being managed by that attribute. There are a few other applications to this stat, such as puck recuperation on an opposing team's clearing, or even knowing shooting tendencies of certain players. Not sure how that would be integrated in the sim engine, but it's a cool thought.

The second attribute I'd like to see implemented is "Aggression". No, I'm not saying that all goalies should be Ron Hextall and start fighting forwards that step a bit too close to the crease. I'm talking more in the sense that they're more likely to advance themselves to face a shot from the point, and be willing to push an opponent out of their vision. Or, they're going to be more feisty when trying to retrieve a loose puck in front of their net, stopping the cavalcade of rebound shots that sometimes happens in STHS.

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