Top 50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen – October 2017

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2017-10-12

Here are the Top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your fantasy hockey keeper league – October edition.

 

See the Top 200 fantasy prospect forwards here. Remember – prospects +/- 5.0 ratings points of each other are considered equal and at that point are a matter of personal preference and/or team need.

 

Click any player name to be taken to our scouting report on him – from a fantasy hockey standpoint.

 

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Oct 10 Prospect Team age type Jul 10 Jun 10
1 Shea Theodore VGK d 69.6 1 1
2 Brandon Montour ANA d 69.5 3 3
3 Mikhail Sergachev TBL d 64.0 6 5
4 Charlie McAvoy BOS d 62.1 5 6
5 Miro Heiskanen DAL d 62.1 8 NR
6 Anthony DeAngelo NYR d 61.4 2 2
7 Thomas Chabot OTT d 61.3 4 4
8 Julius Honka DAL d 60.9 7 7
9 Timothy Liljegren TOR d 60.6 10 NR
10 Erik Brannstrom VGK d 60.4 9 NR
11 Ryan Pulock NYI d 59.1 11 8
12 Jakob Chychrun ARI d 56.8 12 9
13 Travis Sanheim PHI d 56.6 15 11
14 Madison Bowey WAS d 56.4 13 10
15 Victor Mete MON d 56.3 98 87
16 Will Butcher NJD d 55.9 19 14
17 Cale Makar COL d 55.4 14 NR
18 Olli Juolevi VAN d 55.0 16 12
19 Gustav Forsling CHI d 54.7 17 13
20 Jake Walman STL d 53.4 18 15
21 Dante Fabbro NSH d 53.1 20 17
22 Vince Dunn STL d 52.9 40 34
23 Derrick Pouliot VAN d 52.7 21 16
24 Jan Rutta CHI d 51.0 NR NR
25 Brendan Guhle BUF d 50.9 22 18
26 Jordan Schmaltz STL d 50.4 23 20
27 Noah Juulsen MON d 50.2 24 21
28 Rasmus Andersson CGY d 49.5 25 23
29 Jeremy Roy SJS d 49.0 28 24
30 Oliver Kylington CGY d 48.5 29 26
31 Samuel Girard NSH d 48.4 52 42
32 Juuso Valimaki CGY d 48.4 30 NR
33 Ryan Graves NYR d 48.3 26 19
34 Jacob Larsson ANA d 47.9 31 25
35 Jake Bean CAR d 47.7 32 27
36 Gabriel Carlsson CBJ d 46.8 42 56
37 Ryan Sproul DET d 46.6 27 22
38 Slater Koekkoek TBL d 46.5 33 28
39 Jakub Zboril BOS d 46.4 34 29
40 Dennis Cholowski DET d 45.3 44 36
41 Kyle Wood ARI d 45.3 35 31
42 Jordan Subban VAN d 45.2 36 30
43 Vili Saarijarvi DET d 44.7 54 44
44 Ethan Bear EDM d 44.6 37 32
45 Pierre-Olivier Joseph ARI d 44.5 38 NR
46 Sean Day NYR d 44.2 68 59
47 Nicolas Hague VGK d 44.2 39 NR
48 Travis Dermott TOR d 44.0 61 52
49 Philippe Myers PHI d 43.9 43 35
50 Samuel Morin PHI d 43.5 45 37

 

 

20 Comments

  1. NikW71 2017-10-12 at 08:13

    Any reason why Djoos not on the list or just an oversight?

    • NHLGodfather 2017-10-12 at 10:46

      I was thinking the same thing.

    • Dobber 2017-10-12 at 12:38

      The reason is that he ranked 56th, and using the +/- 5.0 rating points rule that ranks him between 34th and 100th.
      The rankings were done on Tuesday and posted Wed/Thurs. So as of Tuesday, here was a guy who was a healthy scratch three straight games.

      So of course, the day after he has a two-point debut, I suppose I can expect these questions!
      A strong month would certainly move him up.

      • NikW71 2017-10-12 at 14:48

        Not criticizing, just curious. Thanks for the reply.

        • Dobber 2017-10-12 at 14:59

          Nah, it’s the ‘rule of rankings’ – as soon as I finish them, a player who is low goes out and has a five point game or something. Happens all the time!

  2. cheese_cake 2017-10-12 at 12:44

    Hey, I’m still new to the prospect rankings. What do the players’ scores actually translates to? Thanks!

    • Dobber 2017-10-12 at 12:50

      Nothing. Just my own number. Compare them relative to each other.

      • cheese_cake 2017-10-12 at 12:54

        Damn that made me chuckle hard from surprise hahaha. Fair enough, then what is considered in making those rankings? Is it a linear scale (can we say that, according to your ranking, having Theodore is close to two times better in most fantasy leagues than having Morin)?
        I’m trying to see what I can make of those rankings :)

        • Dobber 2017-10-12 at 15:00

          I don’t think it can be quantified that way, I would just say this guy is better than that guy unless they are within 5.0 of each other. I use NHL certainty, wait time and upside

          • cheese_cake 2017-10-12 at 15:07

            Thank you!

  3. keenweezy14 2017-10-13 at 10:13

    Seeing Sproul as the highest ranked Detroit defense prospect is a little surprising. I would have thought Hicketts and Hronek would be the two highest based on their age and expected usage in Grand Rapids.

    • Dobber 2017-10-13 at 10:21

      Hicketts, Chowlowski, Hronek and even Saarijarvi are moving up the charts quickly and Sproul is freefalling. Trend points to all four passing Sproul if he doesn’t get it together by midseason

  4. Okayposo 2017-10-14 at 10:24

    Where does Tim Heed rank?

  5. Geoffrey Yas Guthe 2017-10-14 at 13:24

    Cal Foote has been off to a fast start. Definitely could argue he is better than most of the guys ranked 30-50

    • Dobber 2017-10-16 at 10:29

      59th. Reminds me of Haydn Fleury. D-first. Maybe I remember his father too much

  6. seb 2017-10-14 at 15:10

    Who would you say has a better upside Girard or Forsling (not including wait time)

  7. Jon hill 2017-11-08 at 18:15

    You have Butcher #16 here, but #40 in top keeper defensemen. Odd, considering you have Mete #15 here and #100 in top keeper defensemen.

    • Dobber 2017-11-08 at 18:26

      One list is a month old. The other list is a week old. But the two lists factor different things, too.

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