Canada D vs Sweden D

[Ben White]

Canada

Subban	Doughty
Vlasic	Burns
Rielly	Pietrangelo

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Letang


Sweden

Hedman	Karlsson
OEL	Klingberg
Lindholm	Dahlin

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Ekholm

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[olli]

Dahlin is far from the 6th best Swedish defensmen right now.

 

[Ben White]

Dahlin is far from the 6th best Swedish defensmen right now.

Based on hype he should be... Just kidding, too boring to leave him out I guess.

 

[paulmm3]

Dahlin is far from the 6th best Swedish defensmen right now.

I disagree.
I'd take Sweden at any rate

 

[Taluss]

Hedman> Subban
Karlsson = Doughty
OEL> Vlasic (almost want to say =)
Klingberg< Burns
Lindholm< Reilly
Dahlin< Piet (Only of rn obv)

 

[Ben White]

Hedman> Subban
Karlsson = Doughty
OEL> Vlasic (almost want to say =)
Klingberg< Burns
Lindholm< Reilly
Dahlin< Piet (Only of rn obv)

Hedman > Subban
Karlsson >~ Doughty (Even though EK is a shadow of his pre ankle surgery self)
OEL >~ Vlasic
Klingberg ~< Burns
Lindholm ~< Rielly
Dahlin ? Pietro
Ekholm ~ Letang (as of right now)

 

[Taluss]

Hedman > Subban
Karlsson >~ Doughty (Even though EK is a shadow of his pre ankle surgery self)
OEL >~ Vlasic
Klingberg ~< Burns
Lindholm ~< Rielly
Dahlin ? Pietro
Ekholm ~ Letang (as of right now)

I’ll agree with that

 

[Haatley]

It would be closer if you used the top 6 dmen from both countries.

 

[DatSnipeMatthews]

It would be closer if you used the top 6 dmen from both countries.

Please Lord Almighty, enlighten us with your vision of the 6 best D-man from each country.

 

[Critical13]

Hedman > Subban
Karlsson >~ Doughty (Even though EK is a shadow of his pre ankle surgery self)
OEL >~ Vlasic
Klingberg ~< Burns
Lindholm ~< Rielly
Dahlin ? Pietro
Ekholm ~ Letang (as of right now)

Dahlin ? Pietro ???

Are we already putting Dahlin over a guy who has been a top 10 D for almost a decade?

 

[lawrence]

NO Duncan Keith? He is still very good.

 

[ottawa]

Hedman ≤ King Subban
Karlsson ≥ Doughty
OEL = Vlasic
Klingberg ≤ Burns
Lindholm < Reilly
Dahlin < Piet

Team Canada for me.

 

[MNRube]

When does the U.S enter the picture? They have like 10 guys who are #1s or highend 2s in the NHL. Werenski, Jones, Carlson, Suter, Ghost, McAvoy, Byfuglien, Schmidt, Niskanen, McDonagh, Fowler

 

[Atomos2]

When does the U.S enter the picture? They have like 10 guys who are #1s or highend 2s in the NHL. Werenski, Jones, Carlson, Suter, Ghost, McAvoy, Byfuglien, Schmidt, Niskanen, McDonagh, Fowler

A lotta hope and potential. Not really any right nows. Doughty, Subban, Hedman and Karlsson easily trump every one of those D's so right away they are behind the 8 ball.

 

[Taluss]

Hedman ≤ King Subban
Karlsson ≥ Doughty
OEL = Vlasic
Klingberg ≤ Burns
Lindholm < Reilly
Dahlin < Piet

Team Canada for me.

Subban is nowhere near the level of Hedman imo but never less Canada for me as well

 

[Skolman]

When does the U.S enter the picture? They have like 10 guys who are #1s or highend 2s in the NHL. Werenski, Jones, Carlson, Suter, Ghost, McAvoy, Byfuglien, Schmidt, Niskanen, McDonagh, Fowler

You think all those players are bonafide top pairing defensemen?

 

[Haatley]

Please Lord Almighty, enlighten us with your vision of the 6 best D-man from each country.

Not baiting me into an argument about Leaf players.

 

[teravaineSAROS]

I disagree.
I'd take Sweden at any rate

Why do you disagree? Sweden's got too many great defensemen while Dahlin is still young and developing as young D-men take longer to develop.

Half a year ago Dahlin didn't quite make the top 6 in team Sweden's non-NHL Olympic lineup... now he's suddenly supposed to make their best on best lineup?

 

[teravaineSAROS]

NO Duncan Keith? He is still very good.

Is he still on par as one of the 6 best Canadians? I havent followed him so much lately

 

[tony d]

Team Sweden for me.

 

[joe dirte]

Hedman >> Subban (this really isn't close. Hedman is WAY better)
Karlsson < Doughty
OEL = Vlasic
Klingberg ~< Burns
Lindholm ~< Rielly
Ekholm ~ Letang - hard to tell because of Letang. he's capable of being >>>>>>>> but he's been injured.

And I'm not going to include Dahlin or Pietro.

this is very close.

Sweden has really developed some great dmen in recent years.

 

[Mitch nylander]

Def some better options the Dahlin. Dahlin will be great but he's not there yet.

I see these defensemen ahead as of now
Erik Karlsson
Victor Hedman
Oliver Ekman-Larsson
John Klingberg
Hampus Lindholm
Matthias Ekholm

He'd be up against Nicklas Hjalmarsson, Adam Larsson, Oscar Klefbom, Anton Stralman,
it'd be close

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As a whole a top pairing of Karlsson - Hedman is too hard to pass upon. Sweden for me.