NHL Dmen Rankings #20

[M2Beezy]

The first overall pick from the 2014 draft gets taken at 19 after many years of very good defensive play. Many argue Ekblad could have gone sooner. Anyways 20 is NEXT, who ya got?

1 TB Hedman 82% 2020 HFBoards NHL Dmen Rankings #1
2 NASH Josi 76% 2020 HFBoards NHL Dmen #2
3 COLU Jones 40% 2020 HFBoards NHL Dmen Rankings #3
4 Pieterangelo LVGK 59% 2020 HFBoards NHL Dmen Rankings #4
5 DALL Heiskanen 39% 2020 HFBoards NHL Dmen Rankings #5
6 WASH Carlson 26% 2020 HFBoards NHL Dmen Rankings #6
7 CAR Slavin 40% 2020 HFBoards NHL Dmen Rankings #7
8 COL Makar 33% 2020 HFBoards NHL Dmen Rankings #8
9 CAR Hamilton 23% 2020 HFBoards NHL Dmen Rankings #9
10 VAN Hughes 19% 2020 NHL Dmen Rankings #10
11 BOS Macavoy 26% 2020 NHL Dmen Rankings #11
12 SJ Karlsson 19% 2020 NHL Dmen Rankings #12
13 OTT Chabot 14% 2020 NHL Dmen Rankings #13
14 MON Weber 16% NHL Dmen Rankings #14
15 TIE Doughty/Theodore 18% NHL Dmen Rankings #15
15 LVGK Theodore 56% NHL Dmen Rankings #15 Tie Braker: DOUGHTY VS THEODORE
16 LA Doughty 27% NHL Dmen Rankings #16
17 TOR Rielly 19% NHL Dmen Rankings #17
18 PITTS Letang 15% NHL Dmen Rankings #18
19 FLA Ekblad 20% NHL Dmen Rankings #19

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[GOALOFSSON]

Dahlin is going to turn a lot of heads that should already be turned and it will be great

 

[NetflixandPhil]

Dahlin is going to turn a lot of heads that should already be turned and it will be great

I'd bet hes top 20 on this list next year. Right now he only plays 19 mins a game. That's basically a non starter for me to consider him right now.

 

[Syckle78]

Dahlin is going to turn a lot of heads that should already be turned and it will be great

When he does he will be ranked accordingly.

 

[TopCheese]

Surprised burns is still up. Had his play really fallen off that much? He’s been a near PPG dman for years now

 

[Regal]

When he does he will be ranked accordingly.

Pretty much. I understand a bit of projection if you're debating between a couple guys with similar track records, but Dahlin hasn't performed well enough yet to be considered .

 

[Buck Naked]

Time for Ryan Suter. Underrated as hell.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Lol at about ten of these guys going before Suter and Giordano. This isn’t a ranking of trade value.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

Dahlin is going to turn a lot of heads that should already be turned and it will be great

Dahlin wasn’t even used as a top-4 defenseman on his own team at 5-on-5 this season. And his team sucked.

You’re going to have to make a far more convincing argument if you want to explain to us why not only this forum is off on him by not ranking him in the top-20, but why his coaching staff is also WAAAAY off on him.

Looking at his results, I think you’re going to be fighting an uphill battle.

 

[M2Beezy]

Werenski starting to literally run away with this one

 

[Dumais]

Werenski starting to literally run away with this one

Underrated AF. Guy is the leading dman scorer and he barely cracks the top 20...this is a popularity poll...Nothing more.

 

[lakai17]

Klingberg

 

[Los merengues]

Dahlin wasn’t even used as a top-4 defenseman on his own team at 5-on-5 this season. And his team sucked.

You’re going to have to make a far more convincing argument if you want to explain to us why not only this forum is off on him by not ranking him in the top-20, but why his coaching staff is also WAAAAY off on him.

Looking at his results, I think you’re going to be fighting an uphill battle.

Cause 1OA and being touted as a genrational talent?

You should know those two things are way more important and valuable than actual results on the ice.

 

[amnesiac]

Underrated AF. Guy is the leading dman scorer and he barely cracks the top 20...this is a popularity poll...Nothing more.

44P and 37P the 2 previous seasons

 

[nowhereman]

Dahlin is going to turn a lot of heads that should already be turned and it will be great

Dahlin actually has to hold up his end of the bargain and perform at a generational level for me to turn my head to the extent you're expecting. Not to mention, so far, Hughes, Makar and Heiskanen have been better.

Potential is great but you have to meet it. I have no doubt he'll be one of the game's very best but there's too much stock being put on his draft pedigree, even though he still has A LOT to prove.

 

[Dumais]

44P and 37P the 2 previous seasons

Whatever, I'll trust the judgement of GMs that used him as a comparable when signing their own players last year. McAvoy, Provorov etc.

He's got 4 years of those numbers, at 23, on a team with no offense. Thats why I'm voting Suter.

 

[Xspyrit]

Whatever, I'll trust the judgement of GMs that used him as a comparable when signing their own players last year. McAvoy, Provorov etc.

He's got 4 years of those numbers, at 23, on a team with no offense. Thats why I'm voting Suter.

Sorry but you're actually countering your argument with this.

For example, a GM is not going to compare his Center to Sidney Crosby when trying to extend him. He will want to compare him to Chris Tierney

Or maybe I would need to see the context of where the comparisons were made (if you have them)