Top 120 Keeper League Defensemen – October 2022
Dobber
2022-10-02
Here are the Top 120 blue-liners to own in your points-only dynasty leagues – October edition!
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If you are new to these rankings – keep in mind that these are for strictly points (goals, assists) dynasty leagues. It factors in wait times and likelihood for prospects, immediate payoff (for this season), their three-year expected peak (3YP), the offense potential of the team around them, injury risk and more. Also note that players within +/-5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal and it’s not worth arguing about.
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| Def. Rk | Player | Team | Rating | Oct | Sep | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Makar | COL | 166.0 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Roman Josi | NSH | 135.2 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| 3 | Adam Fox | NYR | 130.1 | 33 | 32 | -1 |
| 4 | Victor Hedman | TBL | 114.6 | 46 | 46 | 0 |
| 5 | Morgan Rielly | TOR | 107.4 | 54 | 54 | 0 |
| 6 | Quinn Hughes | VAN | 106.1 | 56 | 56 | 0 |
| 7 | John Carlson | WAS | 102.9 | 64 | 62 | -2 |
| 8 | Aaron Ekblad | FLA | 90.8 | 80 | 79 | -1 |
| 9 | Shea Theodore | VGK | 85.5 | 87 | 87 | 0 |
| 10 | Devon Toews | COL | 83.8 | 89 | 89 | 0 |
| 11 | Rasmus Dahlin | BUF | 82.7 | 94 | 97 | 3 |
| 12 | Thomas Chabot | OTT | 77.5 | 104 | 105 | 1 |
| 13 | Tony DeAngelo | PHI | 76.6 | 106 | 107 | 1 |
| 14 | Moritz Seider | DET | 75.6 | 108 | 110 | 2 |
| 15 | Miro Heiskanen | DAL | 74.5 | 112 | 113 | 1 |
| 16 | Kris Letang | PIT | 72.4 | 115 | 117 | 2 |
| 17 | Zach Werenski | CBJ | 71.9 | 117 | 122 | 5 |
| 18 | Evan Bouchard | EDM | 68.7 | 130 | 130 | 0 |
| 19 | Drew Doughty | LAK | 58.0 | 151 | 150 | -1 |
| 20 | Dougie Hamilton | NJD | 57.8 | 152 | 151 | -1 |
| 21 | Noah Dobson | NYI | 57.7 | 153 | 152 | -1 |
| 22 | Torey Krug | STL | 57.3 | 155 | 156 | 1 |
| 23 | Seth Jones | CHI | 56.3 | 157 | 154 | -3 |
| 24 | John Klingberg | ANA | 54.4 | 160 | 158 | -2 |
| 25 | Charlie McAvoy | BOS | 49.3 | 173 | 171 | -2 |
| 26 | Tyson Barrie | EDM | 49.3 | 174 | 172 | -2 |
| 27 | Samuel Girard | COL | 44.1 | 189 | 189 | 0 |
| 28 | Mikhail Sergachev | TBL | 44.1 | 191 | 190 | -1 |
| 29 | Brent Burns | CAR | 43.8 | 193 | 196 | 3 |
| 30 | Noah Hanifin | CGY | 43.1 | 195 | 197 | 2 |
| 31 | Darnell Nurse | EDM | 42.1 | 197 | 195 | -2 |
| 32 | Erik Karlsson | SJS | 40.9 | 200 | 200 | 0 |
| 33 | Jakob Chychrun | ARI | 39.2 | 205 | 204 | -1 |
| 34 | Damon Severson | NJD | 38.0 | 210 | 208 | -2 |
| 35 | Ivan Provorov | PHI | 37.5 | 214 | 214 | 0 |
| 36 | Rasmus Andersson | CGY | 37.4 | 216 | 222 | 6 |
| 37 | Gustav Forsling | FLA | 36.7 | 218 | 217 | -1 |
| 38 | Filip Hronek | DET | 36.3 | 219 | 218 | -1 |
| 39 | Josh Morrissey | WPG | 34.5 | 228 | 236 | 8 |
| 40 | Adam Boqvist | CBJ | 34.2 | 230 | 234 | 4 |
| 41 | Alex Pietrangelo | VGK | 34.0 | 231 | 228 | -3 |
| 42 | Jamie Drysdale | ANA | 33.9 | 232 | 229 | -3 |
| 43 | Jaccob Slavin | CAR | 30.9 | 244 | 255 | 11 |
| 44 | Mackenzie Weegar | CGY | 30.0 | 250 | 261 | 11 |
| 45 | Neal Pionk | WPG | 29.1 | 256 | 273 | 17 |
| 46 | Shayne Gostisbehere | ARI | 29.1 | 257 | 254 | -3 |
| 47 | Bowen Byram | COL | 28.3 | 265 | 260 | -5 |
| 48 | Scott Perunovich | STL | 27.2 | 270 | 268 | -2 |
| 49 | Jacob Trouba | NYR | 25.3 | 278 | 277 | -1 |
| 50 | Owen Power | BUF | 23.2 | 290 | 289 | -1 |
| 51 | Vince Dunn | SEA | 21.5 | 305 | 306 | 1 |
| 52 | Justin Faulk | STL | 20.6 | 311 | 334 | 23 |
| 53 | Ty Smith | PIT | 20.2 | 315 | 316 | 1 |
| 54 | Jared Spurgeon | MIN | 19.9 | 319 | 319 | 0 |
| 55 | Simon Nemec | NJD | 19.5 | 325 | 324 | -1 |
| 56 | Rasmus Sandin | TOR | 19.2 | 332 | 330 | -2 |
| 56.5 | Calen Addison | MIN | 19.2 | 333 | 329 | -4 |
| 57 | Colton Parayko | STL | 19.0 | 335 | 357 | 22 |
| 58 | Matt Dumba | MIN | 18.9 | 336 | 333 | -3 |
| 59 | Mike Matheson | MON | 18.5 | 343 | 342 | -1 |
| 60 | Erik Brannstrom | OTT | 18.4 | 346 | 345 | -1 |
| 61 | Brady Skjei | CAR | 18.3 | 347 | 371 | 24 |
| 62 | Brandon Montour | FLA | 17.5 | 360 | 355 | -5 |
| 63 | Juuso Valimaki | CGY | 17.4 | 362 | 384 | 22 |
| 64 | Jeff Petry | PIT | 17.3 | 363 | 358 | -5 |
| 65 | Nils Lundkvist | DAL | 16.4 | 371 | 403 | 32 |
The Next Group (gap between 66 and 90 is same as gap between 17 and 20 – i.e. they are pretty equal)
| Cam Fowler | ANA | Henri Jokiharju | BUF | |
| Oliver Kylington | CGY | Victor Soderstrom | ARI | |
| Jordan Spence | LAK | Jake Bean | CBJ | |
| Jonas Brodin | MIN | Vladislav Gavrikov | CBJ | |
| Kaiden Guhle | MON | Sean Durzi | LAK | |
| Mattias Ekholm | NSH | Alexander Romanov | NYI | |
| Dante Fabbro | NSH | Jake Sanderson | OTT | |
| Alexandre Carrier | NSH | Ryan Merkley | SJS | |
| Ryan Pulock | NYI | Nick Leddy | STL | |
| K’Andre Miller | NYR | Victor Mete | TOR | |
| Travis Sanheim | PHI | Jack Rathbone | VAN | |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph | PIT | Nicolas Hague | VGK | |
| Dmitry Orlov | WAS |
Vets who can chip in, injury risks, prospects with varying degrees of upside and wait time, other defensemen with lower upside and expectations but can chip in at times
| Ethan Bear | CAR | David Jiricek | CBJ | |
| Josh Mahura | ANA | Matt Grzelcyk | BOS | |
| Jacob Bryson | BUF | Hampus Lindholm | BOS | |
| Brett Pesce | CAR | Scott Morrow | CAR | |
| Esa Lindell | DAL | Nick Blankenburg | CBJ | |
| Matt Roy | LAK | Will Butcher | DAL | |
| Ryan Graves | NJD | Simon Edvinsson | DET | |
| Luke Hughes | NJD | Sean Walker | LAK | |
| Robin Salo | NYI | Brandt Clarke | LAK | |
| Zac Jones | NYR | Mattias Norlinder | MON | |
| Braden Schneider | NYR | Justin Barron | MON | |
| Cam York | PHI | Artem Zub | OTT | |
| Erik Cernak | TBL | Yegor Zamula | PHI | |
| Timothy Liljegren | TOR | Ryan Ellis | PHI | |
| Erik Gustafsson | WAS | TJ Brodie | TOR |
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