Does Vegas currently have the best blueline in the NHL?

[SeanMoneyHands]

Hanifin - Pietrangelo
McNabb - Theodore
Hague - Whitecloud

x - Martinez, Hutton

Dallas comes close. Nobody in the East can match this d-core.

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[895]

Corps… you know like marine corps

 

[SolidusAKA]

Dallas comes close. Nobody in the East can match this d-core.

I appreciate this as a Dallas fan, but we have a major drop off after our top 4. Suter, Hakanpaa, Lundkvist are dire. Guys like MacKinnon can eat their lunch

 

[wetcoast]

Voted top 3, the Avs as a group and Boston come to mind as other groups that are pretty good too.

 

[MNRube]

Slavin-Burns
Skjei-Pesce
Orlov-Chatfield

Toews-Makar
Girard-Manson
J.Johnson-Walker

Harley-Heiskanen
Lindell-Tanev
Suter-Hakanpaa/Lundkvist

Lindgren-Fox
Miller-Trouba
Gustaffson-Schneider

I think Vegas has all of those ones beat. But not by much

 

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Slavin-Burns
Skjei-Pesce
Orlov-Chatfield

Toews-Makar
Girard-Manson
J.Johnson-Walker

Harley-Heiskanen
Lindell-Tanev
Suter-Hakanpaa/Lundkvist

Lindgren-Fox
Miller-Trouba
Gustaffson-Schneider

I think Vegas has all of those ones beat. But not by much

Now do San Jose

 

[BCNate]

On paper maybe, but certainly not on the ice as of late.

 

[Soundwave]

No. If I was starting a team I would take Colorado's blueline every day of the week over theirs and twice on Sundays.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Canes group is easily better.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Top 10.

The defense is overrated a bit. That is a strong team system they have in Vegas.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Definitely taking Colorado over that group.

 

[DimitriL07]

Vegas D looked kinda slow last night but they’re slumping and on paper it looks very good.

 

[Boreal01]

Certainly top 5 with a case for top 3 or higher depending on how Hanifin performs

 

[JTeller97]

7 top 4 D and 3 of those are top pair level. That D won a cup last year and all they did was add Hanifin, easily best in the league.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Best in the West for sure. Probably tied with Carolina overall.

 

[majormajor]

They don't have an elite D-man, in my opinion. But the depth of the group is super impressive. Maybe best third pair. And that legit might help them win the cup.

 

[b in vancouver]

Hanifin - Pietrangelo
McNabb - Theodore
Hague - Whitecloud

x - Martinez, Hutton

Dallas comes close. Nobody in the East can match this d-core.

I think The Bruins and Canes play in the East.

 

[weaponomega]

I think The Bruins and Canes play in the East.

Bruins have McAvoy, Lindholm and Carlo. After that it's pretty thin.

Should better this offseason when Hanifin signs

 

[I am Bettman]

Bruins have McAvoy, Lindholm and Carlo. After that it's pretty thin.

Should better this offseason when Hanifin signs

Lohrei is also looking good.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I appreciate this as a Dallas fan, but we have a major drop off after our top 4. Suter, Hakanpaa, Lundkvist are dire. Guys like MacKinnon can eat their lunch

You have Rangers fans still upset that we traded Lundkvist for a *checks notes* first round pick.

 

[SolidusAKA]

You have Rangers fans still upset that we traded Lundkvis for a *checks notes* first round pick.

I think we would be fine with Lundkvist if DeBoer would actually play him over Hakanpaa so that he can develop. He's basically bouncing between the press box and 6th D.

 

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

Slavin-Burns
Skjei-Pesce
Orlov-Chatfield

Toews-Makar
Girard-Manson
J.Johnson-Walker

Harley-Heiskanen
Lindell-Tanev
Suter-Hakanpaa/Lundkvist

Lindgren-Fox
Miller-Trouba
Gustaffson-Schneider

I think Vegas has all of those ones beat. But not by much

Why are people adding Dallas to the conversation. That d-core without Heiskanen might be the worst in the NHL and the reason we will see him play 30 mins a game again in the playoffs

 

[Eternal Leaf]

It's a cup-winning defensive unit that added Hanifin. No doubt the best when it matters.

 

[MNRube]

Why are people adding Dallas to the conversation. That d-core without Heiskanen might be the worst in the NHL and the reason we will see him play 30 mins a game again in the playoffs

Tanev & Harley are good and Lindell has his moments as well. Suter was solid last playoffs. He can get away with more when refs let players play and knows how to do it. Rest of them are just fine for depth D.

 

[b in vancouver]

Bruins have McAvoy, Lindholm and Carlo. After that it's pretty thin.

Should better this offseason when Hanifin signs

92.6% sure that if you take the top three dmen off any team it gets thin.
Bruins are one of few teams that could still ice 6 NHL quality guys if that happened.