

He also had more than 100 penalty minutes in his second season, so Tkachuk is a versatile performer even while waiting for his offensive numbers to take off.

You know how many other forwards have had at least 40 points and 300 hits in the 13 seasons that the league has been tracking hits? Two - Dustin Brown (11) and Tuomo Ruutu (2010-2011). There will come a time when the younger of the Tkachuk brothers adds more offense to his game, though given the supporting cast in Ottawa it may not be this year, but he had 44 points and 303 hits last season. Here are 32 players to target who will elevate their fantasy value based on peripheral stats. Sometimes, your roster might dictate that a sacrifice is necessary to give your team a better chance to compete but, in an ideal world, you can find the right mix without having to go all-in on Mark Borowiecki. The most challenging part of this whole enterprise is to find production in those peripheral categories while not completely abandoning goals or assists. When you’re using categories, those peripheral stats count the same as winning goals or assists, so they need to be valued in the draft.
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There are always trade-offs to be made in fantasy, but the most obvious ones in fantasy hockey are to sacrifice points (goals, assists, power play points) for the peripheral categories - hits, blocks, penalty minutes, plus minus.
