Milestones +3 TPE

10: Awards
I would love to see more awards added, or at least awards evened out between what the average forward is likely to win and the average defender is likely to win. As of right now, the chance of a forward getting an award is far higher than that of a defender. The most points, goals, etc are all nearly guaranteed to go towards a forward, with other awards skewing to their increased chances as well. I really don't know exactly what that is. It might not be a bad idea to distinguish the "League Point Leader" into two separate awards, one solely for Forwards, and the other for Defenders. It would also be neat to see a "defensive involvements award" incorporated into the league. It could combine some of the key aspects of defending into an award that could only be won by defenders (such as blocked shots, takeaways, corsi, hits, etc). Such a new metric could help evaluate the all-around presence of a defender whether the team they are on is good or bad.

2b Taking a look at the defenders that were available for selection, both players were easily the top choices in the mind of the GMs. Both are excellent all around options that can anchor a power play or penalty kill to go up against the elite of the SHL. I think it also shows the value that the GMs were placing on having a high octane offence on their all-star selection

2e Mikko Rashford used to be considered an all-star pretty consistently, but lately he's not exactly considered the star he once was, but that changed this past season as Rashford was given back the opportunities that he previously had amongst the SHLs greats in the league. and he ran with it, mounting one of his best seasons in ages and moving him back into the top 40 skaters int he league. Not too far off his teammate who was also selected for this seasons All-Star game