Temat: Red numbers in lines

Hello- pardon my stupid question but I am still a newbie (love the game, btw). When I form my lines, some players attributes are shown in RED while others are black. Does the red number mean player is lacking in attribute to play the position? Thank you.

The red numbers correspond to the primary and secondary attributes for the player type selected for that player.

For example: a center's offense, passing, and technique attributes will appear in red.

The red numbers are the most important attributes for each position. Often referred to as the bundle around here.

Goalie: goal, tech, pass
D-man: Def, pass, aggr
Wing: Off, tech, aggr
Center: Off, Pass, tech

Passing for goalies is more like puck/rebound control. Tech for centers is supposed to help them win face-offs, but I don't believe it.

D-men also need to have their tech very close to their aggr. Otherwise they commit a lot of penalties. It really should be in red.

Everyone needs some shot, but the wings need it the most, and it seems like it's best if their tech close to their shot.

People seem to think 'ratios' are important. Some of the more popular ones are 2:1:1 and 4:3:2. The first one means training the main attribute twice as high as the other two. So a goalie would have 80 goal, 40 tech & 40 pass. Or a 4:3:2 ratio would be 80G, 60T, 40P.

Thank you!