Top 100 Keeper League Defensemen – September 2016
Dobber
2016-09-02
The Top 100 defensemen to own in points-only keeper leagues. September edition. Karlsson still reigns …
This month, as with every year, is the month with the fewest changes. Very few free agents signed or trades made since the August ranking. The few players who did join a new team have been adjusted, and there were several small tweaks based on feedback (i.e. I read your comments and take a second look at the player you mention). But otherwise, not a lot has changed. (Check out Top 300 skaters here)
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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 | Sep | Aug |
| 1 | Erik Karlsson | OTT | 132.4 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Brent Burns | SJS | 103.4 | 31 | 31 |
| 3 | P.K. Subban | NSH | 89.2 | 47 | 47 |
| 4 | John Klingberg | DAL | 88.3 | 49 | 49 |
| 5 | Kris Letang | PIT | 81.2 | 57 | 57 |
| 6 | Roman Josi | NSH | 78.9 | 60 | 63 |
| 7 | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | ARI | 73.4 | 70 | 70 |
| 8 | John Carlson | WAS | 66.7 | 91 | 91 |
| 9 | Drew Doughty | LAK | 65.7 | 95 | 95 |
| 10 | Keith Yandle | FLA | 65.1 | 98 | 98 |
| 11 | Kevin Shattenkirk | STL | 64.9 | 100 | 100 |
| 12 | Dustin Byfuglien | WPG | 63.9 | 103 | 103 |
| 13 | Mark Giordano | CGY | 54.9 | 128 | 128 |
| 14 | Tyson Barrie | COL | 54.5 | 129 | 129 |
| 15 | Dougie Hamilton | CGY | 54.2 | 130 | 130 |
| 16 | Victor Hedman | TBL | 52.6 | 135 | 135 |
| 17 | Shayne Gostisbehere | PHI | 51.5 | 137 | 137 |
| 18 | Aaron Ekblad | FLA | 48.2 | 147 | 146 |
| 19 | Shea Weber | MON | 46.7 | 150 | 149 |
| 20 | Morgan Rielly | TOR | 46.3 | 153 | 152 |
| 21 | Duncan Keith | CHI | 44.8 | 157 | 156 |
| 22 | Alex Pietrangelo | STL | 43.7 | 163 | 162 |
| 23 | Seth Jones | CBJ | 42.9 | 166 | 165 |
| 24 | Justin Faulk | CAR | 40.9 | 171 | 170 |
| 25 | Ryan Suter | MIN | 35.5 | 187 | 187 |
| 26 | Nick Leddy | NYI | 34.1 | 191 | 191 |
| 27 | Sami Vatanen | ANA | 33.8 | 192 | 192 |
| 28 | TJ Brodie | CGY | 31.6 | 201 | 201 |
| 29 | Ryan McDonagh | NYR | 27.8 | 216 | 216 |
| 30 | Adam Larsson | EDM | 27.5 | 218 | 218 |
| 31 | Anton Stralman | TBL | 26.4 | 220 | 220 |
| 32 | Rasmus Ristolainen | BUF | 26.1 | 221 | 221 |
| 33 | Ryan Ellis | NSH | 25.5 | 224 | 224 |
| 34 | Torey Krug | BOS | 25.4 | 225 | 225 |
| 35 | Jake Muzzin | LAK | 24.3 | 229 | 229 |
| 36 | Colton Parayko | STL | 22.8 | 239 | 239 |
| 37 | Cody Ceci | OTT | 21.4 | 249 | 249 |
| 38 | Marc-Edouard Vlasic | SJS | 21.4 | 250 | 250 |
| 39 | Mattias Ekholm | NSH | 21.3 | 254 | 253 |
| 40 | Matt Dumba | MIN | 20.6 | 260 | 259 |
| 41 | Hampus Lindholm | ANA | 20.6 | 261 | 260 |
| 42 | Brent Seabrook | CHI | 20.6 | 262 | 261 |
| 43 | Jacob Trouba | WPG | 19.4 | 268 | 267 |
| 44 | Mike Matheson | FLA | 19.0 | 272 | 271 |
| 45 | Cam Fowler | ANA | 18.9 | 273 | 272 |
| 46 | Jake Gardiner | TOR | 18.1 | 279 | 278 |
| 47 | Justin Schultz | PIT | 16.7 | 300 | 298 |
| 48 | Dmitry Orlov | WAS | 15.2 | 328 | 327 |
| 49 | Mike Green | DET | 15.1 | 331 | 330 |
| 50 | David Savard | CBJ | 14.7 | 338 | 337 |
| 51 | Matt Niskanen | WAS | 14.7 | 339 | 338 |
| 52 | Joshua Morrissey | WPG | 14.5 | 343 | 341 |
| 53 | Derrick Pouliot | PIT | 13.1 | 362 | 360 |
| 54 | Ryan Pulock | NYI | 13.1 | 363 | 361 |
| 55 | Dion Phaneuf | OTT | 13.0 | 364 | 362 |
| 56 | Nathan Beaulieu | MON | 13.0 | 365 | 363 |
| 57 | Tyler Myers | WPG | 12.6 | 368 | 366 |
| 58 | Oscar Klefbom | EDM | 12.6 | 369 | 367 |
| 59 | Damon Severson | NJD | 12.4 | 372 | 370 |
| 60 | Anthony DeAngelo | ARI | 12.3 | 375 | 373 |
| 61 | Ivan Provorov | PHI | 11.8 | 377 | 376 |
| 62 | Griffin Reinhart | EDM | 11.7 | 379 | 378 |
| 63 | Zach Werenski | CBJ | 11.3 | 385 | 416 |
| 64 | Shea Theodore | ANA | 11.2 | 387 | 385 |
| 65 | Colin Miller | BOS | 11.2 | 388 | 386 |
| 66 | Andrei Markov | MON | 11.2 | 389 | 388 |
| 67 | Brandon Montour | ANA | 10.8 | 393 | 392 |
| 68 | Alex Goligoski | ARI | 10.7 | 394 | 393 |
| 69 | Connor Murphy | ARI | 10.5 | 396 | 395 |
| 70 | Nikita Zadorov | COL | 10.5 | 397 | 396 |
| 71 | Michael Stone | ARI | 10.1 | 398 | 397 |
| 72 | Mike Reilly | MIN | 9.7 | 400 | 399 |
| 73 | Brian Dumoulin | PIT | 9.6 | 401 | 400 |
| 74 | Noah Hanifin | CAR | 9.4 | 404 | 403 |
| 75 | Olli Maatta | PIT | 9.1 | 408 | 406 |
| 76 | Alex Petrovic | FLA | 9.0 | 410 | 408 |
| 77 | Erik Johnson | COL | 8.9 | 412 | 410 |
| 78 | Julius Honka | DAL | 8.9 | 413 | 411 |
| 79 | Connor Carrick | TOR | 8.9 | 414 | 412 |
| 80 | Calvin de Haan | NYI | 8.3 | 419 | 418 |
| 81 | Madison Bowey | WAS | 8.1 | 420 | 419 |
| 82 | Darnell Nurse | EDM | 8.1 | 421 | 420 |
| 83 | Esa Lindell | DAL | 8.1 | 422 | 421 |
| 84 | Andrej Sekera | EDM | 8.0 | 423 | 422 |
| 85 | Jordan Schmaltz | STL | 7.3 | 428 | 427 |
| 86 | Nikita Zaitsev | TOR | 7.3 | 430 | 429 |
| 87 | Travis Hamonic | NYI | 6.9 | 433 | 432 |
| 88 | Trevor Daley | PIT | 6.9 | 434 | 433 |
| 89 | Jake McCabe | BUF | 6.9 | 435 | 434 |
| 90 | Linus Hultstrom | FLA | 6.4 | 437 | 438 |
| 91 | Slater Koekkoek | TBL | 6.3 | 440 | 441 |
| 92 | Ville Pokka | CHI | 6.3 | 441 | 442 |
| 93 | Brayden McNabb | LAK | 6.2 | 442 | 443 |
| 94 | Michael Del Zotto | PHI | 6.0 | 448 | 449 |
| 95 | Ryan Murphy | CAR | 5.8 | 452 | 453 |
| 96 | Niklas Kronwall | DET | 5.7 | 454 | 455 |
| 97 | Mark Pysyk | FLA | 5.6 | 457 | 458 |
| 98 | Jason Demers | FLA | 5.6 | 458 | 459 |
| 99 | Patrick Wiercioch | COL | 5.6 | 459 | 460 |
| 100 | Eric Gelinas | COL | 5.6 | 461 | 462 |
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Not a single Canuck in the top 100?
Seems like Edler should be cracking that elite company … of players likely to get in the range of 15 points … but you’re entitled to your opinion
Ha! I think if you check the comments in this ranking last month…the same conversation happened.
That…or I’m in the Matrix…
Mike Reilly, who isn’t even guaranteed to make the team this season is listed over Jared Spurgeon — who isn’t even on the list — who’s almost certain to be top pair and top PP unit? What the hell?
I’ve been thinking about just sticking with a Top 60, because players 61 through 130 are pretty much equal and heavily dependent on fantasy team needs.
For a defenseman to really set himself apart and get into that Top 60, he pretty much needs to have 50-point potential and a high likelihood of 40+ points in the season ahead. I don’t think Spurgeon checks either box. But like I said, players 61-130 are so similar in points-only keeper value that I’m tempted to just post Top 60. I know I’ve been saying that for months…
Griffin Reinhart at 62 ! Between Provorov and Werenski…Nurse at 82…??
Yeah, that was stupid of me. I’m cutting this to a Top 50 next month. I can’t seem to get a formula that works properly after the Top 50
Notable omissions, Spurgon and Martinez stand out to me. How come Matheson is ranked higher than Provorov on this list but on your prospect rankings it’s the opposite? Also wondering your thoughts on Adam Larsson having such a high ranking for a guy that hasn’t ever put up big points. In between McDonagh and Stralman is quite the compliment. Awesome stuff love the site!
No Ben Hutton?
No, I don’t have use for 30-point upside, 25-point likelihood. He had eight of his points early in the season and then did nothing over the last 65 games.
Slavin should also be in the top 100
He was actually removed from the list by accident. He’ll be back on there for next month (up in a few days)