Unbelievable, There’s no way [insert defenseman you have a bias towards] shouldn’t be on here
Holiday_Use_2980
Top 3 look good, after that it’s a bit of a mess
zcohen17
Ready for some completely rational, level-headed takes
Ginger-Beefcake
All of these guys can defend except one, somehow he won the best defenseman trophy.
ZakaryOnTheAttackary
Doughty in the top 50 is laughable, man is a pylon now.
Old_kernel
If this is actually a right now list EK should absolutely be top 3
cornbatch69
Hampus lindholm @15 ???? Morgan Riley getting disrespected hard here.
gottapoop
The only thing I’d take offense to with this list is Slavin being way to low.
Shiny_Mew76
Rangers fan. I’ll happily take Fox at #2
ZegrassyKnoll
3 former Ducks on this list… This is fine!
Josefstalion
It’s a shame Jared Spurgeon never got the recognition he deserved during his prime years
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Godlikelobster01
Imagine paying 9.5 for a defenseman not in the top 20 lmao
Erdrick68
Fox should be number over Makar simply because this list undervalued Chin.
james-HIMself
Karlsson was both good defensively and offensively he should be higher and Mcavoy+ Dahlin could make cases to be higher
Edit: he was good offensively. sorry.
ManWithBag15
Morrissey way too high IMO. He had a great season but it’s still just 1 season. This season was the only season he’s ever had votes for the Norris.
Brodieboyy
Happy to see Miro get the recognition he deserves, he’s so young still but so good in all areas of the game
Evil_Knot
I’m not even a Preds fan but Josi should be 2nd behind Makar. Spurgeon not being on this list is criminal.
colorbalances
One of the fewer more egregious takes I saw from THG was not having Devon Toews even in the top 30 defenseman in the entire national hockey league. Glad to see him here
RabbiGoku
Are Brodin and Spurgeon not considered two of the best defensive defensemen in the entire league? I get it, the guys listed are powerplay quarterbacks. Can we actually talk about denfense, though?
Boston-Nolan
I don’t necessarily agree with McAvoy’s placement but I get it, offensively he’s just not on that level of most of these guys even if the rest of his game is debatably the best in the league. He’s probably the most well rounded D-man not named Cale Makar, and defensively and Physicality wise he’s second to few if any. Offensively he’s just meh, he could probably put up 65 in a strong year, usually good for 50ish, so I get the placement.
I’m glad Lindy is getting his flowers, if McAvoy didn’t exist he’d be a ppg two way minute munching monster, but even in a smaller role he’s killing it.
I think mcavoy and Pietrangelo should be lower. Hamilton and Hughes higher. Otherwise it’s fine
Primal_Directive
The other 9.5mil defender isn’t on here, so I can relax about our 9.5mil defender not cracking the list either 😌
poodletown
Omg a list that doesn’t have Mo Seider. I am so affected by someone’s opinion. They are wrong.
Nucksfan23
Not a horrible list but is Pietrangelo really a top 10 dmen still?
Kestralisk
Good to see toews get the attention he deserves. Also nice to see Hughes still rated highly
Medschoolmonkee
Disrespectful to Jacob Slavin having him that low.
TheCBDeacon
How is the guy that won the award for top defenseman down in 8th?
Loose_Device_5302
If Burns wasn’t 130 years old I would rank him higher. No real complaints otherwise.
stakeandlegs
So you don’t have to be good a defense to make the list
tcblack
This is an absolute disaster after the top 3 holy.
maxwellbevan
If anyone is curious here is 2022 and how much their ranking changed to this season’s. Seems like their top 5 are nailed down and then everything else is mostly a crap shoot year to year for their rankings
1. Makar – no change
2. Hedman -2
3. Josi -2
4. Fox +2
5. McAvoy -1
6. Letang – not ranked
7. Ekblad – not ranked
8. Toews -5
9. Carlson – not ranked
10. Heiskanen +7
11. Seider – not ranked
12. Hughes +2
13. Slavin -1
14. Rielly – not ranked
15. Theodore -5
16. Werenski – not ranked
17. Doughty -1
18. Dahlin +11
19. Pietrangelo +10
20. Burns +4
OfficialDaiLi
Where the hell is Jack Johnson? Smh
yodazer
Wow Robert Bortuzzo snubbed again
SumGreenD41
I’m biased but letang should be on here at the end
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Unbelievable, There’s no way [insert defenseman you have a bias towards] shouldn’t be on here
Top 3 look good, after that it’s a bit of a mess
Ready for some completely rational, level-headed takes
All of these guys can defend except one, somehow he won the best defenseman trophy.
Doughty in the top 50 is laughable, man is a pylon now.
If this is actually a right now list EK should absolutely be top 3
Hampus lindholm @15 ???? Morgan Riley getting disrespected hard here.
The only thing I’d take offense to with this list is Slavin being way to low.
Rangers fan. I’ll happily take Fox at #2
3 former Ducks on this list… This is fine!
It’s a shame Jared Spurgeon never got the recognition he deserved during his prime years
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Imagine paying 9.5 for a defenseman not in the top 20 lmao
Fox should be number over Makar simply because this list undervalued Chin.
Karlsson was both good defensively and offensively he should be higher and Mcavoy+ Dahlin could make cases to be higher
Edit: he was good offensively. sorry.
Morrissey way too high IMO. He had a great season but it’s still just 1 season. This season was the only season he’s ever had votes for the Norris.
Happy to see Miro get the recognition he deserves, he’s so young still but so good in all areas of the game
I’m not even a Preds fan but Josi should be 2nd behind Makar. Spurgeon not being on this list is criminal.
One of the fewer more egregious takes I saw from THG was not having Devon Toews even in the top 30 defenseman in the entire national hockey league. Glad to see him here
Are Brodin and Spurgeon not considered two of the best defensive defensemen in the entire league? I get it, the guys listed are powerplay quarterbacks. Can we actually talk about denfense, though?
I don’t necessarily agree with McAvoy’s placement but I get it, offensively he’s just not on that level of most of these guys even if the rest of his game is debatably the best in the league. He’s probably the most well rounded D-man not named Cale Makar, and defensively and Physicality wise he’s second to few if any. Offensively he’s just meh, he could probably put up 65 in a strong year, usually good for 50ish, so I get the placement.
I’m glad Lindy is getting his flowers, if McAvoy didn’t exist he’d be a ppg two way minute munching monster, but even in a smaller role he’s killing it.
Actually decent
Miro getting respect finally, yessiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir
I think mcavoy and Pietrangelo should be lower. Hamilton and Hughes higher. Otherwise it’s fine
The other 9.5mil defender isn’t on here, so I can relax about our 9.5mil defender not cracking the list either 😌
Omg a list that doesn’t have Mo Seider. I am so affected by someone’s opinion. They are wrong.
Not a horrible list but is Pietrangelo really a top 10 dmen still?
Good to see toews get the attention he deserves. Also nice to see Hughes still rated highly
Disrespectful to Jacob Slavin having him that low.
How is the guy that won the award for top defenseman down in 8th?
If Burns wasn’t 130 years old I would rank him higher. No real complaints otherwise.
So you don’t have to be good a defense to make the list
This is an absolute disaster after the top 3 holy.
If anyone is curious here is 2022 and how much their ranking changed to this season’s. Seems like their top 5 are nailed down and then everything else is mostly a crap shoot year to year for their rankings
1. Makar – no change
2. Hedman -2
3. Josi -2
4. Fox +2
5. McAvoy -1
6. Letang – not ranked
7. Ekblad – not ranked
8. Toews -5
9. Carlson – not ranked
10. Heiskanen +7
11. Seider – not ranked
12. Hughes +2
13. Slavin -1
14. Rielly – not ranked
15. Theodore -5
16. Werenski – not ranked
17. Doughty -1
18. Dahlin +11
19. Pietrangelo +10
20. Burns +4
Where the hell is Jack Johnson? Smh
Wow Robert Bortuzzo snubbed again
I’m biased but letang should be on here at the end
Has Sergachev really ascended to this level?