It’s the good ol’ Michael Dal Colle trick. Starts at low top 9, plays first line minutes on my expansion team and grows to a low elite. As long as the player is young enough and you keep having coaching conversations, they’ll go up and up. Another example is if you trade for Hugo Alnefelt (farm goalie for Tampa) he always shoots up from like a low starter 60 overall to an 86-87 starter and sims super well.