Top 100 Keeper League Defensemen – February 2018
Dobber
2018-02-05
The Top 100 defensemen to own in your points-only keeper leagues, February edition.
Remember, this is a points-only format ranking and while I try to properly blend immediate results with long-term potential, individual team needs are going to be different. I would suggest using the +/- 5.0 rating points format – players within +/- 5.0 ratings of each other should be considered equal and would depend on your needs and preferences.
If you're looking to see a ranking of one-year roto-leagues for the season, click here. To see the full Top 300 list of skaters, click here.
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| Def Rk | Player | Team | Rating | Feb | Jan |
| 1 | John Klingberg | DAL | 107.1 | 38 | 46 |
| 2 | Erik Karlsson | OTT | 105.4 | 40 | 26 |
| 3 | Brent Burns | SJS | 103.2 | 42 | 48 |
| 4 | Victor Hedman | TBL | 87.9 | 55 | 50 |
| 5 | P.K. Subban | NSH | 83.6 | 63 | 69 |
| 6 | Shayne Gostisbehere | PHI | 81.1 | 68 | 61 |
| 7 | John Carlson | WAS | 70.2 | 85 | 93 |
| 8 | Drew Doughty | LAK | 64.9 | 98 | 89 |
| 9 | Roman Josi | NSH | 63.4 | 101 | 104 |
| 10 | Alex Pietrangelo | STL | 60.8 | 108 | 100 |
| 11 | Morgan Rielly | TOR | 57.6 | 114 | 102 |
| 12 | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | ARI | 55.8 | 118 | 119 |
| 13 | Tyson Barrie | COL | 54.8 | 123 | 129 |
| 14 | Seth Jones | CBJ | 52.3 | 129 | 142 |
| 15 | Kris Letang | PIT | 51.1 | 132 | 136 |
| 16 | Zach Werenski | CBJ | 48.3 | 137 | 141 |
| 17 | Kevin Shattenkirk | NYR | 45.5 | 143 | 125 |
| 18 | Torey Krug | BOS | 45.1 | 145 | 152 |
| 19 | Dougie Hamilton | CGY | 43.8 | 149 | 151 |
| 20 | Mikhail Sergachev | TBL | 39.9 | 156 | 140 |
| 21 | Keith Yandle | FLA | 39.5 | 158 | 165 |
| 22 | Nick Leddy | NYI | 39.3 | 160 | 150 |
| 23 | Dustin Byfuglien | WPG | 36.1 | 169 | 173 |
| 24 | Jake Gardiner | TOR | 35.6 | 174 | 195 |
| 25 | Ryan Suter | MIN | 32.4 | 183 | 189 |
| 26 | Ivan Provorov | PHI | 31.3 | 195 | 200 |
| 27 | Rasmus Ristolainen | BUF | 30.2 | 198 | 188 |
| 28 | Will Butcher | NJD | 30.2 | 199 | 203 |
| 29 | Charlie McAvoy | BOS | 28.4 | 204 | 233 |
| 30 | Colin Miller | VGK | 28.2 | 205 | 229 |
| 31 | Duncan Keith | CHI | 28.0 | 206 | 181 |
| 32 | Brandon Montour | ANA | 27.8 | 209 | 210 |
| 33 | Noah Hanifin | CAR | 27.2 | 212 | 217 |
| 34 | Tyler Myers | WPG | 26.6 | 215 | 243 |
| 35 | Matt Dumba | MIN | 26.3 | 217 | 220 |
| 36 | Colton Parayko | STL | 26.2 | 218 | 209 |
| 37 | TJ Brodie | CGY | 24.6 | 225 | 205 |
| 38 | Jacob Trouba | WPG | 24.3 | 229 | 208 |
| 39 | Jared Spurgeon | MIN | 23.4 | 234 | 235 |
| 40 | Cam Fowler | ANA | 22.7 | 237 | 242 |
| 41 | Aaron Ekblad | FLA | 22.6 | 238 | 226 |
| 42 | Ryan McDonagh | NYR | 22.4 | 240 | 249 |
| 43 | Jake Muzzin | LAK | 22.0 | 242 | 260 |
| 44 | Mike Green | DET | 21.7 | 245 | 250 |
| 45 | Mattias Ekholm | NSH | 20.0 | 254 | 275 |
| 46 | Shea Weber | MON | 19.8 | 257 | 213 |
| 47 | Ryan Ellis | NSH | 19.2 | 263 | 286 |
| 48 | Shea Theodore | VGK | 18.8 | 266 | 271 |
| 49 | Esa Lindell | DAL | 17.7 | 283 | 312 |
| 50 | Justin Faulk | CAR | 16.4 | 298 | 295 |
| 51 | Mark Giordano | CGY | 16.3 | 299 | 326 |
| 52 | Justin Schultz | PIT | 15.9 | 302 | 294 |
| 53 | Ryan Pulock | NYI | 13.4 | 328 | 334 |
| 54 | Anthony DeAngelo | NYR | 13.1 | 330 | 340 |
| 55 | Mike Matheson | FLA | 12.9 | 331 | 338 |
| 56 | Josh Manson | ANA | 12.8 | 332 | NR |
| 57 | Darnell Nurse | EDM | 12.3 | 336 | 342 |
| 58 | Joshua Morrissey | WPG | 11.8 | 342 | 355 |
| 59 | Nate Schmidt | VGK | 11.3 | 348 | 364 |
| 60 | Hampus Lindholm | ANA | 10.9 | 351 | 367 |
| 61 | Brady Skjei | NYR | 10.6 | 353 | 321 |
| 62 | Jan Rutta | CHI | 10.6 | 354 | 370 |
| 63 | Oscar Klefbom | EDM | 10.5 | 355 | 244 |
| 64 | Julius Honka | DAL | 10.5 | 357 | 371 |
| 65 | Alex Goligoski | ARI | 10.3 | 360 | 359 |
| 66 | Nikita Zaitsev | TOR | 10.1 | 362 | 337 |
| 67 | Thomas Chabot | OTT | 10.1 | 363 | 374 |
| 68 | Christian Djoos | WAS | 9.4 | 369 | 378 |
| 69 | Dmitry Orlov | WAS | 9.4 | 370 | 357 |
| 70 | Madison Bowey | WAS | 8.9 | 375 | 382 |
| 71 | Jaccob Slavin | CAR | 8.8 | 377 | 356 |
| 72 | Samuel Girard | COL | 8.3 | 382 | NR |
| 73 | Jake Walman | STL | 8.1 | 384 | 392 |
| 74 | Derrick Pouliot | VAN | 8.0 | 386 | 379 |
| 75 | Sami Vatanen | NJD | 7.9 | 387 | 394 |
| 76 | Jordan Schmaltz | STL | 7.7 | 392 | 399 |
| 77 | Damon Severson | NJD | 7.7 | 393 | 388 |
| 78 | Jordan Oesterle | CHI | 7.4 | 394 | NR |
| 79 | Jake McCabe | BUF | 7.3 | 395 | 407 |
| 80 | Connor Carrick | TOR | 7.2 | 396 | 389 |
| 81 | Connor Murphy | CHI | 7.1 | 400 | 412 |
| 82 | Travis Sanheim | PHI | 6.9 | 402 | 417 |
| 83 | Nikita Zadorov | COL | 6.8 | 406 | 391 |
| 84 | Rasmus Andersson | CGY | 6.3 | 413 | 427 |
| 85 | Travis Dermott | TOR | 6.2 | 415 | NR |
| 86 | Oliver Kylington | CGY | 6.1 | 416 | 430 |
| 87 | Jakob Chychrun | ARI | 5.9 | 421 | 461 |
| 88 | Erik Brannstrom | VGK | 5.9 | 422 | 428 |
| 89 | Miro Heiskanen | DAL | 5.9 | 423 | 435 |
| 90 | Olli Juolevi | VAN | 5.7 | 430 | 444 |
| 91 | Timothy Liljegren | TOR | 5.7 | 431 | 445 |
| 92 | Kyle Wood | ARI | 5.7 | 432 | 415 |
| 93 | Gustav Forsling | CHI | 5.5 | 434 | 449 |
| 94 | Brent Seabrook | CHI | 5.2 | 436 | 411 |
| 95 | Erik Johnson | COL | 5.2 | 437 | 509 |
| 96 | Michael Del Zotto | VAN | 5.1 | 440 | 436 |
| 97 | David Savard | CBJ | 5.1 | 441 | 434 |
| 98 | Mark Pysyk | FLA | 5.1 | 442 | 454 |
| 99 | Marc-Edouard Vlasic | SJS | 5.0 | 444 | 502 |
| 100 | Victor Mete | MON | 4.9 | 445 | 456 |
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How do you see Ekman-Larsson’s ranking changing if he is dealt to a competitor at deadline or in the offseason, or if we see a significant improvement from the Arizona Coyotes next year?
We are able to keep 2 defensemen in our league, and I am trying to decide between OEL, McAvoy and Pietrangelo
G A +/- SOG PPP HIT FW BLK
A recommendation: the previous month’s numbers are almost meaningless. Would be much better to compare the Dmen in this list to each other…It is not easy to see who has increased/decreased their stock this month.
Shocked there is no Vince Dunn on this list.
Me too.
It is even more surprising that Jake Walman and Jordan Schmaltz are making that list, while they are ranked after Dunn in the prospect list for February. I am curious about what it means..?
Dunn just missed the cut, barely. I don’t see nearly the offensive upside that Walman and Schmaltz have. Walman and Schmaltz are both drafted in my deep league, but I don’t think I’d even put Dunn my list to draft in the coming summer
Thank you!