Best defenseman on your team this season

[Edgelord]

Did Reilly really fall off like that? Geez...

he is still Rielly, but the others have taken to Berube's system like Ducks to a pond .

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

Vincent Desharnais.

I don't follow the Canucks, but wow good for him. I would have guessed Hughes tbh

 

[CallMeShaft]

Alex Vlasic

Big, long reach, hugely efficient at shutting guys down, good skater for 6ft6. He's probably on the bubble for being one of the top 32D in the league; really depends on how much you value defense over offense. He's not perfect, and he's prone to an off night every couple of weeks, but he's pretty much the only guy currently on the Hawks backend that fans don't actively despise.

 

[TheBeerNerd]

You can make an argument for everyone but Brendan Dillon. I'll go with Luke Hughes. Taken as a whole, he's been a very good defenseman. But I read a blog post saying that after a certain date, his underlying numbers are Norris-caliber. And this is his second full NHL year.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

It’s been Fox and a whole lot of garbage this year

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Chabot by a margin.

Jensen 2nd, again by a margin, with Sanderson 3rd.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Fox, but he’s the best every year, so it’s not saying much.

 

[wetcoast]

Canucks fan here, not sure gotta do some research.

 

[Realgud]

Seider is sick af but it's gotta be Hutson for the Wings

 

[Connor McConnor]

Ekholm
Nurse
Kulak
Bouchard

 

[Aphid]

You can make an argument for everyone but Brendan Dillon. I'll go with Luke Hughes. Taken as a whole, he's been a very good defenseman. But I read a blog post saying that after a certain date, his underlying numbers are Norris-caliber. And this is his second full NHL year.

That's surprising to read. On the Jets the past few years I felt he was mostly solid. Nothing crazy but a reliable player.

 

[57special]

Faber.

 

[Bone Density]

Luke Hughes but Siegenthaler has been very impressive.

 

[onmygameboi]

Luke Hughes but Siegenthaler has been very impressive.

Reverse that: Siegenthaler but Luke Hughes has been very impressive.

 

[Bone Density]

Reverse that: Siegenthaler but Luke Hughes has been very impressive.

No problem with that. I was at the Tampa game, Siegs was a monster defensively.

 

[Dion TheFluff]

Tanev has been an absolute rock for us this season.

 

[Grifter3511]

For the Sharks it's Walman by a country mile. We actually win the minutes he's on the ice.



That is ridiculous lol. Ducks are loaded with D prospect. Feels like there's a decent chance they end up with Mrtak a well if they're outside the top 8. Seems like Verbeek type pick, and he balance the heavy LHD focus.

I, for one, hope they don't add one of the top forwards (or Schaefer) they're loaded enough as it is.

I recall a not too distant past when Ducks had young Fowler, Lindholm, Vatanen and Theodore in their lineup (nevermind some of the vets) and I thought their future looked incredibly bright. Here we are 6-8 years later or something with history starting to repeat itself?

 

[BillyOcean]

The penguins - off days

 

[Grifter3511]

You can make an argument for everyone but Brendan Dillon. I'll go with Luke Hughes. Taken as a whole, he's been a very good defenseman. But I read a blog post saying that after a certain date, his underlying numbers are Norris-caliber. And this is his second full NHL year.

In another team's forum I read (from numerous posters) that Luke kinda fell off a cliff around 10 games ago. Any truth to this? I don't follow the Devils.

 

[miscs75]

• Anaheim Ducks - Lane Hutson
• Arizona Coyotes - Lane Hutson
• Boston Bruins - Lane Hutson
• Buffalo Sabres - Lane Hutson
• Calgary Flames - Lane Hutson
• Carolina Hurricanes - Lane Hutson
• Chicago Blackhawks - Lane Hutson
• Colorado Avalanche - Lane Hutson
• Columbus Blue Jackets - Lane Hutson
• Dallas Stars - Lane Hutson
• Detroit Red Wings - Lane Hutson
• Edmonton Oilers - Lane Hutson
• Florida Panthers - Lane Hutson
• Los Angeles Kings - Lane Hutson
• Minnesota Wild - Lane Hutson
• Montreal Canadiens - Lane Hutson
• Nashville Predators - Justin Barron
• New Jersey Devils - Lane Hutson
• New York Islanders - Lane Hutson
• New York Rangers - Lane Hutson
• Ottawa Senators - Lane Hutson
• Philadelphia Flyers - Lane Hutson
• Pittsburgh Penguins - Lane Hutson
• San Jose Sharks - Lane Hutson
• Seattle Kraken - Lane Hutson
• St. Louis Blues - Lane Hutson
• Tampa Bay Lightning - Lane Hutson
• Toronto Maple Leafs - Lane Hutson
• Vancouver Canucks - Lane Hutson
• Vegas Golden Knights - Lane Hutson
• Washington Capitals - Lane Hutson
• Winnipeg Jets - Lane Hutson

Cole Hutson > Lane Hutson

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

That's surprising to read. On the Jets the past few years I felt he was mostly solid. Nothing crazy but a reliable player.

He's made to look worse than he really is because his partner is a complete defensive liability.

 

[Czechboy]

So happy to see several Oiler fans to post the name 'Nurse' .. I was scared too.lol He is having a nice season and doing a lot of heavy lifting. I'd call it a 3 way tie based on this season - Nurse, Ek and Bouch. All have had ups and downs this season. None will win a Norris anytime soon though.

 

[wmupreds]

It's still Josi, but it's a sad state of affairs

 

[Reddwit]

Mo Seider, but Edvinsson is catching up nightly.

 

[McFlash97]

Ekholm and Nurse