Hi, hhh81 here. There are SO MANY attributes I’m thrilled for if we switched sim engines. A lot of the things I wanted Darrow to thrive in just aren’t possible in STHS. I like that the defensive stats expand to 7 from 3 (Checking/Faceoffs/Defense), especially with Checking and Hitting being different stats. But, in all honesty, I’m most hyped for there to be attributes like shot blocking, stickchecking, and positioning, which would allow me to round out Darrow’s defensive game more completely than with the current model. I had a little goal to lead the league in shots blocked in juniors, but no one seemed to have any clue what attributes really influence shots blocked (still don’t, to this very day). I would probably try to max Positioning, Stickchecking, and Defensive Read as soon as I can to be rock solid in my own end.

Beyond that, I’m super interested in the mental attributes. I know that people keep saying those will either be hidden (which is stupid) or fixed for everyone (I don’t like that either), but I’m holding out a little hope we can have some influence on those, somehow.

The main thing this shift would do is abandon Cassius Darrow as a fantasy option. I wouldn’t devote as much to Scoring or Checking as I kinda have to now, considering the point in my development I am. Fantasy is going to be a mess anyway, so I’m not super concerned about being the next fantasy steal.