End goal is something along the lines of being a big body/distributor so I looked at those with the highest assist totals. Noticed that for forwards (and I guess defensemen), puck handling being high was one of the common factors. Saw as well from one of the rookies posting trends in points in regards to stats that defense appeared to be positively correlated with scoring and in general, that does line up with the advice I've been given that decision making stats in this sim are particularly important.
So starting off, going to focus hard on both puck handling and defense so that my player's positioning in all areas improves, puck handling to be able to hold onto the puck and find those key opportunities. Passing should probably be higher in order to encourage my player to pass more as well as being able to complete those passes, but I didn't want to leave scoring in the ditch despite it being a weakness so that's something else to look forward to down the road.