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The most underrated defensemen in the NHL
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sort by total points, now do it again, so it sorts in reverse order, filter that for + players
there's your list
you can even adjust it for most overrated instead, just do the opposite!
there's your list
you can even adjust it for most overrated instead, just do the opposite!
From the Ducks it's gotta be Brian Dumoulin. I think many people assume he's washed up because he's 33 and is no longer in a top 4 role with a contending Penguins anymore. But the way he's playing this year, ironically he would be useful to the Pens if he was still there. He's been the Ducks most stable defenceman so far and could definitely still help a contender in a #4 role.
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I thought the same thing watching Panthers last season. He's come a long way and I am happy for his, and Panthers' success.
Mikkola was out there game 7 last minutes. He is clearly a very trusted player that plays a simple game. Good call.
Lafleurs Guy
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I'll expect him to anchor second pair for Finland in the upcoming national team matches. Tall task, but maybe he'll be up for it.
For a while it was Tanev, but I think everyone knows how good he is, now.
I'd probably go with Jonas Brodin.
I'd probably go with Jonas Brodin.
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Homer pick:
Jake Walman has been an absolute stud in SJ. 19 points in 23 games(16 5v5). Surprisingly solid in the D zone. Tied for the team in +/- by a decent amount over #2 guy. 52.4% corsi, +8.2 corsi relative, 100.9 PDO, positive xGF%. Doesn’t look like he’s due for regression.
Insanity we got PAID a 2nd to take him. He’s easily the most underrated D man in Stevie Ys rankings.
Jake Walman has been an absolute stud in SJ. 19 points in 23 games(16 5v5). Surprisingly solid in the D zone. Tied for the team in +/- by a decent amount over #2 guy. 52.4% corsi, +8.2 corsi relative, 100.9 PDO, positive xGF%. Doesn’t look like he’s due for regression.
Insanity we got PAID a 2nd to take him. He’s easily the most underrated D man in Stevie Ys rankings.
Nah, there’s some advanced stats people like Dom who literally rank Parayko as among one of the 5 worst contracts in the league, which is crazy. A lot of people read that stuff and think he fell off, when in reality he just gets insanely hard usage and doesn’t get much help on the Blues. But he’s definitely still a legit shutdown guy.
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Orlov and it's not even close. He is not even mentioned in this thread while leading the league +/-
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nice to see in this page alone 2 blues LHD draft picks while suter and leddy log the most minutes for the blues left side
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It's time for HFBoards to put some respect on Travis Sanheim's name. He's become an all-situations beast for the Flyers.
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Seider used to get killed in the most overrated threads, and now he's playing on one of the best pairings in the league results wise. So either he's underrated, or Edvinsson is extremely underrated for "propping" Seider up like this in his first season
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Werenski is my answer, too. He's the modern day Zubov. Most people see the point totals and assume he's an offence only type. He's not. He's steady and just keeps playing more minutes every year. He's averaging a bonkers 26 per game right now in CBus.
If he played in Toronto, he's have a statue made of him one day.
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Might be Simon Edvinsson. Will probably be snubbed for 4-Nations despite being one of sweden’s 3-4 best d-men in the league right now.
