Better defense - Canada vs. Sweden

[IceHockeyDude]

Short and simple.
Which country has the better defense at the moment?

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[OKOptimistic]

What is Sweden's defense I only know Headman

 

[gotyournose]

Kills my Canadian heart to vote for Sweden but they win eh

Hedman - Karlsson
OEL - Klingberg
Lindholm - Dahlin
Klefbom - guy from Nashville whose name I forgot

Vs

Reilly - Doughty
Pietrengelo - parayko
Morrissey - Burns
Chabot - Makar/Weber

 

[kabidjan18]

Kills my Canadian heart to vote for Sweden but they win eh

Hedman - Karlsson
OEL - Klingberg
Lindholm - Dahlin
Klefbom - guy from Nashville whose name I forgot

Vs

Reilly - Doughty
Pietrengelo - parayko
Morrissey - Burns
Chabot - Makar/Weber

Ekholm?

 

[jfc64]

Team Sweden 3, quite easily beaten by Canada Team 7 or something.

Oscar Klefbom – Niklas Hjalmarsson
Erik Brännström – Patrik Nemeth
Carl Gunnarsson – Rasmus Andersson

 

[jj cale]

Not very long ago I would have given Sweden the clear edge, now I am not so sure, think it is quite even.

 

[Lollipop]

Sweden.

 

[tony d]

Close but Sweden.

 

[Erikfromfin]

Looking back Sweden defense used to be epic with like the poll here considering best in the world but how about now? Hedman is the obvious number 1 guy in the world but guys like Erik Karlsson and Rasmus Dahlin are absolutely terrible... Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Klingberg are very good defenders and guys like Brodin, Lindholm, Ekholm are solid but they are not impact guys that most other top countries wouldn't have either. I think the hype has come down a lot.

 

[VictoriaJetsFan]

it would be a neck and neck race but Karlsson and Dahlin are currently terrible...i think Canada gets the nod here.

 

[Mathieukferland]

I voted for Sweden but I think a greater amount of Canadian defenseman (Makar, Theodore, Doughty, Ekblad) are having elite seasons, whereas outside of Hedman and maybe Brodin the main stars for tre kronor, notably Dahlin and Karlsson, have regressed

 

[Eye of Ra]

Looking back Sweden defense used to be epic with like the poll here considering best in the world but how about now? Hedman is the obvious number 1 guy in the world but guys like Erik Karlsson and Rasmus Dahlin are absolutely terrible... Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Klingberg are very good defenders and guys like Brodin, Lindholm, Ekholm are solid but they are not impact guys that most other top countries wouldn't have either. I think the hype has come down a lot.

Based on what is Dahlin terrible? He is very good offensivly. With age he will get more mature and experianed and be better in his own zon. You forgot Klefbom and Rasmus Andersson.

 

[pegcity]

Hedman - Klingberg
Ekholm - Josi
Brodin - Karlsson/Larsson

Not as good as Canada's but still pretty good. Canada has every nation beat with depth though (if there is an injury or two).

US vs Canada would be much closer.

 

[gotyournose]

Hedman - Klingberg
Ekholm - Josi
Brodin - Karlsson/Larsson

Not as good as Canada's but still pretty good. Canada has every nation beat with depth though (if there is an injury or two).

US vs Canada would be much closer.

Josi is Swiss

 

[Eye of Ra]

Hedman - Klingberg
Ekholm - Josi
Brodin - Karlsson/Larsson

Not as good as Canada's but still pretty good. Canada has every nation beat with depth though (if there is an injury or two).

US vs Canada would be much closer.

lol "pretty good". its fantastic actually. for sure 3rd best d-squad in the world, better than any NHL team. Only team usa and team canada have better d-squad, and not by much.

 

[pegcity]

Josi is Swiss

Whoops. Didn't know that.

 

[BonAppleTea]

Looking back Sweden defense used to be epic with like the poll here considering best in the world but how about now? Hedman is the obvious number 1 guy in the world but guys like Erik Karlsson and Rasmus Dahlin are absolutely terrible... Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Klingberg are very good defenders and guys like Brodin, Lindholm, Ekholm are solid but they are not impact guys that most other top countries wouldn't have either. I think the hype has come down a lot.

yea the defence has fell off for us quiet a bit just because of Karlsson just not being anywhere close to that level any longer. I would vote canada today

 

[Mathieukferland]

Combined top 6:

1. Hedman
2. Makar
3. Theodore
4. Hamilton
5. Klingberg
6. Ekblad

 

[Rabid Ranger]

I would say Hedman is very clearly the best d-man between the two countries and the best d-man playing right now period. Besides him I think Canada has the edge.

 

[Sweetpotato]

Hedman - Klingberg
Ekholm - Josi
Brodin - Karlsson/Larsson

Not as good as Canada's but still pretty good. Canada has every nation beat with depth though (if there is an injury or two).

US vs Canada would be much closer.

 

[sdf]

Swenada

 

[Miro4Norris]

Canada but as a Finn I think USA have the best defense

 

[jfc64]

Canadians!

Please order these players into teams of six defenders (where team 1 is the best and so on):

Or, I go first and you fill in (or rearrange) later...

Then, pick team defense 7-10 from the players at the bottom: (highlight players who fit among the players above! Put a minus after a players (above) name if he should be lower). If you miss a player, add him.

Team 1
Thomas Chabot – Cale Makar
Shea Theodore – Alex Pietrangelo
Shea Weber – Drew Doughty

Team 2
Morgan Rielly – Kris Letang
Jakob Chychrun – Aaron Ekblad
Darnell Nurse – Douglas Hamilton

Team 3
Devon Toews – Ryan Ellis
Marc-Édouard Vlasic – Brent Burns
Josh Morrissey – Tyler Myers

Team 4
Mark Giordano – Jared Spurgeon
Samuel Girard – Matt Dumba
Joel Edmundson – Colton Parayko

Team 5
Jake Muzzin – T.J. Brodie
MacKenzie Weegar – P.K. Subban
Duncan Keith – Tyson Barrie

Team 6
Calvin de Haan - Ryan Pulock
Mike Matheson - Christopher Tanev
Ty Smith - Noah Dobson


To form defense 7-10:

17. Justin Schultz (D) Washington Capitals 39 3 19 22 0.56 8 14
23. Vince Dunn (D) St. Louis Blues 40 6 12 18 0.45 16 -7
31. Jamie Drysdale (D) Anaheim Ducks 13 2 3 5 0.38 6 0
37. Carson Soucy (D) Minnesota Wild 35 1 12 13 0.37 45 17
38. Brandon Montour (D) totals 38 5 9 14 0.37 24 -13
39. Nicolas Hague (D) Vegas Golden Knights 38 5 9 14 0.37 22 12
44. Brenden Dillon (D) Washington Capitals 43 2 13 15 0.35 40 11
49. Damon Severson (D) New Jersey Devils 41 3 10 13 0.32 23 -9
51. Ryan Graves (D) Colorado Avalanche 42 1 12 13 0.31 30 12
52. Cody Ceci (D) Pittsburgh Penguins 39 3 9 12 0.31 10 15
53. Ryan Murray (D) New Jersey Devils 33 0 10 10 0.30 6 5
56. Travis Sanheim (D) Philadelphia Flyers 41 2 10 12 0.29 16 -16
59. Josh Manson (D) Anaheim Ducks 18 1 4 5 0.28 21 1
61. Troy Stecher (D) Detroit Red Wings 33 1 8 9 0.27 8 -8
66. Zach Whitecloud (D) Vegas Golden Knights 37 2 7 9 0.24 12 9
67. Sean Walker (D) Los Angeles Kings 33 1 7 8 0.24 12 -14
69. Adam Pelech (D) New York Islanders 42 2 8 10 0.24 18 12
72. Kris Russell (D) Edmonton Oilers 31 0 7 7 0.23 8 -1
73. Philippe Myers (D) Philadelphia Flyers 31 0 7 7 0.23 14 -13
74. Colin Miller (D) Buffalo Sabres 40 4 5 9 0.23 27 -19
75. Jamie Oleksiak (D) Dallas Stars 41 4 5 9 0.22 35 3
77. Brendan Smith (D/LW) New York Rangers 35 3 4 7 0.20 46 7
84. Brett Kulak (D) Montréal Canadiens 36 1 5 6 0.17 18 4
85. Ethan Bear (D) Edmonton Oilers 30 0 5 5 0.17 10 2
89. Marc Staal (D) Detroit Red Wings 44 3 4 7 0.16 18 -5
90. Kurtis MacDermid (D) Los Angeles Kings 26 2 2 4 0.15 34 -13
91. Brayden McNabb (D) Vegas Golden Knights 27 1 3 4 0.15 12 1
92. Ben Hutton (D) totals 34 1 4 5 0.15 11 -13
93. David Savard (D) totals 41 1 5 6 0.15 24 -23
94. Marco Scandella (D) St. Louis Blues 35 2 3 5 0.14 20 8
101. Braydon Coburn (D) totals 16 0 2 2 0.13 10 -3
105. Travis Hamonic (D) Vancouver Canucks 19 0 2 2 0.11 8 -3
107. Jason Demers (D) Arizona Coyotes 31 0 3 3 0.10 24 -4
110. Cal Foote (D) Tampa Bay Lightning 34 1 2 3 0.09 25 8
113. Matt Benning (D) Nashville Predators 42 1 2 3 0.07 24 2
114. Mark Pysyk (D/RW) Dallas Stars 28 1 1 2 0.07 18 5
115. Robert Bortuzzo (D) St. Louis Blues 28 0 2 2 0.07 21 -1
138. Brent Seabrook (D) Chicago Blackhawks 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
139. Johnny Boychuk (D) New York Islanders - - - - - -