Where do you rank Seth Jones?

[Northern Avs Fan]

I’ve been quite impressed by Jones in the playoffs. Where do you rank him among all defenceman?

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[ThisIsMyAlibi]

He quietly orchestrates games and doesn’t seem to break a sweat. Great passing, head on a swivel. Plays all the minutes. I’d put him top 10.

 

[JoeThorntonsRooster]

I was literally just about to start this poll lol, good stuff.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

I was literally just about to start this poll lol, good stuff.

We may not agree on Rantanen, but at least we see eye-to-eye on needed polls haha

 

[Kcb12345]

Dude just rarely ever makes a mistake. Top 5 easily, especially when you consider what his point totals would be at on a team that can score

 

[Gurglesons]

11-15.

 

[Svencouver]

With all these 'where would you rank x defenseman' polls I'm starting to wonder what an actual top 30 list would look like, how long has it been since we've had one?

edit: here we go, almost a year ago, didn't look much further into if this was most recent, just googled it and nabbed first result

HFBoards Top 31 NHL Defenders

 

[Just Linda]

4th on my list, only behind Karlsson, Pietrangelo, and Hedman.

Though after the last game I saw him play, I'd be tempted to put him higher. Perhaps I'll consider it once the game high wears off.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

IMO he has been the best dman ive seen this playoffs/qualifiers... he has impressed the hell outta me

he dominated every aspect of the game when he played in Portland when in junior, and now hes doing it at the pro level

 

[Ctrain2k]

Honestly I think he’s #1 now.

 

[eli4spetterss0n]

I think Hedman is the best in the league, but Jones is in the next tier with Josi and Carlson.

Hedman

Josi
Jones
Carlson

Pietrangelo
Slavin

Karlsson
Burns
Giordano
Doughty

 

[BB06]

Imagine voting 31+ LMFAO

 

[The Abusement Park]

The only guys currently I think that could be better are Hedman and Petro. But I'd say he's #2 behind Hedman and could surpass him quite soon.

 

[Trap Jesus]

I'd have him top 3. I think after Hedman there are a bunch of guys you can argue for though.

 

[Stealth JD]

6-10 pretty safely. He's like Pietrangelo in that he could/should get Norris votes every year, but they aren't flashy enough to actually win it in their current markets.

Probably 3-7 annually.

 

[Bouboumaster]

6-10.
He's a beast.

 

[Henkka]

He is right there with Hedman, Josi and Carlson.

Top5 for me.

 

[Fugazy]

He's in my Top 10, just outside of Top 5.

 

[joe dirte]

other than hedman, no dman is defeintely better in the nhl. You can choose 2 or 3 others after hedman, he is one.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Anyone voting him anywhere outside the Top 10 should really put down the spreadsheet and stop using that as your one and only evaluation tool.

 

[Krewe]

With all these 'where would you rank x defenseman' polls I'm starting to wonder what an actual top 30 list would look like, how long has it been since we've had one?

edit: here we go, almost a year ago, didn't look much further into if this was most recent, just googled it and nabbed first result

HFBoards Top 31 NHL Defenders

This list was bad at the time and has only gotten worse since then

I think the top tier in the league is Hedman and Josi with no one else really having an argument for a top 2 spot over them. After that I would say Pietrangelo is the only guy close to those two, and then I would put Jones at the top of the 4-8 group of guys. He is so well rounded, but not as standout on one end as other pure offense or pure defense guys are

 

[Regal]

Anyone voting him anywhere outside the Top 10 should really put down the spreadsheet and stop using that as your one and only evaluation tool.

It really is hard to reconcile some of the numbers with the eye test though. Like he looks like a stud, but then why doesn't he improve his team much when he's on the ice even just in terms of goals for and against? Obviously there's a lot of variance with goals, but it's been over a significant period now. Usually I try to look for reasons for why a player might look better or worse than his underlying stats, but there isn't a lot that makes sense for him.

 

[Foppberg]

#2/3

 

[bambamcam4ever]

It really is hard to reconcile some of the numbers with the eye test though. Like he looks like a stud, but then why doesn't he improve his team much when he's on the ice even just in terms of goals for and against? Obviously there's a lot of variance with goals, but it's been over a significant period now. Usually I try to look for reasons for why a player might look better or worse than his underlying stats, but there isn't a lot that makes sense for him.

He's very physically talented player but also very passive defensively. This style of play occasionally gets mistaken for having good hockey sense, which isn't actually true in Jones' case.

 

[bert]

11-15.

Who do you think is better than him?

I have him firmly in the top 5 he is potentially a top 3 d man.

Josi, Pietrangelo and Hedman are the only three d men right now that I think I can say with confidence are better players.