Top 10 defensemen since 2005 #1

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Through the dog days of summer I figured I would help past the time by making these series of polls. 2005 seems like the best place to start as it was the beginning of the new NHL.

Couple of notes on how to vote and on who to suggest to add:
1) A player must of played at least one full season with the Leafs.
2) Please try to judge the players based on their play with the Leafs only.

Tell me who to add next.

Polls will run for 2 days.

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[Ace88*]

staffan kronwall

 

[frankthetank91]

Tomas Kaberle, Bryan McCabe, Dion Phaneuf.

After that it's pretty depressing.

 

[CDN24]

McCabe one and Kaberle 2. Current captain is 3rd at best, even Kubina could be in the arguement. In 5 years the answer is Reilley

 

[Gamble9]

Dion is the best all around d we've had since then kaberle was a better puck mover but not better all around

 

[ACC1224]

Since 2005? Easily Phanuef.

 

[Drew311]

Kaberle is #1. His defensive game was always underrated because he wasn't physical, but he played smart and had a good stick. The guy was magic with the puck.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

It should be Kaberle. The guy played with us practically his whole career and has been solid the entire time. McCabe and Phaneuf will be 2/3 depending on how you view the fact that McCabe was a cap dump for Van Ryn at one point while Phaneuf was an absolute steal to capture him (and was captain while McCabe was not). It's kinda hazy past that, but Kubina should be in there at number 4. Gill and Gunnarsson will be there late. Then you could say Schenn, White and Beauchemin for the guys they brought back in trades. Gardiner and Rielly would just be in there because no one else really deserves to be there.

 

[Hope Bringer]

Kaberle from 2005 and on was not the same Kaberle pre-lockout. As far as impact on the game, and team, it's got to be Phaneuf

 

[Anthrax442]

MVR had a few killer games for us.

 

[indigobuffalo]

McCabe one and Kaberle 2. Current captain is 3rd at best, even Kubina could be in the arguement. In 5 years the answer is Reilley

It behooves you, if you're so convinced of his talent, to know how to spell it...

R-I-E-L-L-Y

 

[CDN24]

It behooves you, if you're so convinced of his talent, to know how to spell it...

R-I-E-L-L-Y

Not so much that I am so convinced of his talent as there isn't anybodyelse. Assuming in 10 yrs we ask for the best d man since 2010 (2005 +5). Macabe and Kaberle are effectively off the table and Phaneuf's recent play will have most fans longing for Hal Gill.

Seriously I think Rielly will be a good one. Gardiner I am not sold on.

 

[IBeL34f]

Kaberle from 2005 and on was not the same Kaberle pre-lockout. As far as impact on the game, and team, it's got to be Phaneuf

This, definitely. Until Gardiner shows more consistency, Kaberle will still be number 2, but Phaneuf is much much better than the last couple years of Kaberle's career here, and that's coming from a big Kaberle fan.

Even better would be if we could go back to the 90s with Yushkevich. I loved that guy

 

[hockeyfanz*]

Tomas Kaberle, Bryan McCabe, Dion Phaneuf.

After that it's pretty depressing.

Right here is how I rank them with possibly Kubina as third and Phaneuf as 4th but for me Kaberle is #1.

 

[KuleminFan41]

Phaneuf
Kaberle
Gunnarsson
McCabe
Beauchemin
Gardiner
Kubina
White
Schenn
Gill

*shrugs* idk something like that I suppose

 

[Porn*]

Tomas Kaberle, Bryan McCabe, Dion Phaneuf.

After that it's pretty depressing.

that's how i see it with kubina trailing at 4th

 

[Durkin67]

No Komisarek? No Jeff Finger? Wheres Paul Ranger?

 

[Leafidelity]

Dion Phaneuf by a mile.

 

[Audi*]

Lol @ anyone saying Kaberle was a better defenceman than phaneuf. Even phaneuf playing 25+ mins a night is a better dman than kaberle ever was.

I seriously question if this forum watches the games sometimes

oh and btw we're talking about DEFENSEMEN. I could care less about how many PP points kaberle put up or how fancy his zone entry was... doesn't matter

 

[Schenn]

Phaneuf then Kaberle. Easily.

 

[Lauro]

Kaberle. Good idea for a poll.

 

[King85Kong]

Its Dion for me, the best overall of them.

 

[Gallagbi]

Lol @ anyone saying Kaberle was a better defenceman than phaneuf. Even phaneuf playing 25+ mins a night is a better dman than kaberle ever was.

I seriously question if this forum watches the games sometimes

oh and btw we're talking about DEFENSEMEN. I could care less about how many PP points kaberle put up or how fancy his zone entry was... doesn't matter

Kaberle was often used in a shutdown role from 05-07.

He was solid at both ends of the ice until his last year or so with the Leafs.

 

[officialmark*]

Aki Berg.

 

[MakeTheIronSing]

Give a guy a bunch of money and a letter on his shirt and people drink the koolaid pretty quickly.

Pretty intriguing poll I must say.