Top 100 Keeper League Defensemen – December 2016

Dobber

2016-12-02

Here are the Top 100 defensemen to own in fantasy hockey keeper leagues, December edition.

As always, these were curated from the main Top 300 list (which were posted here on December 1). See that link for details on the type of league these rankings are geared towards.

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Def. Rk	Player	Team	Rating	Dec	Nov
1	Erik Karlsson	OTT	127.8	11	9
2	Brent Burns	SJS	103.4	30	30
3	P.K. Subban	NSH	84.6	48	47
4	Kris Letang	PIT	73.8	65	56
5	Roman Josi	NSH	71.3	73	63
6	John Klingberg	DAL	69.7	79	53
7	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	ARI	67.6	82	54
8	Kevin Shattenkirk	STL	64.9	88	93
9	Dustin Byfuglien	WPG	61.1	103	101
10	Keith Yandle	FLA	60.8	104	108
11	Drew Doughty	LAK	60.0	107	97
12	Victor Hedman	TBL	59.8	108	119
13	John Carlson	WAS	59.4	110	102
14	Shea Weber	MON	56.7	118	121
15	Tyson Barrie	COL	51.7	130	123
16	Duncan Keith	CHI	50.5	134	140
17	Dougie Hamilton	CGY	48.4	138	135
18	Morgan Rielly	TOR	46.3	145	152
19	Aaron Ekblad	FLA	45.1	147	155
20	Shayne Gostisbehere	PHI	44.4	149	134
21	Zach Werenski	CBJ	41.9	154	207
22	Ryan Suter	MIN	41.3	158	168
23	Alex Pietrangelo	STL	40.9	161	171
24	Justin Faulk	CAR	40.8	163	151
25	Rasmus Ristolainen	BUF	38.8	166	166
26	Seth Jones	CBJ	38.4	167	167
27	Mark Giordano	CGY	36.9	171	139
28	Sami Vatanen	ANA	35.2	182	178
29	Cam Fowler	ANA	34.6	186	202
30	Ryan McDonagh	NYR	32.6	189	189
31	Nick Leddy	NYI	32.4	191	191
32	Damon Severson	NJD	30.4	196	203
33	Ryan Ellis	NSH	26.3	211	219
34	Brent Seabrook	CHI	26.0	212	237
35	Colton Parayko	STL	25.9	214	238
36	Mike Green	DET	23.4	230	235
37	Jake Gardiner	TOR	23.3	232	216
38	Torey Krug	BOS	22.8	235	240
39	TJ Brodie	CGY	22.1	243	226
40	Jacob Trouba	WPG	19.4	261	270
41	Anton Stralman	TBL	18.8	271	232
42	Noah Hanifin	CAR	18.7	272	253
43	Matt Dumba	MIN	18.1	278	261
44	Mike Matheson	FLA	16.4	297	262
45	Matt Niskanen	WAS	15.9	306	298
46	Alec Martinez	LAK	15.8	308	451
47	Erik Johnson	COL	15.2	321	369
48	Jake Muzzin	LAK	14.6	334	278
49	Nathan Beaulieu	MON	14.4	338	349
50	Nikita Zaitsev	TOR	14.3	341	282
51	Adam Larsson	EDM	14.0	345	315
52	Anthony DeAngelo	ARI	13.3	355	385
53	Ivan Provorov	PHI	13.0	357	239
54	Hampus Lindholm	ANA	12.9	359	271
55	Derrick Pouliot	PIT	12.8	361	365
56	Cody Ceci	OTT	12.7	363	307
57	Oscar Klefbom	EDM	12.6	364	370
58	Justin Schultz	PIT	12.3	370	375
59	Michael Stone	ARI	12.3	371	356
60	Shea Theodore	ANA	12.2	372	376
61	Dmitry Orlov	WAS	11.7	380	383
62	Dennis Wideman	CGY	11.6	381	269
63	Tyler Myers	WPG	11.5	385	386
64	Connor Murphy	ARI	11.5	386	387
65	Andrei Markov	MON	11.2	391	405
66	Colin Miller	BOS	11.2	392	393
67	Ryan Pulock	NYI	11.0	393	368
68	Marc-Edouard Vlasic	SJS	10.9	398	277
69	Brandon Montour	ANA	10.8	399	398
70	David Savard	CBJ	10.2	403	346
71	Mike Reilly	MIN	9.7	405	406
72	Brian Dumoulin	PIT	9.6	406	407
73	Joshua Morrissey	WPG	9.3	408	410
74	Mattias Ekholm	NSH	9.1	412	292
75	Patrick Wiercioch	COL	8.9	413	416
76	Julius Honka	DAL	8.9	414	417
77	Connor Carrick	TOR	8.9	415	418
78	Alex Goligoski	ARI	8.7	418	379
79	Brady Skjei	NYR	8.3	423	NR
80	Alex Petrovic	FLA	8.3	424	425
81	Dion Phaneuf	OTT	8.1	426	366
82	Madison Bowey	WAS	8.1	427	426
83	Olli Maatta	PIT	8.1	428	427
84	Esa Lindell	DAL	8.1	429	428
85	Nikita Zadorov	COL	7.7	432	432
86	Andrej Sekera	EDM	7.6	433	433
87	Jordan Schmaltz	STL	7.3	436	435
88	Trevor Daley	PIT	6.9	440	440
89	Michael Del Zotto	PHI	6.6	445	458
90	Slater Koekkoek	TBL	6.3	447	448
91	Ryan Murray	CBJ	6.3	448	455
92	Ville Pokka	CHI	6.3	449	449
93	Brayden McNabb	LAK	6.2	451	450
94	Darnell Nurse	EDM	6.0	455	447
95	Travis Hamonic	NYI	5.9	458	404
96	Brandon Manning	PHI	5.9	460	462
97	Jaccob Slavin	CAR	5.8	461	454
98	Jacob Larsson	ANA	5.8	462	463
99	Jason Demers	FLA	5.6	465	467
100	Eric Gelinas	COL	5.6	467	469

Philippe 2016-12-02 at 15:09Log in to Reply

What about Troy Stetcher ?
- Dobber 2016-12-07 at 14:44Log in to Reply
  
  Is it his 26-point pace that attracts you, or his rugged good looks? ;)
Tom Collins 2016-12-02 at 16:59Log in to Reply

Still no Streit? Tied for 17th in points for defencemen and on pace for 40-plus points. Granted, he’s the oldest dman in the league, but still…
- Dobber 2016-12-07 at 14:44Log in to Reply
  
  With no future and little help for the present in points-only leagues, I have no interest in owning him in either league that has this format (I’m in first in both – zero interest, his current points don’t help me at all).
MasterMind 2016-12-07 at 14:05Log in to Reply

How the hell is Yandle # 10 which is 11 spots ahead of werenski? I thought this was a list for keeper leagues. Tj Brodie blows should be way back on this list. Doesn’t shoot, don’t score goals, don’t get points, bad in plus minus. Should put more effort into rankings
- Dobber 2016-12-07 at 14:43Log in to Reply
  
  And you should put more restraint over giving players the crown after 25 games. Holy schnikies… Werenski over Yandle, eh? I’m not there yet. The needle is moving towards there, but why on earth would I trade a player who year after year gets 50 points and never misses a game for a player who could be Gostisbehere one year…and then Gostisbehere the next year? If you’re one of those fly-by-nighter keeper league owners who jumps on every Richard Panik hot streak then my lists aren’t for you. These lists are for patient owners who want to win this year and ongoing.
  The rules of my lists are explained: doesn’t count shots, doesn’t count goals, doesn’t count plus/minus. Did the words “points only” lose you somewhere?
  - MasterMind 2016-12-08 at 10:28Log in to Reply
    
    You sure have a lot of answers for a guy that is wrong an awful lot. I won championships 8 times in the past 17 years.(With proof) So I wouldn’t call myself a fly by night keeper owner. You should learn to take criticism better. I noticed when people question something, your responses are very arrogant and cocky, like your better then people. Yandle is now 30, wasn’t good on the rangers and not great on the panthers. Give me werenski over Yandle any day especially with the big age difference. It’s actually funny because the people in my league that follow your lists, have never won anything and have a lot of rookie draft busts. Still waiting on your cocky response to Brodie being way higher then he should
    - Dobber 2016-12-08 at 11:03Log in to Reply
      
      I do struggle with taking criticism, but to be fair I run a popular website and so getting criticism 12 times per hour, 365 days a year can add up. So I’ve narrowed down the criticism that I take to just the polite, constructive kind. The ones that have “how the hell” in the first sentence – that kind I don’t take. If you’re used to being rude to writers because they don’t argue back, then this site may not be for you.
      
      I’m wrong 47% of the time. My motto is that most experts are right 52% of the time – and I beat them by getting to 53%.
      
      My cockiness is all part of the “trash talk” mentality that makes fantasy hockey so fun. It’s the image that I’m trying to convey and it’s helped to grow this site. Hell, my logo is me in shades pointing at the reader and being cocky. That’s my logo! lol it’s my identity, and it’s what’s grown the site over 11 years.
      
      If you don’t enjoy trash talk you could always just check some boxes in the local newspaper and do your pools that way ;)
      
      Yandle being 30 just means he’s down to three good years. The average player is on a keeper league team for 2-3 years so looking beyond that is pointless. I own Yandle in one league and wouldn’t trade him for Werenski. I own Werenski in the other and wouldn’t trade him for Yandle. Yandle was great for the Rangers after the first 10 games. And he’s been great for the Panthers after the first 10 games. Points only. Yandle has 11 points in his last 21 games. Werenski has 10 points in his last 20. WHOOPS! Better move Werenski up to 10th based on his 25 career games, and move Yandle down to 50 despite his steady track record and guaranteed 82 games! lol
      
      Brodie is so high because I’m not knee-jerking players up and down the list based on how they do in one month. Panik is 40th, now Panik is 500th, now Panik is 60th, now he’s 350th…is that how you want your lists? Panicky owners are the worst.
      
      Geez man. Last year, someone exactly like you (was it you?) was whining about Brodie being too low! If, next year, Werenski starts off with 5 points in 25 games you’ll wonder why he’s still in the Top 20! Sounds like I can’t win with you.
Chris Liggio 2016-12-16 at 15:58Log in to Reply

in my keeper I already have Josi and Hedman on board from last season but now with rise of Ristolainen I drafted do you think I might have to start considering keeping 3 D next season? Counting hits, blocks, ATOI Risto’s value is undeniable. Came into this season with Johansen, Backstrom, Hall, Simmonds, Voracek, Josi, Hedman, M. Jones….it would be hard to part with any of them but Risto has arguably been my most valuable piece so far this year and I only see him getting better.

UPCOMING GAMES

Dec 27 - 19:12	DET	vs	TOR
Dec 27 - 19:12	BUF	vs	CHI
Dec 27 - 19:12	CBJ	vs	BOS
Dec 27 - 19:12	N.J	vs	CAR
Dec 27 - 20:12	DAL	vs	MIN
Dec 27 - 20:12	STL	vs	NSH
Dec 27 - 21:12	UTA	vs	COL
Dec 27 - 22:12	S.J	vs	VGK