Here’s my Top 50 Defensemen for the 2017-18 Season
- Erik Karlsson OTT
- Brent Burns SJ
- Victor Hedman TB
- Roman Josi NSH
- Oliver Ekman-Larsson ARI
- P.K. Subban NSH
- Shea Weber MTL
- Kris Letang PIT
- Justin Faulk CAR
- Dustin Byfuglien WPG
- Dougie Hamilton CGY
- Kevin Shattenkirk NYR
- Duncan Keith CHI
- John Klingberg DAL
- Keith Yandle FLA
- Mark Giordano CGY
- Rasmus Ristolainen BUF
- Drew Doughty LA
- Shayne Gostisbehere PHI
- Zach Werenski CBJ
- Cam Fowler ANA
- Justin Schultz PIT
- Ivan Provorov PHI
- Torey Krug BOS
- Seth Jones CBJ
- John Carlson WSH
- Tyson Barrie COL
- Aaron Ekblad FLA
- Nick Leddy NYI
- Ryan Suter MIN
- Oscar Klefbom EDM
- Alex Pietrangelo STL
- Matt Dumba MIN
- Colton Parayko STL
- Shea Theodore VGK
- Brent Seabrook CHI
- Mike Green DET
- Ryan McDonagh NYR
- T.J. Brodie CGY
- Jaccob Slavin CAR
- Alex Goligoski ARI
- Jacob Trouba WPG
- Alec Martinez LA
- Charlie McAvoy BOS
- Matt Niskanen WSH
- Sami Vatanen ANA
- Noah Hanifin CAR
- Damon Severson NJ
- Morgan Rielly TOR
- Nikita Zaitsev TOR
Sleeper:
Shea Theodore VGK
Even though Theodore is in my top 50, I still consider him a sleeper considering he probably won’t be drafted in most 10 team leagues. The first round pick in 2013 by the Ducks is a potential top 2 defenseman for the Vegas Golden Knights. Picked up by Vegas in an expansion draft deal with Anaheim, Theodore couldn’t find consistent playing time with the Ducks crowded blue line. Now on another team with a crowded blue line, albeit with less talent, he should remain with big league squad for a full season if Vegas can pull off a couple trades to free up a spot for him. If this does happen, expect him to play in the top 4 and quarterback one of the power plays for Vegas. The kid has elite potential so put him on your watch list to see if he shows some of that this season.
Thanks for reading and stay tuned for weekly fantasy advise and the venting of a Red Wings fan whose team is gonna be god awful this year. Although getting Rasmus Dahlin would make me feel a lot better.
