Top 100 Keeper League Defensemen – August 2016
Dobber
2016-08-04
The Top 100 defensemen to own in points-only keeper leagues. August edition. Karlsson reigns supreme…
This month, all of my projections for the 11th annual Fantasy Guide were uploaded into these rankings. So this is my annual 'audit' of the rankings, in that sense. In keeper leagues, you have to balance the long-term value of players with immediate playoff. These are pulled directly from the overall Top 300 list (find that here)
To take a look at the Fantasy Guide and what is included – click here.
As always, the rankings consider points this year, their 3YP (likelihood points when they peak), their upside, proneness to injury, how their depth chart looks now and in the future (who is ahead of them/who they play with/coaching style). These are for points-only.
Note: +/- 5.0 rating points – consider them equal. Tomato/Tomatto – their respective owners probably rate the one they own higher.
| Def. Rk | Player | Team | Rating | Aug | July |
| 1 | Erik Karlsson | OTT | 132.4 | 10 | 11 |
| 2 | Brent Burns | SJS | 103.4 | 31 | 31 |
| 3 | P.K. Subban | NSH | 89.2 | 47 | 47 |
| 4 | John Klingberg | DAL | 88.3 | 49 | 29 |
| 5 | Kris Letang | PIT | 81.2 | 57 | 64 |
| 6 | Roman Josi | NSH | 75.9 | 63 | 78 |
| 7 | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | ARI | 73.4 | 70 | 59 |
| 8 | John Carlson | WAS | 66.7 | 91 | 120 |
| 9 | Drew Doughty | LAK | 65.7 | 95 | 99 |
| 10 | Keith Yandle | FLA | 65.1 | 98 | 107 |
| 11 | Kevin Shattenkirk | STL | 64.9 | 100 | 96 |
| 12 | Dustin Byfuglien | WPG | 63.9 | 103 | 97 |
| 13 | Mark Giordano | CGY | 54.9 | 128 | 123 |
| 14 | Tyson Barrie | COL | 54.5 | 129 | 129 |
| 15 | Dougie Hamilton | CGY | 54.2 | 130 | 165 |
| 16 | Victor Hedman | TBL | 52.6 | 135 | 138 |
| 17 | Shayne Gostisbehere | PHI | 51.5 | 137 | 137 |
| 18 | Aaron Ekblad | FLA | 48.2 | 146 | 175 |
| 19 | Shea Weber | MON | 46.7 | 149 | 121 |
| 20 | Morgan Rielly | TOR | 46.3 | 152 | 164 |
| 21 | Duncan Keith | CHI | 45.1 | 156 | 98 |
| 22 | Alex Pietrangelo | STL | 43.7 | 162 | 198 |
| 23 | Seth Jones | CBJ | 42.9 | 165 | 202 |
| 24 | Justin Faulk | CAR | 40.9 | 170 | 174 |
| 25 | Ryan Suter | MIN | 35.5 | 187 | 163 |
| 26 | Nick Leddy | NYI | 34.1 | 191 | 183 |
| 27 | Sami Vatanen | ANA | 33.8 | 192 | 182 |
| 28 | TJ Brodie | CGY | 31.6 | 201 | 200 |
| 29 | Ryan McDonagh | NYR | 27.8 | 216 | 235 |
| 30 | Adam Larsson | EDM | 27.5 | 218 | 213 |
| 31 | Anton Stralman | TBL | 26.4 | 220 | 220 |
| 32 | Rasmus Ristolainen | BUF | 26.1 | 221 | 193 |
| 33 | Ryan Ellis | NSH | 25.5 | 224 | 225 |
| 34 | Torey Krug | BOS | 25.4 | 225 | 266 |
| 35 | Jake Muzzin | LAK | 24.3 | 229 | 219 |
| 36 | Colton Parayko | STL | 22.8 | 239 | 273 |
| 37 | Cody Ceci | OTT | 21.4 | 249 | 358 |
| 38 | Marc-Edouard Vlasic | SJS | 21.4 | 250 | 218 |
| 39 | Mattias Ekholm | NSH | 21.3 | 253 | 267 |
| 40 | Matt Dumba | MIN | 20.6 | 259 | 289 |
| 41 | Hampus Lindholm | ANA | 20.6 | 260 | 329 |
| 42 | Brent Seabrook | CHI | 20.6 | 261 | 204 |
| 43 | Jacob Trouba | WPG | 19.4 | 267 | 284 |
| 44 | Mike Matheson | FLA | 19.0 | 271 | 412 |
| 45 | Cam Fowler | ANA | 18.9 | 272 | 339 |
| 46 | Jake Gardiner | TOR | 18.1 | 278 | 262 |
| 47 | Justin Schultz | PIT | 16.7 | 298 | 394 |
| 48 | Dmitry Orlov | WAS | 15.2 | 327 | 387 |
| 49 | Mike Green | DET | 15.1 | 330 | 504 |
| 50 | David Savard | CBJ | 14.7 | 337 | 397 |
| 51 | Matt Niskanen | WAS | 14.7 | 338 | 304 |
| 52 | Joshua Morrissey | WPG | 14.5 | 341 | 350 |
| 53 | Derrick Pouliot | PIT | 13.1 | 360 | 333 |
| 54 | Ryan Pulock | NYI | 13.1 | 361 | 327 |
| 55 | Dion Phaneuf | OTT | 13.0 | 362 | 336 |
| 56 | Nathan Beaulieu | MON | 13.0 | 363 | 338 |
| 57 | Tyler Myers | WPG | 12.6 | 366 | 351 |
| 58 | Oscar Klefbom | EDM | 12.6 | 367 | 383 |
| 59 | Damon Severson | NJD | 12.4 | 370 | 356 |
| 60 | Anthony DeAngelo | ARI | 12.3 | 373 | 390 |
| 61 | Ivan Provorov | PHI | 11.8 | 376 | 413 |
| 62 | Griffin Reinhart | EDM | 11.7 | 378 | 380 |
| 63 | Shea Theodore | ANA | 11.2 | 385 | 367 |
| 64 | Colin Miller | BOS | 11.2 | 386 | 364 |
| 65 | Andrei Markov | MON | 11.2 | 388 | 414 |
| 66 | Brandon Montour | ANA | 10.8 | 392 | 382 |
| 67 | Alex Goligoski | ARI | 10.7 | 393 | 346 |
| 68 | Connor Murphy | ARI | 10.5 | 395 | 378 |
| 69 | Nikita Zadorov | COL | 10.5 | 396 | 401 |
| 70 | Michael Stone | ARI | 10.1 | 397 | 320 |
| 71 | Mike Reilly | MIN | 9.7 | 399 | 399 |
| 72 | Brian Dumoulin | PIT | 9.6 | 400 | 486 |
| 73 | Noah Hanifin | CAR | 9.4 | 403 | 424 |
| 74 | Olli Maatta | PIT | 9.1 | 406 | 405 |
| 75 | Erik Johnson | COL | 8.9 | 410 | 400 |
| 76 | Julius Honka | DAL | 8.9 | 411 | 452 |
| 77 | Connor Carrick | TOR | 8.9 | 412 | 410 |
| 78 | Zach Werenski | CBJ | 8.4 | 416 | 430 |
| 79 | Calvin de Haan | NYI | 8.3 | 418 | 425 |
| 80 | Madison Bowey | WAS | 8.1 | 419 | 467 |
| 81 | Darnell Nurse | EDM | 8.1 | 420 | 371 |
| 82 | Esa Lindell | DAL | 8.1 | 421 | 416 |
| 83 | Andrej Sekera | EDM | 8.0 | 422 | 389 |
| 84 | Jordan Schmaltz | STL | 7.3 | 427 | NR |
| 85 | Nikita Zaitsev | TOR | 7.3 | 429 | 331 |
| 86 | Travis Hamonic | NYI | 6.9 | 432 | 440 |
| 87 | Trevor Daley | PIT | 6.9 | 433 | 459 |
| 88 | Jake McCabe | BUF | 6.9 | 434 | 431 |
| 89 | Linus Hultstrom | FLA | 6.4 | 438 | NR |
| 90 | Ville Pokka | CHI | 6.3 | 442 | 506 |
| 91 | Brayden McNabb | LAK | 6.2 | 443 | 445 |
| 92 | Michael Del Zotto | PHI | 6.0 | 449 | 385 |
| 93 | Niklas Kronwall | DET | 5.7 | 455 | 308 |
| 94 | Mark Pysyk | FLA | 5.6 | 458 | 438 |
| 95 | Jason Demers | FLA | 5.6 | 459 | 473 |
| 96 | Patrick Wiercioch | COL | 5.6 | 460 | 470 |
| 97 | Jared Spurgeon | MIN | 5.5 | 465 | 373 |
| 98 | Ryan Murray | CBJ | 5.1 | 473 | 483 |
| 99 | Dennis Wideman | CGY | 5.0 | 474 | 352 |
| 100 | Thomas Chabot | OTT | 4.8 | 477 | 481 |
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No Streit? Is he really behind guys like Wiercioch and even Del Zotto?
Ha! This is why I cut the list off at the Top 60 the last few months. It starts to suck as we move down the list beyond that.
True answer!
I may need to cut it back down again. The list is really just pulled from the main list of 750 players in the regular ranking. In this case, Streit’s penalty for being in his late 30s hurts his ranking badly.
But really, what is Streit – a 35-point player this year, and then retired? So perhaps the list isn’t so off after all…I think I just convinced myself
I think that this version of the list, which is you annual “audit” cleanup should stay at 100. Here’s why:
1. If you cut it off at 60 or so, you will get lots of questions about the prospects and guys who just missed and what you think about them. This way, it’s a bit more clear, as one has a long rated list.
2. It gives people more to digest in the slower months, and people can think more about making different kinds of moves in the offseason.
Thanks Steve! Makes sense.
Yeah, I like the list at 100, I freaked out a bit when I looked last and it was cut down?!? LOL. Thanks Dobber
Is Streit really finished or did he just lose his role to the Ghost? He’s only a year removed from a 49-point season.
You’re probably right, as a one-shot deal, but in points leagues even 32 points is pretty useless. So that return to form better be legit (35+)
I think Streit would have one more year on another team, but on this one I think with Ghost and MDZ and Provorov Streit gets Brian Campbelled
No love for Vancouver? I realize they stink but someone’s got to run their PP. Maybe Edler moves into the top 100 once camps start and some of the high-potential prospects get cut.
Yeah…after around 75 or 80, the values of these dmen between 80th and 150th are pretty similar, and depend entirely on your needs (immediate 32-point help, or a longshot potential stud prospect). I’d be fine with Edler at 80 and I’m fine with Edler at 137.
To answer your question though – no. No love for Vancouver at all. In fact, they get the least Dobber love of all the 31 teams. I even love Las Vegas’ current roster more than Vancouver’s ;)
I would remove Kronwall from the list, he is done
Stick a fork in him!
Some poolies still value him though
Ouch. He still had 26 points in 64 injury-riddled games last year.
Just a question, how come Shea Theodore is ranked higher than Derrick Pouliot in the Top 50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen list, but it’s the other way around in this list? I own both but can probably only keep one, which would you choose?
Great question. It’s about his situation and competition (depth chart). That’s factored more in the regular ranking. Prospect ranking does use it, but not as much
Hmm so if I’m reading that correctly you prefer Pouliot for the next couple years but Theodore after that? Unless the Ducks trade another D-man of course.