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How to stock up on PIMs without sacrificing other categories

Updated: September 21, 2011, 5:23 PM ET
By Tim Kavanagh | Special to ESPN.com

The changes that the NHL has been making to the rulebook over the past several seasons have nearly eliminated the traditional goon from NHL rosters. If a guy can't skate, shoot and score -- or isn't a stalwart in stopping the other team from shooting and scoring -- he's basically taking up a roster spot in a sport that has only gotten faster and more dynamic. And for what? To play four minutes a game to challenge the other team's goon to a knuckle-swinging contest?

There are still a number ...

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