Top 50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen – October 2017

Dobber

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

NikW71 2017-10-12 at 08:13Log in to Reply

Any reason why Djoos not on the list or just an oversight?
- NHLGodfather 2017-10-12 at 10:46Log in to Reply
  
  I was thinking the same thing.
- Dobber 2017-10-12 at 12:38Log in to Reply
  
  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 14:48Log in to Reply
    
    Not criticizing, just curious. Thanks for the reply.
    - Dobber 2017-10-12 at 14:59Log in to Reply
      
      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!
cheese_cake 2017-10-12 at 12:44Log in to Reply

Hey, I’m still new to the prospect rankings. What do the players’ scores actually translates to? Thanks!
- Dobber 2017-10-12 at 12:50Log in to Reply
  
  Nothing. Just my own number. Compare them relative to each other.
  - cheese_cake 2017-10-12 at 12:54Log in to Reply
    
    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 15:00Log in to Reply
      
      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!
keenweezy14 2017-10-13 at 10:13Log in to Reply

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 10:21Log in to Reply
  
  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
Okayposo 2017-10-14 at 10:24Log in to Reply

Where does Tim Heed rank?
- Dobber 2017-10-16 at 10:28Log in to Reply
  
  74th
Geoffrey Yas Guthe 2017-10-14 at 13:24Log in to Reply

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 10:29Log in to Reply
  
  59th. Reminds me of Haydn Fleury. D-first. Maybe I remember his father too much
seb 2017-10-14 at 15:10Log in to Reply

Who would you say has a better upside Girard or Forsling (not including wait time)
- Dobber 2017-10-16 at 10:30Log in to Reply
  
  Girard more upside
Jon hill 2017-11-08 at 18:15Log in to Reply

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 18:26Log in to Reply
  
  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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