Here are the Top 120 defensemen to own in our points-only keeper leagues – November edition!
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Not a lot changed this month because, well, not a lot has happened over the last month. But, you’re dying for your fantasy rankings fix and I’m your pusher.
As always, players between +/-5.0 ratings points should be considered equal value, and at that point become a matter of personal bias or team needs.
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The Next Group (gap between 66 and 90 is same as gap between 17 and 20 – i.e. they are pretty equal)
Alexander Romanov
MON
Alexander Alexeyev
WAS
P.K. Subban
NJD
Brady Skjei
CAR
Tyler Myers
VAN
Dennis Cholowski
DET
Jake Muzzin
TOR
Scott Perunovich
STL
Travis Dermott
TOR
Kale Clague
LAK
Ty Smith
NJD
Ryan Graves
COL
Shayne Gostisbehere
PHI
TJ Brodie
TOR
Ethan Bear
EDM
Ian Mitchell
CHI
Erik Brannstrom
OTT
Rasmus Sandin
TOR
Pierre-Olivier Joseph
PIT
Hampus Lindholm
ANA
Oliver Kylington
CGY
Alexander Edler
VAN
Juuso Valimaki
CGY
Justin Faulk
STL
Sean Walker
LAK
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