Which Defenseman Will Score The Most Points In The Next 10 Years?

[Foppa2118]

Pretty self explanatory from the title. No intangibles or defensive play factored in.

Which defenseman will score the most points in the next 10 years? Current ages listed after player names.

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[Love]

Whoever is healthiest out of Makar, Hughes, Dahlin, and Chabot would be my guess.

 

[Foppa2118]

Whoever is healthiest out of Makar, Hughes, Dahlin, and Chabot would be my guess.

Maybe take health out of the equation then since it's pure speculation, and there's not much at this point to suggest anyone will be healthier than the other?

 

[jetsforever]

Complete shot in the dark but I might take Makar since he has offensive skill plus guys like MacK and Rantanen to help him out.

 

[Ctrain2k]

Makar’s winning this with 85% and he’s still losing a poll to Lafreniere lol.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Makar or Hughes.

... Homer voted Hronek though.

 

[Gurglesons]

Went with Chabot as a neutral fan, largely because his team will likely be bad and then very good in the next ten years more so than any other on this list and that should provide an advantage point wise in both cases.

 

[datboichoi]

Quinn Hughes

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Dahlin.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Makar could put up 70+ point seasons every year for the next decade if he stays healthy.

He already was producing at that pace as a rookie. I doubt we have seen Makar at his peak yet.

 

[Kcb12345]

Yeah I could see Makar being the best offensive dman in the NHL for a long time. If the Sabres ever get their shit together then Dahlin could be one to challenge him

 

[Stars27]

Makar’s winning this with 85% and he’s still losing a poll to Lafreniere lol.

It's definitely a fair point.

From a Dallas Stars perspective, I would take Laf over Makar just because we need elite talent up front and we're well-positioned on D already. Not to say Makar wouldn't help, just that we have a need elsewhere.

Now, if you're saying Laf or Heiskanen in Dallas' current position, I would lean towards Heiskanen just because his loss would be huge. In a vacuum though, Laf probably has more value.

After finishing this post, probably in the wrong thread lol

 

[amnesiac]

Makar’s winning this with 85% and he’s still losing a poll to Lafreniere lol.

because Laf has the potential to be a top 5 player in the league?

 

[M88K]

Makar’s winning this with 85% and he’s still losing a poll to Lafreniere lol.

You act like that is somehow connected.
If I was to build a team today from scratch and my choice was Laf or Makar. I'm taking Laf.
If the option is who scores the most points, in taking the offensive defenseman with arguable the 2nd best player (3rd at worst) on his team and Rantanen

 

[The Moose is Loose]

I think Seth Jones would be a prime candidate who isn't getting a ton of attention. He had a bit of a down year this year, but defensemen peak in their late 20s and the next 5 years Jones will be 25-30. Dahlin and Makar would be my other candidates.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Why even have the 30 year olds?

 

[Dr Salt]

Makar and Hughes will top that.

Ig Fox has a nice shot though, if he can hit his ceiling Boqvist can be insane on offense.

 

[HarryLime]

Makar or Chabot for me

 

[bambamcam4ever]

Makar’s winning this with 85% and he’s still losing a poll to Lafreniere lol.

Elite forwards have a greater impact than dmen. Plus, a Dman's point total isn't the best measure for his overall impact.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Makar. Even if he isn't the best, he will be in arguably the best position to accumulate points.

 

[Regal]

Whoever is healthiest out of Makar, Hughes, Dahlin, and Chabot would be my guess.

I was thinking the same. It's most likely going to be someone ~23 or younger, and they all have high offensive ceilings.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

I think Seth Jones would be a prime candidate who isn't getting a ton of attention. He had a bit of a down year this year, but defensemen peak in their late 20s and the next 5 years Jones will be 25-30. Dahlin and Makar would be my other candidates.

Seth Jones turns 26 on October 3rd and has a lower points per game than Alex Edler over the past two seasons.

 

[Nipsey]

Hughes and Makar are good bets as they would've hit 60-70 points already as rookies.

Both play on deadly powerplays as well.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

Makar. Even if he isn't the best, he will be in arguably the best position to accumulate points.

This. Makar is the best answer here for the same reason that he was the best answer to the Calder question at the start of the season.

 

[Foppa2118]

Why even have the 30 year olds?

Yeah in hindsight I would have excluded them. I wanted to give people the opportunity to vote for any of the best offensive defenseman 30 and under, but it probably wasn't necessary.