Is Tanev the best defensive D in the world?

[Summer Rose]

I thought you were about to say “Lopsided”

Lopsided result. Closed.

 

[FinlandPanther]

He is very f***ing good.

 

[OG]

It’s Slavin, but maybe Tanev was for some period of time years ago.

 

[Marioesque]

Slavin obviously comes to mind. Esa Lindell? Josh Morrissey?

Oh wait! Miro Heiskanen is up there

 

[HansonBro]

He's no Jeff Finger but he does his job

 

[Tupu]

This Forsling dude is pretty decent

 

[Stephen]

Maybe, maybe not. But you don't feel nervous when he's out there in any way. It's total trust.

 

[UED]

probably Ryan McDonagh. hard to see an argument against that. just a different level of career success compared to any other defensive player, let alone dman, in the league.

 

[I am not exposed]

Slavin.

But he's up there as one of the best.

 

[Marioesque]

probably Ryan McDonagh. hard to see an argument against that. just a different level of career success compared to any other defensive player, let alone dman, in the league.

That's definitely a fair candidate

 

[I am not exposed]

I thought you were about to say “Lopsided”

I honestly thought that is all he posts until I saw his post in this thread

 

[PistolPete]

Only guy to make Tanev play poorly was Travis Green

Otherwise his career has been amazing

Yesh, he did play poorly against the Sens

 

[the_fan]

Sure, why not

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Yes based on the team he plays for alone

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

No.

Not like that is an insult to say, but he's not.

 

[ExarKun80]

He's been in the top 5 for like 10 years.

 

[Fatass]

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Of course not.

 

[Crazy Monkey]

one of the best for sure. WAS one of the best kept secrets when he was playing in the west coast. now that hes playing for the Leafs, suddenly he's THE best.

I mean the Leafs were reported to be after Tanev multiple times over the last several years. In that time, he was already recognized as one of the best, if not the best, defensive defenceman. So you can tone down the west coast inferiority complex a bit

 

[Crazy Monkey]

He’s a very good 2nd pair d-man at this stage of his career.

Playing like a top pairing defenceman at this point imho. The guy is just so efficient with the puck, blocks like a beast, uses his stick well, and takes hit after hit.

 

[Fatass]

Playing like a top pairing defenceman at this point imho. The guy is just so efficient with the puck, blocks like a beast, uses his stick well, and takes hit after hit.

Yes, Tanev is very good in the role he plays. But he’s well down any list of the to defensive D. There are the offensively gifted D who are better defensively than Tanev (Hughes, Makar, Dahlin) and then there are the defence first guys (Hedman, Heiskanen, etc) who are better. Tanev is in the top 10 though.

 

[CanucksSayEh]

One of the best penalty killers in history.

One of the dumbest moves in Canucks history.

I can't stomach taking the tag off the jersey I bought during the bubble run.

 

[frontsfan67]

Slavin

Without question. If he was in a bigger market he would be much more known

 

[Breakers]

Yesh, he did play poorly against the Sens

No when he was his coach

Tanev even said once he left it felt good to have an organized practice again

 

[Ghost of Murph]

Elite PKer and great def dman. However, as many others have said, Slavin is the best at the moment.

 

[Fatass]

Elite PKer and great def dman. However, as many others have said, Slavin is the best at the moment.

Tanev is top 15 or 20 though.