Best Canadian Defenseman Right Now
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nowhereman
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Pietrangelo has been the best, over the last few seasons, but I still think Doughty is the better player. It just seems like Doughty's passion has taken a dip, since the Kings fell off, and he's been mailing it in. That said, I voted Pietrangelo, since that's just speculation and the results speak for themselves.
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Mighty Makar
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people are actually voting doughty
the pole says “right now” Doughty is playing like dog $!/t right now.
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people are actually voting doughty
the pole says “right now” Doughty is playing like dog $!/t right now.
Doughty is surviving off reputation right now.
I don’t know if he’ll bounce back, or not, but he’s taken a definite step back in my eyes. I’d have most of the players on this list ahead of him.
Gurglesons
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Out of these choices Piets. But, I think if we are talking last two years I think it is Letang.
He’s scored more points than Piets in less games, is used more frequently in all situations in comparison to his other D members unlike Piets, and is pretty much identical analytically in a far much less forgiving system.
He’s scored more points than Piets in less games, is used more frequently in all situations in comparison to his other D members unlike Piets, and is pretty much identical analytically in a far much less forgiving system.
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I agree. If the NHL is at the next Olympics, I wouldnt be surprised if Makar is Canadas number one dman. Petro right now for me but Makar is a stud
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Going with Petro. The rest are not great, past their prime, or yet to reach their prime.
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Brutal Take
Dougie Hamilton was having a career year. Was a shoe in for a norris finalist. on pace for 25 goals, which would have been his 8th straight season of increasing his goals from previous.
Leading his team in ice time and shots, and every major metric 5v5.
One of the best Penalty killers in the league
Apparently the voters have some bad memory to the season Hamilton was having before his injury by the voting total.
Drew Doughty Plays like trash and has more votes. What year is this?
at the time of injury among all defenseman with 500 mins
1st in xGF%
2nd in GF%
3rd in CF%
2nd in High danger CF%
while playing 23-24 mins a night on 1st team PK and 1st team PP
He is going to be signing $70-80 million contract next off-season easy
Mighty Makar
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He’s definitely not the best, but he’d be on Team Canada in a best on best tournament.
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Quite amazing that Doughty has been the worst player on this list for 2 seasons yet still getting votes.
You're just voting off of reputation. He was nothing without Johnny Marr.
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Blows my mind
Doughty has been phoning it in on a bad team, but he doesnt appear to have actually lost much physically at age 30. He probably doesn't deserve to get votes based on how he's performed, but would anyone really be shocked if he were to be taken in a best on best and end up being the best defenseman on Team Canada?
Pavel Buchnevich
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Reasonable points. I didn’t want to include more than ten options, and I figured there would probably be close to 15 players that get votes. I expected a few votes for other. I tried to balance the options as much as possible. Fans always get mad about this stuff, but I’m trying to make these polls as neutral as possible.
