NHL's Best Defensive Defenseman PART 1

[ChiefWiggum]

Tell me who to add. Focus solely on shutdown abilities, 1 on 1 play and defense when choosing

Tell which players to add and which players can be removed from the options.

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[VoluntaryDom]

I get playing it safe with the options but Garrison and Kronwall, really?

Hjalmarsson, add Coburn.

 

[The Macho King]

Lol why the hell is Jason Garrison on this?

 

[ChiefWiggum]

I get playing it safe with the options but Garrison and Kronwall, really?

Hjalmarsson, add Coburn.

I tried to have one player for each team (if they were decent, sorry NJD) and I don't watch many Detroit games so I didn't know which player to add, Kronwall or DeKeyser, so I chose both.

 

[ChiefWiggum]

Lol why the hell is Jason Garrison on this?

Who should I replace him with in the next poll? Coburn was previously mentioned

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Schultz is on but Brodie and Pesce aren't? Come on. Brodie might just be a better defensive player than Giordano.

 

[Advanced stats]

Lol at Risto, Schultz, Letang....

 

[Sureves]

Honestly am I the only one who finds this an impossible question to answer? I don't watch most of these players more than 4 times a year, and when I do, I rarely notice them making their defensive plays unless it is one of the exceptionally rare "noticeably good" defensive plays.

 

[OnceWasNot]

Vlasic has the best overall metrics. Subban is the best at shutting down star players 1 on 1.

 

[ThirdManIn]

Point of order: Ryan Ellis should be moved to be with the rest of the Predators and former Predators.

 

[snipes]

Lol Jultz

 

[Dr John Carlson]

Niskanen is better defensively than Carlson. I feel like a broken record at this point, but it's true.

 

[The S5]

This poll should be closed immediately based on Karlsson having two votes.

 

[hohosaregood]

It's funny that if this poll was before the Olympics, Vlasic would not be overwhelmingly winning this one. Goes to show how much reputation matters.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Vlasic for me without even blinking.

 

[MonarchFlames]

Isn't Josi bad defensively or atleast below average? I don't watch much Preds games, but can any Preds fan give info on whether he belongs in this poll or not. Thanks in advance!

 

[tony d]

Went with Vlasic.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Isn't Josi bad defensively or atleast below average? I don't watch much Preds games, but can any Preds fan give info on whether he belongs in this poll or not. Thanks in advance!

Josi is above average defensively overall and still relied on defensive situations now and then. However he is not the go to guy defensively (Ekholm and Subban are, and when he was the go to guy with Weber, they clearly did poorly against their competition, while Ekholm-Ellis destroyed theirs). He is prone to some poor mistakes especially along the boards, and a lot of his risks end up burning him, and the Preds are outchanced and outscored when he's on the ice, but nevertheless he's still above average defensively, but he fits the Karlsson stereotype way more than Karlsson actually does.

 

[swiftwin]

This poll should be closed immediately based on Karlsson having two votes.

Why? It's best defensive defenseman, not most physical defensive defenseman. The most important part of defensive play is moving the puck out of your zone. Karlsson arguably does that better than anyone else.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Niskanen is better defensively than Carlson. I feel like a broken record at this point, but it's true.

yeah this should be common knowledge by now

 

[Pip]

Karlsson. Best way to defend is to have the puck yourself and push it up ice.

 

[The Macho King]

Karlsson. Best way to defend is to have the puck yourself and push it up ice.

He was far from the best at that last season.

 

[wabagee]

Why does this same poll happen every several days? How much a week do they change during the summer?

 

[Pip]

He was far from the best at that last season.

Was the poll about who was the best last season?

 

[Tv9924]

I think OP meant this poll to be for shutdown ability within the defensive zone.