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

[Conbon]

Evan Bouchard darkhorse

 

[PB37]

Dahlin. Pretty interesting to see how the next 10 years unfolds... we may be entering a golden age of offensive dmen.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Sabres need Goalofsson to hit Rantanen level - or find another offensive gem if that doesn't happen in order for me to pick Dahlin over Makar. Makar is between two superstars and will be glued to them on the PP and ES for the rest of the foreseeable future, and those guys are good at putting up points.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Want to say Makar, but I don't think we've seen Dahlin really go yet. But i'm a huge Makar stan so that gets the vote.

 

[Semoner403]

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

Lol. No he doesn’t

 

[bobholly39]

Want to say Makar, but I don't think we've seen Dahlin really go yet. But i'm a huge Makar stan so that gets the vote.

Very close to where i'm at - instead that I actually voted Dahlin.

 

[amnesiac]

Lol. No he doesn’t

he has more or as much hype as MacKinnon did... look where hes at

 

[NJ DevLolz]

Q

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

I have a hard time seeing anyone other than Dahlin, Makar, or Hughes winning this long term. Maybe Drysdale if he explodes onto the scene, but I don’t think he has the same level of creativity as the others.

 

[LeProspector]

Voted Karlsson, i believe this break will do wonders for his career.

 

[Mac2Rants]

Voted Karlsson, i believe this break will do wonders for his career.

ummmm, what?!

 

[Voight]

Makar, providing MackInnon sticks around (I'm sure he will).

the MackInnon/Landeskog/Rantanen is amazing and has such great chemistry, Makar will have no issues racking up the points.

 

[LeProspector]

ummmm, what?!

Simple. with ~1 year off recovering god knows how many injury’s he has, he’s gonna come back and look better than ever; then have a Lidstrom like back half of his career.
If Karlsson stays healthy, he’s as good a bet as any to score the most points in the next ten years.

 

[bobholly39]

ummmm, what?!

He voted Karlsson. He thinks this break will do wonders for his career.

 

[atreyuavenged]

What might be a negative for Makar is he likes to make big hits every now and then and just 1 of those going wrong or another team taking retaliatory liberties and he could miss some games.

 

[majormajor]

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.

The answer is Makar, but the reason is because he doesn't need any help.

Compare his scoring rates with the different Avs players. It's higher with Kadri or Compher's unit than it is with Mackinnon's.

Makar, providing MackInnon sticks around (I'm sure he will).

the MackInnon/Landeskog/Rantanen is amazing and has such great chemistry, Makar will have no issues racking up the points.

Same as above.

 

[majormajor]

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.

Jones might have another level in him, I'm curious, but he's never been a great PP scorer, and that is a requisite skill in this question. He also plays in an extremely defensive system, doesn't get to rush the puck as often as he used to.

 

[34]

Makar is a tier above all other young D men. So for the next 10 years my vote goes to him.

Dahlin is the only one even close to him.

 

[The Moose is Loose]

Jones might have another level in him, I'm curious, but he's never been a great PP scorer, and that is a requisite skill in this question. He also plays in an extremely defensive system, doesn't get to rush the puck as often as he used to.

It also seems like the poll was changed to the next 10 years instead of 5. Which limits this to Makar and Dahlin as really the only options

 

[The Moose is Loose]

Evan Bouchard darkhorse

Surprised to hear this from a flames fan but its definitely a possibility. He'll have the chance to quarterback the most potent PP in the league.

 

[Pitaya]

Makar or Hughes.

... Homer voted Hronek though.

But Hronek is the answer

The poll seems super silly - ten years?

 

[Semoner403]

he has more or as much hype as MacKinnon did... look where hes at

every 1st is overhyped. Mackinnon is probably the only one that’s surpassed the hype. And top 5 player might have just been too bold a statement. Top 10? Maybe. Top 15 I could totally see. Top 5? Naa. That is absolute elite territory that unless your a generational guy you simply can’t expect that from any player coming into the league. If it happens awesome tho. But even mackinnon isn’t a top 5 player for the majority of his career.

 

[Semoner403]

Back on the thread tho. I see Makar and Heiskannen being two studs offensively. Chabot id have third. Other guys I see as better overall D but my guess is Makar and Heiskannen being the offensive studs

 

[82Ninety42011]

It's between Makar and Hughes I voted Hughes him being a year younger helps to. Both are gonna be special.

 

[M88K]

Back on the thread tho. I see Makar and Heiskannen being two studs offensively. Chabot id have third. Other guys I see as better overall D but my guess is Makar and Heiskannen being the offensive studs

you think the already very capable established two way guy is going to turn into an "offensive stud"?
I'm assuming you mean Hughes in the bold above and not Heiskanen, as he should be in the "other guys" group you mentioned.
Heiskanen would produce more if the Stars had any kind of offense for him to work with, but he's never going to be producing points like Makar or Hughes, especially with his more defensive-centric utilization, and the teams system.