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.

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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

Tom Collins 2016-08-04 at 08:04Log in to Reply

No Streit? Is he really behind guys like Wiercioch and even Del Zotto?
- Dobber 2016-08-04 at 09:30Log in to Reply
  
  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
  - stevegamer 2016-08-04 at 15:38Log in to Reply
    
    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.
    - Dobber 2016-08-05 at 00:06Log in to Reply
      
      Thanks Steve! Makes sense.
      - Jody Snider 2016-08-05 at 10:16
        
        Yeah, I like the list at 100, I freaked out a bit when I looked last and it was cut down?!? LOL. Thanks Dobber
  - isle b. 2016-08-04 at 17:30Log in to Reply
    
    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.
    - Dobber 2016-08-05 at 00:08Log in to Reply
      
      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
chimp82x 2016-08-04 at 10:39Log in to Reply

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.
- Dobber 2016-08-04 at 12:31Log in to Reply
  
  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 ;)
Tito 2016-08-04 at 12:30Log in to Reply

I would remove Kronwall from the list, he is done
- Dobber 2016-08-04 at 12:31Log in to Reply
  
  Stick a fork in him!
  
  Some poolies still value him though
- isle b. 2016-08-04 at 17:26Log in to Reply
  
  Ouch. He still had 26 points in 64 injury-riddled games last year.
Chunky's Choice 2016-08-05 at 01:50Log in to Reply

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?
- Dobber 2016-08-05 at 07:25Log in to Reply
  
  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
  - Chunky's Choice 2016-08-05 at 22:39Log in to Reply
    
    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.