Never made sense to me that a first line player, who plays 1rst line minutes, is on the 1rst pp, also plays 1rst pk (I know it happens, but it makes bottom 9 players who usually ahve this role, completely useless).
Also add stamina management during games (and maybe other stats, such as « hot streak » or « cold streak ») to give more control over the game in the simulated live format. Like more of a coaching feature to make the games feel more exciting when watching them.