I'd argue the most important skills than any SHL player should have is Fighting, Aggression, and Bravery. The FAB three, if you will. If your player has these three skills handled at a decent level, you will be an unstoppable machine out on the ice. Every player needs to fight, like why even bother playing ice hockey if you're just going to be a push-over on the ice. Stick up for yourself, drop the gloves and knock a few teeth down throats. Aggression is the next staple of an elite SHL player. You need to have an edge when on the ice, you need to have that killer instinct. If you aren't aggressive, how will you ever win puck battles along the boards? Finally, bravery. If you aren't brave, then you aren't aggressive. If you aren't aggressive, you aren't working. If you aren't working, you aren't getting to the point where another player is trying to drive your skull through the ice.