Top 50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen – September 2023
Dobber
2023-09-16
Here are the top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues – September 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.
| Sep | Prospect | Team | Shot | Prospect Rating | Aug | July |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Hughes | NJD | LD | 82.2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Brandt Clarke | LAK | RD | 75.6 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Kevin Korchinski | CHI | LD | 72.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | David Jiricek | CBJ | RD | 68.3 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Simon Nemec | NJD | RD | 63.2 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Simon Edvinsson | DET | LD | 62.2 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Lane Hutson | MON | LD | 61.8 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Scott Perunovich | STL | LD | 60.5 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Pavel Mintyukov | ANA | LD | 57.8 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Jordan Spence | LAK | RD | 53.2 | 10 | 11 |
| 11 | Thomas Harley | DAL | LD | 52.5 | 11 | 13 |
| 12 | Philip Broberg | EDM | LD | 52.4 | 12 | 14 |
| 13 | Denton Mateychuk | CBJ | LD | 50.8 | 13 | 10 |
| 14 | Olen Zellweger | ANA | LD | 49.5 | 14 | 12 |
| 15 | Justin Barron | MON | RD | 47.8 | 15 | 16 |
| 16 | Alexander Nikishin | CAR | LD | 46.9 | 16 | 17 |
| 17 | Lukas Cormier | VGK | LD | 46.0 | 17 | 18 |
| 18 | Ville Heinola | WPG | LD | 46.0 | 18 | 15 |
| 19 | Scott Morrow | CAR | RD | 42.1 | 19 | 20 |
| 20 | Emil Andrae | PHI | LD | 41.7 | 20 | 22 |
| 21 | Henry Thrun | SJS | LD | 41.6 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | Zac Jones | NYR | LD | 40.7 | 22 | 19 |
| 23 | Axel Sandin Pellikka | DET | RD | 40.4 | 23 | 32 |
| 24 | Sean Behrens | COL | LD | 39.8 | 24 | 23 |
| 25 | Topi Niemela | TOR | RD | 39.7 | 25 | 24 |
| 26 | Carson Lambos | MIN | LD | 39.0 | 26 | 26 |
| 27 | Ian Mitchell | BOS | RD | 38.1 | 27 | 27 |
| 28 | Corson Ceulemans | CBJ | RD | 37.4 | 28 | 28 |
| 29 | Ryker Evans | SEA | LD | 37.3 | 29 | 29 |
| 30 | Jeremie Poirier | CGY | LD | 37.3 | 30 | 30 |
| 31 | Jackson LaCombe | ANA | LD | 36.8 | 31 | 33 |
| 32 | Helge Grans | PHI | RD | 36.7 | 32 | 31 |
| 33 | Owen Pickering | PIT | LD | 35.5 | 33 | 34 |
| 34 | Lassi Thomson | OTT | RD | 35.3 | 34 | 35 |
| 35 | Victor Soderstrom | ARI | RD | 35.1 | 35 | 25 |
| 36 | Daniil Miromanov | VGK | RD | 32.7 | 36 | 40 |
| 37 | Brock Faber | MIN | RD | 32.1 | 37 | 39 |
| 38 | Samuel Bolduc | NYI | LD | 32.1 | 38 | 37 |
| 39 | Artyom Duda | ARI | LD | 32.0 | 39 | 41 |
| 40 | Yegor Zamula | PHI | LD | 31.9 | 40 | 38 |
| 41 | Shakir Mukhamadullin | SJS | LD | 31.3 | 41 | 46 |
| 42 | Michael Benning | FLA | RD | 31.3 | 42 | 43 |
| 43 | Jack Rathbone | VAN | LD | 30.3 | 43 | 42 |
| 44 | David Reinbacher | MON | RD | 30.1 | 44 | 59 |
| 45 | Mason Lohrei | BOS | LD | 30.0 | 45 | 47 |
| 46 | Dmitri Simashev | ARI | LD | 29.7 | 63 | 84 |
| 47 | Ryan O’Rourke | MIN | LD | 29.4 | 46 | 49 |
| 48 | Nick Blankenburg | CBJ | RD | 28.7 | 48 | 36 |
| 49 | Ronnie Attard | PHI | RD | 28.6 | 49 | 51 |
| 50 | Ryan Ufko | NSH | RD | 28.0 | 50 | 55 |
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