HFBoards Top 25 Defensemen in the NHL - #25

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The Finale! Thanks to everyone for participating. Enjoyed running the polls and the debates along the way.

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[TD]Rank[/TD]
[TD]First Name[/TD]
[TD]Last Name[/TD]
[TD]Team[/TD]
[TD]Age[/TD]
[TD]% of Vote[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]Cale[/TD]
[TD]Makar[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]24[/TD]
[TD]123/173 (71.1%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]Adam[/TD]
[TD]Fox[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]72/160 (45.0%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]Victor[/TD]
[TD]Hedman[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]32[/TD]
[TD]51/211 (24.2%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]Miro[/TD]
[TD]Heiskanen[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]23[/TD]
[TD]74/204 (36.2%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]Rasmus[/TD]
[TD]Dahlin[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]23[/TD]
[TD]65/202 (32.2%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]Charlie[/TD]
[TD]McAvoy[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]51/149 (34.2%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]Roman[/TD]
[TD]Josi[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]33[/TD]
[TD]76/211 (36.0%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]Erik[/TD]
[TD]Karlsson[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]33[/TD]
[TD]67/162 (41.4%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]Quinn[/TD]
[TD]Hughes[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]23[/TD]
[TD]60/138 (43.5%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]Jaccob[/TD]
[TD]Slavin[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]29[/TD]
[TD]48/140 (34.3%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]Alex[/TD]
[TD]Pietrangelo[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]33[/TD]
[TD]52/137 (38.0%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]Hampus[/TD]
[TD]Lindholm[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]29[/TD]
[TD]25/157 (15.9%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]Dougie[/TD]
[TD]Hamilton[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]30[/TD]
[TD]27/123 (22.0%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]Josh[/TD]
[TD]Morrissey[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]28[/TD]
[TD]32/171 (18.7%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]Drew[/TD]
[TD]Doughty[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]33[/TD]
[TD]40/157 (25.5%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]Devon[/TD]
[TD]Toews[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]29[/TD]
[TD]29/146 (19.9%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]Shea[/TD]
[TD]Theodore[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]27[/TD]
[TD]30/150 (20.0%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]Moritz[/TD]
[TD]Seider[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD]32/150 (21.3%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]19[/TD]
[TD]Zach[/TD]
[TD]Werenski[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]26[/TD]
[TD]23/116 (19.8%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]20[/TD]
[TD]Mikhail[/TD]
[TD]Sergachev[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]24/108 (22.2%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]21[/TD]
[TD]Kris[/TD]
[TD]Letang[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]36[/TD]
[TD]21/85 (24.7%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD]Brent[/TD]
[TD]Burns[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]38[/TD]
[TD]12/69 (17.4%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]23[/TD]
[TD]Jared[/TD]
[TD]Spurgeon[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]33[/TD]
[TD]16/85 (18.8%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]24[/TD]
[TD]Morgan[/TD]
[TD]Rielly[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]29[/TD]
[TD]23/126 (18.3%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]Mattias[/TD]
[TD]Ekholm[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]33[/TD]
[TD]22/132 (16.7%)[/TD]
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[DearDiary]

Going with Weegar here

 

[MasterMatt25]

Ekholm or Andersson

 

[triggrman]

Ekholm here.

 

[Skolman]

Ekholm, one of fhe most underrated players in the league

 

[x Tame Impala]

Seth Jones

 

[Dion TheFluff]

lots of good options here. Just not Ekholm

 

[Jared Dunn]

Carlson, Washington completely fell apart at the seams without him

 

[tarheelhockey]

Between Weegar and Ekholm for me.

 

[Skolman]

lots of good options here. Just not Ekholm

For sure, he's no Morgan Rielly eh

 

[Dion TheFluff]

For sure, he's no Morgan Rielly eh

nope. not even close really

 

[wintersej]

Lots of good D here that won’t make it in. In reality after the first 15D or so it’s a long list of guys that are better off as a number 2.

 

[DearDiary]

Lots of good D here that won’t make it in. In reality after the first 15D or so it’s a long list of guys that are better off as a number 2.

Letang got voted in at 21 but he's still carrying an entire defence, not just a pairing.

 

[Mitch nylander]

I like John Carlson here. He's clearly washington's backbone, and is a consistent point producer.

 

[NiagaraKraken]

Vince Dunn

 

[Bouboumaster]

Ekblad, Ekholm and Weegar next

 

[wintersej]

Letang got voted in at 21 but he's still carrying an entire defence, not just a pairing.

I think that’s more of a statement of the quality of the Penguins than the initial statement. Although I do think Letang gets underrated.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Ekblad, Ekholm and Weegar next

Only one of them can make it. This is poll #25 of 25.

 

[Bouboumaster]

Only one of them can make it. This is poll #25 of 25.

Went with Ekblad

 

[Phrasing]

Surprised with the Ekholm votes….

 

[MasterMatt25]

Can we extend this to the top 32? Just so there's a clear #1D for every team

 

[DJJones]

Those last 3-4 picks are rough. Never would I take them over other guys even for one year.

 

[Three On Zero]

Weegar, Ekblad and Carlson (in any order)

Surprised with the Ekholm votes….

A somewhat underrated defenceman who got traded to a team that lacked any real defensive talent

 

[Phrasing]

Weegar, Ekblad and Carlson (in any order)


A somewhat underrated defenceman who got traded to a team that lacked any real defensive talent

I don’t disagree he’s underrated previously or very good, but I don’t think he’s a top 25 defenseman either.

 

[Three On Zero]

I don’t disagree he’s not underrated previously or not very good, but I don’t think he’s a top 25 defenseman either.

I’d have him as a higher end #2, in the 35-40 range