Roman Josi or Alex Pietrangelo?

[SeanMoneyHands]

Who’s the better dman at their peak?

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[Felidae]

Roman Josi won a Norris and was a 2nd place finalist. In both seasons he finished 6th and 7th in hart voting, which is pretty damn good for a defenseman.

Pietrangelo has never been a Norris finalist, though he came close twice.

Answer is Josi for peak.

 

[TMLegend]

Josi had the better peak. I think Pietrangelo has been the better defencemen for most of their careers though.

If I were starting a team I'd take Pietrangelo.

 

[biturbo19]

I'd take Petro. It's not a coincidence that he won a Cup as the #1D of two different franchises. Josi at his peak was more "flashy" but Pietrangelo is the guy you win with.

 

[Play]

I hate when I have to agree with him, but in this case I do agree with @biturbo19 here. Give me Petro attack

 

[Buck Naked]

Josi for sure, everything else is just revisionist history and goes well in line with the recent trend with putting down offensive defensemen. Josi blew Pietrangelo out of the water in basically every poll here on the forums and on every list year after year. Pietrangelo even lost to Theodore when the poll asked who was the better D in 2022. And he wasn't that good during last season that the Cup win elevated his peak to a better than Josi's.

 

[HFpapi]

Roman Josi won a Norris and was a 2nd place finalist. In both seasons he finished 6th and 7th in hart voting, which is pretty damn good for a defenseman.

Pietrangelo has never been a Norris finalist, though he came close twice.

Answer is Josi for peak.

That's also because award voting (even for dmen) obsesses over counting stats.

EK was absolutely not the best defensman in the league last season. The Norris needs to stop being treated as the Art Ross for defence but it is and that explains Josi's superior voting record.

I have no problem with people voting Josi because I think it's close but not for these reasons. Pie won two cups as a #1.