Here are the top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues – July edition!

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As always, prospects within +/-5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal value, and at that point become a matter of team needs (immediate help vs wait time, rebuilding vs. going for it, etc.) or personal preference.

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July	Prospect	Team	Shot	Rating	June	Feb
1	Brandt Clarke	LAK	RD	76.2	1	2
2	David Jiricek	CBJ	RD	70.4	2	3
3	Alexander Nikishin	CAR	LD	64.0	3	12
4	Lane Hutson	MON	LD	63.6	4	7
5	Simon Edvinsson	DET	LD	63.6	5	6
6	Olen Zellweger	ANA	LD	60.5	6	11
7	Artyom Levshunov	CHI	RD	58.6	NR	NR
8	Denton Mateychuk	CBJ	LD	57.1	7	9
9	Zayne Parekh	CGY	RD	54.2	NR	NR
10	Ryker Evans	SEA	LD	51.2	8	14
11	Axel Sandin Pellikka	DET	RD	51.1	9	19
12	Scott Morrow	CAR	RD	46.3	10	17
13	Henry Thrun	SJS	LD	44.1	11	16
14	Mason Lohrei	BOS	LD	43.0	12	31
15	Hunter Brzustewicz	CGY	RD	41.6	13	97
16	Emil Andrae	PHI	LD	40.7	14	18
17	Ville Heinola	WPG	LD	40.6	15	15
18	Lukas Cormier	VGK	LD	40.5	16	13
19	Topi Niemela	TOR	RD	39.6	17	22
20	Tanner Molendyk	NSH	LD	38.2	18	113
21	Zac Jones	NYR	LD	37.8	19	25
22	Jackson LaCombe	ANA	LD	37.7	20	26
23	Jeremie Poirier	CGY	LD	35.8	21	28
24	Helge Grans	PHI	RD	35.5	22	29
25	Owen Pickering	PIT	LD	35.3	23	23
26	David Reinbacher	MON	RD	35.1	24	33
27	Seamus Casey	NJD	RD	35.0	25	48
28	Philip Broberg	EDM	LD	34.8	26	30
29	Tristan Luneau	ANA	RD	34.0	27	20
30	Zeev Buium	MIN	LD	33.3	NR	NR
31	Mattias Havelid	SJS	RD	33.0	28	66
32	Artyom Duda	UTA	LD	33.0	29	34
33	Corson Ceulemans	CBJ	RD	32.9	30	27
34	Theo Lindstein	STL	LD	32.0	31	143
35	Sean Behrens	COL	LD	31.6	32	21
36	Dmitri Simashev	UTA	LD	30.9	33	42
37	Jack Thompson	SJS	RD	30.8	34	35
38	Shakir Mukhamadullin	SJS	LD	30.3	35	37
39	Michael Benning	FLA	RD	30.3	36	38
40	Logan Mailloux	MON	RD	29.9	37	41
41	Carson Lambos	MIN	LD	29.0	38	24
42	Declan Chisholm	MIN	LD	28.8	39	79
43	Carter Yakemchuk	OTT	RD	28.7	NR	NR
44	Alfons Freij	WPG	LD	28.4	NR	NR
45	Ethan Del Mastro	CHI	LD	28.2	40	45
46	Ryan Ufko	NSH	RD	28.0	41	46
47	Christian Kyrou	DAL	RD	28.0	42	47
48	Sam Rinzel	CHI	RD	27.6	43	88
49	Wyatt Kaiser	CHI	LD	27.4	44	44
50	Dmitri Kuzmin	WPG	LD	27.1	45	50

2 Comments

Peter Dallara 2024-07-24 at 22:56Log in to Reply

I love your rankings but I don’t understand your love for #15 Hunter Brzustewicz. You have him rated higher than players who have played in the NHL. What exactly do you see in him that you put him so high?
Also, you don’t rate Luca Cagnoni in your top 50. Their numbers in the CHL were practically identical.
Nick Richard rates Brzustewicz at 7.5 and 8.5. At superstar potential.
Hadi Kalakeche rates Cagnoni at 8.5 and 7.5. Above superstar potential.

It seems that there is some sort of disconnect between you and your writers.
Andrew 2024-08-12 at 21:11Log in to Reply

Hi, enjoying the slow delve into the guide!

Question: one of your writers, Peter Harling, says this of Zayne Parekh “Parekh is the consensus first pick (as a defence prospect)”

Would you agree that Parekh has the greatest upside of the names on the above list?

Thanks,
Andrew

p.s. Darren if you’re reading this, it’s a dream, go back to sleep. Stay away from my picks!

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