My list of top-90 NHL defensemen

[Realgud]

Interesting.

But I can't help but think that when someone does a list as long as this, there are gonna be some "reputation" rankings. For example, I fail to see how Jonathan Ericsson or Alexei Emelin can be higher than Danny DeKeyser. And that's just one example, I could give others but let's just start with this one. Do you have any reasons for that specific ranking?

Edit: Didn't see DeKeyser...

 

[Sensin5]

How is Petro behind Gio and OEL?

Likely because he has seen him play frequently? Gio is miles ahead of Petro, certainly this year at least.

 

[Regal]

Too High:
18 Dustin Byfuglien
26 Dan Girardi
37 Tobias Enstrom
49 Chris Tanev
51 Willie Mitchell

Too Low
62 Jeff Petry
76 Andy Greene

Nope

 

[Nizdizzle]

Don't think Polak should be in anyones top-90

 

[Number 57]

Interesting.

But I can't help but think that when someone does a list as long as this, there are gonna be some "reputation" rankings. For example, I fail to see how Jonathan Ericsson or Alexei Emelin can be higher than Danny DeKeyser. And that's just one example, I could give others but let's just start with this one. Do you have any reasons for that specific ranking?

DeKeyser is 66th, higher than both Ericsson and Emelin...

 

[Ducks Nation*]

Nice list man, its never going to be perfect but I think its good.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

I ll make a list perhaps if I feel like it after work.
Well done obviously people will have issues with anyone's top 90. Doing even a top 10 is hard enough.

And if I do a top 90 it will mostly be weighted to this season and passed seasons less.

 

[Hagged]

List of players who would be in a very different position on my list.

Yep, as Vatanen wouldn't even make the list. If it was only about offense, that position would be OK. (about 60 "first pairing D-men", about 30 "second pairing D-men").

 

[BruinsBtn]

Emelin is not a top 100 defenseman. Many nights he's not an nhl defenseman

 

[TheOllieC]

Fowler is too high. I'd have him just behind Carlson, Faulk, Shattenkirk, etc.

 

[Algernop Kreider]

How is Petro behind Gio and OEL?

Because he isn't as good (or at least wasn't this season) as Gio or OEL.

 

[Realgud]

DeKeyser is 66th, higher than both Ericsson and Emelin...

Wow my bad, I'm blind ^^

Edit: I noticed some other things I didn't see properly. All I can say is that I think you did a good job with your list then! It doesn't seem biased and seems at least a bit researched, I appreciate that.

 

[MrClutch86]

Looks ok for the bolts but maybe Stralman should be moved up

 

[OkimLom]

If I coached in the Stanley Cup finals tomorrow and I could add a dman to my roster...

1 Erik Karlsson
2 Duncan Keith
3 Shea Weber
4 Drew Doughty
5 Ryan Suter
6 PK Subban
7 Mark Giordano
8 Oliver Ekman-Larsson
9 Alex Pietrangelo
10 Victor Hedman
11 Kris Letang
12 Roman Josi
13 Cam Fowler
14 Kevin Shattenkirk
15 John Carlson
16 Ryan McDonagh
17 Zdeno Chara
18 Dustin Byfuglien
19 Brent Seabrook
20 Marc-Edouard Vlasic
21 Justin Faulk
22 Niklas Kronwall
23 Brent Burns
24 Alex Edler
25 Hampus Lindholm
26 Dan Girardi
27 TJ Brodie
28 Erik Johnson
29 Jay Bouwmeester
30 Marc Staal
31 Jonas Brodin
32 Aaron Ekblad
33 Travis Hamonic
34 Jack Johnson
35 Dan Hamhuis
36 Keith Yandle
37 Tobias Enstrom
38 Dion Phaneuf
39 Matt Niskanen
40 Kris Russell
41 Brooks Orpik
42 Brian Campbell
43 Tyson Barrie
44 Andrej Sekera
45 Anton Stralman
46 Dougie Hamilton
47 Andrei Markov
48 Olli Maatta
49 Chris Tanev
50 Marco Scandella
51 Willie Mitchell
52 Mike Green
53 Mark Streit
54 Christian Ehrhoff
55 Francois Beauchemin
56 Karl Alzner
57 Tyler Myers
58 Johnny Boychuk
59 Kevin Klein
60 Niklas Hjalmarsson
61 Jared Spurgeon
62 Jeff Petry
63 Nick Leddy
64 Jake Muzzin
65 Alex Goligoski
66 Danny DeKeyser
67 Marc Methot
68 Trevor Daley
69 Fedor Tyutin
70 Braydon Coburn
71 Dennis Wideman
72 Jason Garrison
73 Zach Bogosian
74 Jacob Trouba
75 Jan Hejda
76 Andy Greene
77 Johnny Oduya
78 Paul Martin
79 Kevin Bieksa
80 Marek Zidlicky
81 Seth Jones
82 Alexei Emelin
83 Josh Gorges
84 Roman Polak
85 Dmitri Kulikov
86 Carl Gunnarsson
87 Sami Vatanen
88 John Klingberg
89 Alec Martinez
90 Jonathan Ericsson

Bolded made me laugh a little

My Top 10:

1 Duncan Keith
2 Drew Doughty
3 Erik Karlsson
4 Ryan Suter
5 Shea Weber
6 Oliver Ekman-Larsson
7 Alex Pietrangelo
8 PK Subban
9 Mark Giordano
10 Brent Seabrook

 

[SchennSational1022*]

Brooks Orpik is better (about 28 spots ahead actually) than Braydon Coburn? Coburn at 70 is absolutely ridiculous.

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

Greene continues to be criminally underrated on these boards.

I'll be conservative and say top-40 for him.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Brooks Orpik is better (about 28 spots ahead actually) than Braydon Coburn? Coburn at 70 is absolutely ridiculous.

Orpik is better than Coburn.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

<My team's defenseman> is too low. <My rival team's defenseman> is too high. He's a bum.

Seriously, though - nice effort for a 90-player list.

 

[SchennSational1022*]

Orpik is better than Coburn.

Yeah, not even close.

 

[Volodya Krutov]

Good list overall but Stralman and particularly Greene are too low.

 

[HarrisonFord]

yea, if you were coaching a team in the Stanley Cup why would you want a defenseman who could make a claim to two Conn Smythes and he might actually win one this year based on the way he's playing.

Keith is #1 AINEC. he's quite simply the best playoff defenseman in the league over the past several years. Doughty is #2 in that department.

I disagree with you, I think Doughty is a better playoff defenseman than Keith is, but really any team would be lucky to have either.

I have Keith in the 3-5 range personally. Which is not a knock at him at all, I just like Weber and Doughty better.

 

[DonskoiDonscored]

No Braun?

And Girardi that high is laughable.

 

[Moops]

I try to guess whether they're too high or too low.

26 Dan Girardi - too high
38 Dion Phaneuf - too high
45 Anton Stralman - too low
49 Chris Tanev - too low
60 Niklas Hjalmarsson - too low
64 Jake Muzzin - too low
74 Jacob Trouba - too low
82 Alexei Emelin - too low
86 Carl Gunnarsson - too low
87 Sami Vatanen - too low
88 John Klingberg - too low

My list would be a complete and utter joke compared to the OP.

 

[TT1]

too high:

13 Cam Fowler
24 Alex Edler
26 Dan Girardi (very bad)
34 Jack Johnson (very bad)
38 Dion Phaneuf (very bad)
40 Kris Russell (extremely bad)
82 Alexei Emelin (very bad)
56 Karl Alzner (very bad)
83 Josh Gorges (very bad)
90 Jonathan Ericsson (bad)
59 Kevin Klein (extremely bad)
77 Johnny Oduya (very bad)
86 Carl Gunnarsson (very bad)
84 Roman Polak (very bad)
71 Dennis Wideman (very bad)
68 Trevor Daley (very bad)

 

[Nocashstyle]

More proof that Andy Greene is one of the most underrated defensemen in the league