Top 25 defencemen in the NHL

[Dr John Carlson]

Carlson has been worse than Niskanen for about 2 years now. It seems like the majority of posters don't believe Caps fans when they say that.

 

[Machinehead]

People are going to yell at me if I try to order it, so here's 25 gentlemen and use your imagination.

Karlsson
Keith
Hedman
Doughty
Subban
Krug
Pietrangelo
McDonagh
Shattenkirk
Orlov
Jones
Burns
Vlasic
Muzzin
OEL
Lindholm
Klefbom
Letang
Brodie
Giordano
Stralman
Tanev
Gardiner
Ekholm
Manson

 

[Alivesi]

here's 25 gentlemen and use your imagination.

This is a family forum man

 

[Machinehead]

This is a family forum man

C'mon now, if I really wanted to get kinky I would have included Brady Skjei

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Klefbom?

no...

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

My oh my all of you are aiming too high on this list. I say adios to those that put Ellis, Ekholm, Hjalmarsson, LARSSON, and especially CARLSON as better players than Brodie.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Klefbom belongs in the 10-15 range.

sure if you remove the top 30

 

[Machinehead]

sure if you remove the top 30

C'mon that's harsh.

Klefbom led the entire league in some analytics last year. Which of course doesn't say he's the best defenseman in the league, but probably warrants a top 25 spot.

 

[Lays]

Carlson has been worse than Niskanen for about 2 years now. It seems like the majority of posters don't believe Caps fans when they say that.

Yup. Carlson is really overrated nowadays and Niskanen is underrated. Niskanen is the best dman on that team

 

[Machinehead]

Yup. Carlson is really overrated nowadays and Niskanen is underrated. Niskanen is the best dman on that team

I have Orlov, personally, but Niskanen narrowly missed my top 25.

Caps have themselves two excellent players there.

 

[Holtbyisms]

Rank your top 25 defencemen in the NHL TODAY

Here's mine:
1. Erik Karlsson
2. Victor Hedman
3. Drew Doughty
4. Brent Burns
5. Duncan Keith
6. PK Subban
7. Roman Josi
8. Alex Pietrangelo
9. Kris Letang
10. Oliver Ekman-Larsson
11. Ryan Suter
12. Shea Weber
13. Ryan McDonagh
14. Marc-Edouard Vlasic
15. Mark Giordano
16. TJ Brodie
17. Dustin Byfuglien
18. Hampus Lindholm
19. Zach Werenski
20. Seth Jones
21. John Klingberg
22. Cam Fowler
23. Dougie Hamilton
24. Jared Spurgeon
25. Jaccob Slavin

John Carlson says hi.

 

[MMC]

People are going to yell at me if I try to order it, so here's 25 gentlemen and use your imagination.

Karlsson
Keith
Hedman
Doughty
Subban
Krug
Pietrangelo
McDonagh
Shattenkirk
Orlov
Jones
Burns
Vlasic
Muzzin
OEL
Lindholm
Klefbom
Letang
Brodie
Giordano
Stralman
Tanev
Gardiner
Ekholm
Manson

No Josi?

 

[Rorschach]

The one-dimensional defensemen don't belong on the same list as the guys who anchor both offense and defense, 5 on 5.

Guys like Karlsson, Hedman and Doughty are a tier above guys like Josi or Vlasic. I would say Subban is in the former list, a guy like Gostisbehere or Alzner belong in the latter, inferior list of one-dimensional defensemen.

 

[the valiant effort]

I think once you get past the top 5-10 you enter a wide field of talent.

Karlsson
Burns
Doughty
Hedman
Weber
Subban
Keith
Pietrangelo
Letang

No order, just the very best active dmen at the end of this past regular season. IMO.

Keith's last stand, probably.

 

[Machinehead]

No Josi?

He was literally #26

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

John Carlson says hi.

Carlson is not a good defenseman whatsoever. He's very overrated lol.

 

[dma0034]

I'm just going to give you the top 5:

Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, Dylan and Dylan

Spits Hot Fire.

 

[Hammond]

1. Karlsson
2. Hedman
3. Doughty
4. Subban
5. Weber
6. Burns
7. Suter
8. Ekman-Larsson
9. Vlasic
10. Josi
11. Keith
12. McDonagh
13. Letang
14. Byfuglien
15. Pietrangelo
16. Hamilton
17. Giordano
18. Jones
19. Werenski
20. Klingberg
21. Ellis
22. Spurgeon
23. Carlson
24. Leddy
25. Markov

 

[A Loyal Dog]

People are going to yell at me if I try to order it, so here's 25 gentlemen and use your imagination.

Karlsson
Keith
Hedman
Doughty
Subban
Krug
Pietrangelo
McDonagh
Shattenkirk
Orlov
Jones
Burns
Vlasic
Muzzin
OEL
Lindholm
Klefbom
Letang
Brodie
Giordano
Stralman
Tanev
Gardiner
Ekholm
Manson

Where's Weber at?

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

People are going to yell at me if I try to order it, so here's 25 gentlemen and use your imagination.

Karlsson
Keith
Hedman
Doughty
Subban
Krug
Pietrangelo
McDonagh
Shattenkirk
Orlov
Jones
Burns
Vlasic
Muzzin
OEL
Lindholm
Klefbom
Letang
Brodie
Giordano
Stralman
Tanev
Gardiner
Ekholm
Manson

One of the better lists, but Shattenkirk and Klefbom seem a bit out of place. No Hamilton or Slavvin? or even Klingberg or *blegh* Trouba...

 

[Machinehead]

Where's Weber at?

Not a big fan of Yannick Weber

One of the better lists, but Shattenkirk and Klefbom seem a bit out of place. No Hamilton or Slavvin? or even Klingberg or *blegh* Trouba...

Glad you mentioned Hamilton.

He's like riiiiight there. Maybe 27 or 28. He could easily break in.

I also strongly considered Slavin, Trouba, and Klingberg. You're not far off with any of those.

25 is harder than you think it is when you actually sit down and try to get it to 25.

 

[A Loyal Dog]

Not a big fan of Yannick Weber

Shea Weber, haha.

 

[Aladyyn]

He was literally #26

It's amazing how much defense partners affect perception.

 

[Machinehead]

Shea Weber, haha.

Let's here...Shea Weber...Shea Weber....hmmmm, nope. I don't seem to have that name on file.

Have you tried the caveman section?

 

[Machinehead]

It's amazing how much defense partners affect perception.

Well you're right about that.

I didn't even have Josi in my top 50 when he was paired with Homo Habilis.