Top 50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen – May 2023
Dobber
2023-05-13
Here are the top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues – May edition!
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As always, players ranked within +/-5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal value, and at that point become a matter of your keeper team’s needs (immediate help vs long-term upside) or personal preference.
Note: We are in the process of researching/putting together our annual Fantasy Prospects Report. So while some of the prospects below have been updated and adjusted, others have not. For next month (and in the FPR itself), all prospects will be adjusted and I would consider that chart the most accurate of the year.
You can see the impact of Chicago winning the draft lottery here. Think about the future of the power play…
| May | Prospect | Team | Type | Prospect Rating | Apr | Mar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Korchinski | CHI | LD | 68.3 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | David Jiricek | CBJ | RD | 67.6 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Luke Hughes | NJD | LD | 63.0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Simon Nemec | NJD | RD | 62.0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Brandt Clarke | LAK | RD | 56.8 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Pavel Mintyukov | ANA | LD | 53.6 | 12 | 14 |
| 7 | Simon Edvinsson | DET | LD | 53.3 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Scott Perunovich | STL | LD | 53.2 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | Olen Zellweger | ANA | LD | 49.1 | 8 | 10 |
| 10 | Philip Broberg | EDM | LD | 48.6 | 7 | 9 |
| 11 | Jordan Spence | LAK | RD | 47.1 | 9 | 11 |
| 12 | Alexander Nikishin | CAR | LD | 45.8 | 14 | 16 |
| 13 | Ville Heinola | WPG | LD | 45.2 | 13 | 15 |
| 14 | Justin Barron | MON | RD | 45.1 | 15 | 17 |
| 15 | Scott Morrow | CAR | RD | 43.4 | 17 | 20 |
| 16 | Victor Soderstrom | ARI | RD | 42.0 | 11 | 13 |
| 17 | Denton Mateychuk | CBJ | LD | 41.7 | 20 | 23 |
| 18 | Zac Jones | NYR | LD | 41.2 | 18 | 21 |
| 19 | Helge Grans | LAK | RD | 40.6 | 21 | 24 |
| 20 | Ryan Merkley | COL | RD | 39.1 | 22 | 25 |
| 21 | Jack Rathbone | VAN | LD | 39.0 | 19 | 22 |
| 22 | Carson Lambos | MIN | LD | 38.9 | 26 | 30 |
| 23 | Corson Ceulemans | CBJ | RD | 38.6 | 27 | 31 |
| 24 | Thomas Harley | DAL | LD | 38.2 | 23 | 27 |
| 25 | Robin Salo | NYI | LD | 38.2 | 24 | 28 |
| 26 | Ian Mitchell | CHI | RD | 38.0 | 25 | 29 |
| 27 | Jeremie Poirier | CGY | LD | 37.3 | 16 | 19 |
| 28 | Jackson LaCombe | ANA | LD | 36.1 | 35 | 39 |
| 29 | Lukas Cormier | VGK | LD | 35.7 | 29 | 33 |
| 30 | Ryker Evans | SEA | LD | 35.3 | 30 | 34 |
| 31 | Henry Thrun | SJS | LD | 35.3 | 28 | 69 |
| 32 | Topi Niemela | TOR | RD | 34.8 | 32 | 36 |
| 33 | Yegor Zamula | PHI | LD | 34.0 | 31 | 35 |
| 34 | Lassi Thomson | OTT | RD | 33.4 | 33 | 38 |
| 35 | Nick Blankenburg | CBJ | RD | 33.3 | 34 | 37 |
| 36 | Lane Hutson | MON | LD | 32.6 | 38 | 43 |
| 37 | Daniil Miromanov | VGK | RD | 32.1 | 36 | 40 |
| 38 | Emil Andrae | PHI | LD | 31.5 | 39 | 44 |
| 39 | Stanislav Svozil | CBJ | LD | 31.1 | 42 | 47 |
| 40 | Alexander Alexeyev | WAS | LD | 30.7 | 37 | 42 |
| 41 | Ronnie Attard | PHI | RD | 30.5 | 40 | 45 |
| 42 | Mason Lohrei | BOS | LD | 30.0 | 41 | 46 |
| 43 | Owen Pickering | PIT | LD | 28.2 | 53 | 58 |
| 44 | Ryan O’Rourke | MIN | LD | 28.2 | 46 | 51 |
| 45 | Alec Regula | CHI | RD | 28.0 | 43 | 49 |
| 46 | Samuel Bolduc | NYI | LD | 28.0 | 44 | 50 |
| 47 | Kaedan Korczak | VGK | RD | 27.7 | 45 | 41 |
| 48 | Reilly Walsh | NJD | RD | 27.2 | 47 | 52 |
| 49 | Dmitri Kuzmin | WPG | LD | 27.1 | 61 | 66 |
| 50 | Domenick Fensore | CAR | LD | 26.7 | 48 | 53 |
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