Ranking Defenseman #2

[Digitalbooya]

Decided it's best to move onto #2 with Suter receiving 80%+ of the votes. Continue on.

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[TaLoN]

When the poll shows up... I'm voting for Brodin...

 

[Digitalbooya]

When the poll shows up... I'm voting for Brodin...

I'm a little slow I got Brodin as well.

 

[Spurgeon]

Current skill: Spurgeon

Most Valuable: Brodin

 

[AKL]

Scandella right now.

 

[Wild11MN]

Current skill: Spurgeon

Most Valuable: Brodin

Agree. Though 2/3/4 is very close in my mind.

 

[keppel146]

2-4 could almost go any way. Very close. I think it comes down to style too which is very hard to rank.

 

[ThatGuy22]

Well, given that by most statistical measure's Spurgeon was our best defender, better vote for him again at 2.

 

[TaLoN]

Well, given that by most statistical measure's Spurgeon was our best defender, better vote for him again at 2.

Not that stats don't have value, they absolutely do, but I will never take stats over my own personal assessment from actually watching a player on the ice.

This response is not intended as a knock against Spurgeon BTW, just that I disagree to being a slave to stats on ranking players vs players.

 

[Puhis]

I still view Brodin as our #2 defenseman, although Spurgeon was better this season. It is really close from 2 to 4 though.

 

[Paul Bunyan]

Brodin for me, but I like having to THINK about it, which shows that there is seemingly more depth than what the team had before (or that the depth has improved themselves to that level).

 

[Minnesota]

Scandella.

 

[AKL]

Well, given that by most statistical measure's Spurgeon was our best defender, better vote for him again at 2.

Scandella had the least amount of O-zone starts and faced the highest QualComp of any of our defenders. He was still only .01 P/60 behind Spurgeon and .03 behind Suter, who both got significantly better PP time than him.

 

[Bruce Granville]

I can't vote for Suter?
I had Scandella as 1st and now 2nd, too.

Wow, what a D, eh?

 

[Spurgeon]

Scandella had the least amount of O-zone starts and faced the highest QualComp of any of our defenders. He was still only .01 P/60 behind Spurgeon and .03 behind Suter, who both got significantly better PP time than him.

Scandella definitely improved tremendously (some national broadcasters were calling him the most improved player in the NHL), but I'd like to see him this upcoming year. Still have Spurgeon ahead of him, although it's tight between 2-4.

I think Spurgeon and Scandella just work so well together, that I'm really hoping we somehow find a way to keep them together for the upcoming years.

 

[Puhis]

Scandella definitely improved tremendously (some national broadcasters were calling him the most improved player in the NHL), but I'd like to see him this upcoming year. Still have Spurgeon ahead of him, although it's tight between 2-4.

I think Spurgeon and Scandella just work so well together, that I'm really hoping we somehow find a way to keep them together for the upcoming years.

Agreed. One of the best 2nd pairings in the NHL, lot of experience together and they compliment each others game really well. Both have the offensive capabilities, but are no slouch defensively either. They can play together in all situations.

 

[gphr513]

Yeah, 2-4 is damn near interchangeable. I could see an argument for Brodin, Spurgeon, or Scandella at number 2.

 

[gwh]

This poll is going to be straight up TOI stats in descending order.

 

[AKL]

This poll is going to be straight up TOI stats in descending order.

Uh oh, I guess that means Mike Yeo knows what he's doing

 

[Circulartheory]

For me, Brodin has potential and age on his side, but that is all about the future (albeit the very, VERY near future). But if today, you were to ask me, who I want to put out against Kane, Toews, Hossa etc, it will have to be Scandella.

I don't trust Brodin to shut them down on his own (by that, I mean an average partner on his side). However, I have a bit more confidence in Scandella to handle those types of players.

 

[AKL]

For me, Brodin has potential and age on his side, but that is all about the future (albeit the very, VERY near future). But if today, you were to ask me, who I want to put out against Kane, Toews, Hossa etc, it will have to be Scandella.

I don't trust Brodin to shut them down on his own (by that, I mean an average partner on his side). However, I have a bit more confidence in Scandella to handle those types of players.

I agree with this. You wouldn't be able to tell by just looking at stats, but Scandella did a pretty good job at shutting down Tarasenko in the first round this year.

 

[this providence]

No logical reasoning for anyone but Spurgeon.

Significantly better player than Brodin at this stage in all three areas of the ice. Also consistently gives a higher level of play than Scandella.

I think if all 3 are playing their best games, Scandella edges the other two. But he's still a tad too inconsistent to be considered the better player. Brodin nowhere close to the other two at this stage.

 

[Randy BoBandy]

When Scandella is firing on all cylinders I would say he is our #2. Most of the time it is Spurgeon though. I have Brodin behind those two still. He is just too one dimensional at this point in his career.

 

[ThatGuy22]

Scandella had the least amount of O-zone starts and faced the highest QualComp of any of our defenders. He was still only .01 P/60 behind Spurgeon and .03 behind Suter, who both got significantly better PP time than him.

I like Scandella, but he's not going to be a 10% shooter long term like he was this year. Spurgeon has the consistency, and the 5v5 numbers (where 90% of the game is played) show commandingly that Spurge is the better player.

 

[Minnesota]

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