Top 100 Keeper League Defensemen – July 2017
Dobber
2017-07-04
Here are the Top 100 points-only keeper league defensemen to own – July edition
Curated from yesterday's full Top 300 skaters (click here), here are the defensemen broken out. Don't forget – +/-5.0 ratings are considered equal value and at that point depend on need and preference.
| Def. Rk | Player | Team | Rating | July | June |
| 1 | Erik Karlsson | OTT | 124.6086 | 15 | 14 |
| 2 | Brent Burns | SJS | 104.2243 | 28 | 28 |
| 3 | Victor Hedman | TBL | 92.34517 | 43 | 43 |
| 4 | P.K. Subban | NSH | 76.40536 | 67 | 67 |
| 5 | John Klingberg | DAL | 70.96248 | 84 | 82 |
| 6 | Roman Josi | NSH | 61.71263 | 108 | 104 |
| 7 | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | ARI | 61.27279 | 110 | 108 |
| 8 | Kevin Shattenkirk | NYR | 59.25067 | 114 | 115 |
| 9 | Dougie Hamilton | CGY | 56.70967 | 122 | 122 |
| 10 | Drew Doughty | LAK | 56.29056 | 124 | 119 |
| 11 | Duncan Keith | CHI | 53.67179 | 129 | 123 |
| 12 | John Carlson | WAS | 53.38629 | 131 | 127 |
| 13 | Shayne Gostisbehere | PHI | 51.54376 | 133 | 130 |
| 14 | Dustin Byfuglien | WPG | 50.15484 | 135 | 131 |
| 15 | Tyson Barrie | COL | 50.08619 | 136 | 136 |
| 16 | Alex Pietrangelo | STL | 49.62524 | 139 | 138 |
| 17 | Torey Krug | BOS | 47.24107 | 145 | 148 |
| 18 | Kris Letang | PIT | 46.97648 | 146 | 146 |
| 19 | Seth Jones | CBJ | 46.64877 | 149 | 152 |
| 20 | Zach Werenski | CBJ | 46.60701 | 150 | 156 |
| 21 | Morgan Rielly | TOR | 42.89534 | 166 | 166 |
| 22 | Justin Schultz | PIT | 42.29689 | 169 | 165 |
| 23 | Ryan Ellis | NSH | 41.94055 | 171 | 167 |
| 24 | Jake Gardiner | TOR | 38.90225 | 180 | 175 |
| 25 | Rasmus Ristolainen | BUF | 38.65069 | 182 | 178 |
| 26 | Shea Weber | MON | 36.78594 | 183 | 179 |
| 27 | Keith Yandle | FLA | 36.65989 | 184 | 181 |
| 28 | Nick Leddy | NYI | 34.92274 | 187 | 187 |
| 29 | Jacob Trouba | WPG | 34.3234 | 188 | 191 |
| 30 | Matt Dumba | MIN | 33.41011 | 193 | 194 |
| 31 | Justin Faulk | CAR | 32.99144 | 194 | 198 |
| 32 | Ryan McDonagh | NYR | 30.30954 | 206 | 204 |
| 33 | Cam Fowler | ANA | 29.39706 | 211 | 209 |
| 34 | Aaron Ekblad | FLA | 29.20063 | 212 | 214 |
| 35 | Oscar Klefbom | EDM | 28.77832 | 214 | 212 |
| 36 | Mark Giordano | CGY | 27.62409 | 218 | 216 |
| 37 | Ivan Provorov | PHI | 27.12869 | 221 | 223 |
| 38 | Ryan Suter | MIN | 25.46176 | 229 | 222 |
| 39 | TJ Brodie | CGY | 24.61905 | 236 | 239 |
| 40 | Colton Parayko | STL | 24.35117 | 237 | 232 |
| 41 | Brady Skjei | NYR | 23.76566 | 241 | 206 |
| 42 | Nikita Zaitsev | TOR | 23.08582 | 242 | 243 |
| 43 | Dmitry Orlov | WAS | 22.94654 | 243 | 242 |
| 44 | Brent Seabrook | CHI | 22.63008 | 244 | 241 |
| 45 | Shea Theodore | VGK | 21.36484 | 256 | 295 |
| 46 | Matt Niskanen | WAS | 21.29772 | 258 | 246 |
| 47 | Jaccob Slavin | CAR | 18.08194 | 279 | 286 |
| 48 | Damon Severson | NJD | 17.95529 | 282 | 273 |
| 49 | Nathan Beaulieu | MON | 17.21281 | 287 | 281 |
| 50 | Jared Spurgeon | MIN | 16.95108 | 288 | 275 |
| 51 | Hampus Lindholm | ANA | 16.24349 | 300 | 292 |
| 52 | Tyler Myers | WPG | 14.98475 | 319 | 301 |
| 53 | Connor Murphy | CHI | 14.73641 | 324 | 404 |
| 54 | Mike Green | DET | 14.46293 | 334 | 302 |
| 55 | Anthony DeAngelo | NYR | 14.07625 | 344 | 338 |
| 56 | Mike Matheson | FLA | 13.55376 | 351 | 342 |
| 57 | Sami Vatanen | ANA | 13.07289 | 358 | 339 |
| 58 | Darnell Nurse | EDM | 12.14503 | 364 | 357 |
| 59 | Ryan Pulock | NYI | 11.89509 | 367 | 361 |
| 60 | Joshua Morrissey | WPG | 11.76695 | 368 | 363 |
| 61 | Brandon Montour | ANA | 11.71837 | 369 | 364 |
| 62 | Julius Honka | DAL | 11.45409 | 377 | 371 |
| 63 | Marc-Edouard Vlasic | SJS | 10.86104 | 385 | 356 |
| 64 | Colin Miller | BOS | 10.79385 | 386 | 372 |
| 65 | Adam Larsson | EDM | 10.78477 | 388 | 373 |
| 66 | Esa Lindell | DAL | 10.41299 | 393 | 384 |
| 67 | Mattias Ekholm | NSH | 10.368 | 394 | 369 |
| 68 | Noah Hanifin | CAR | 10.35416 | 395 | 409 |
| 69 | Charlie McAvoy | BOS | 10.2709 | 397 | 398 |
| 70 | Cody Ceci | OTT | 10.23292 | 398 | 383 |
| 71 | Jake Muzzin | LAK | 10.0049 | 399 | 374 |
| 72 | Alec Martinez | LAK | 9.410136 | 402 | 379 |
| 73 | Derrick Pouliot | PIT | 9.341962 | 403 | 392 |
| 74 | Thomas Chabot | OTT | 9.120878 | 407 | 413 |
| 75 | Anton Stralman | TBL | 8.958075 | 409 | 386 |
| 76 | Mikhail Sergachev | TBL | 8.895474 | 410 | 439 |
| 77 | Madison Bowey | WAS | 8.87808 | 411 | 405 |
| 78 | Erik Johnson | COL | 8.828941 | 412 | 389 |
| 79 | Alex Goligoski | ARI | 8.702774 | 413 | 396 |
| 80 | Connor Carrick | TOR | 8.408591 | 419 | 407 |
| 81 | Jakob Chychrun | ARI | 8.308049 | 420 | 434 |
| 82 | Nikita Zadorov | COL | 8.173169 | 422 | 417 |
| 83 | Jake Walman | STL | 8.133057 | 423 | 426 |
| 84 | Will Butcher | COL | 8.066107 | 424 | 421 |
| 85 | Michael Stone | CGY | 7.805107 | 428 | 402 |
| 86 | David Savard | CBJ | 7.755608 | 429 | 410 |
| 87 | Jordan Schmaltz | STL | 7.675043 | 431 | 424 |
| 88 | Ryan Sproul | DET | 7.596619 | 433 | 423 |
| 89 | Dion Phaneuf | OTT | 6.953074 | 439 | 411 |
| 90 | Kyle Wood | ARI | 6.923023 | 440 | 443 |
| 91 | Rasmus Andersson | CGY | 6.308662 | 447 | 460 |
| 92 | Erik Brannstrom | VGK | 6.301416 | 448 | NR |
| 93 | Jake McCabe | BUF | 6.250165 | 451 | 447 |
| 94 | Troy Stecher | VAN | 6.183263 | 453 | 448 |
| 95 | Andrej Sekera | EDM | 6.138806 | 454 | 428 |
| 96 | Oliver Kylington | CGY | 6.120878 | 455 | 462 |
| 97 | Miro Heiskanen | DAL | 5.90363 | 458 | NR |
| 98 | Cody Franson | UFA | 5.780137 | 461 | 436 |
| 99 | Olli Juolevi | VAN | 5.739362 | 463 | 472 |
| 100 | Timothy Lilijegren | TOR | 5.690017 | 464 | NR |
One Comment
Leave A Comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Related Posts
Starting Goalies
Top Skater Views
| Players | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| RYAN LEONARD |
 WSH | |
| NAZEM KADRI |
 COL | |
| OWEN TIPPETT |
 PHI | |
| ROOPE HINTZ |
 DAL | |
| SAM BENNETT |
 FLA
| |
Top Goalie Profile Views
| Players | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| JAKUB DOBES |
 MTL | |
| JET GREAVES |
 CBJ | |
| KAREL VEJMELKA |
 UTA | |
| LINUS ULLMARK |
 OTT | |
| JESPER WALLSTEDT |
 MIN
| |
LINE COMBOS
| Frequency |
 PIT Players
| |
|---|---|---|
| 22.4 | BRYAN RUST RICKARD RAKELL SIDNEY CROSBY | |
| 18.9 | BLAKE LIZOTTE CONNOR DEWAR NOEL ACCIARI | |
| 17.4 | ELMER SODERBLOM ANTHONY MANTHA BEN KINDEL | |
DobberHockey Podcasts
Keeping Karlsson: The 2026-27 Keeping Karlsson Breakfast Club
Don’t you forget about them! Elan and Brian remind you of at least one player on each NHL team whose name you might forget to consider at the draft table.
Fantasy Hockey Life: Tampa Bay Lightning with Erik Erlendsson
Erik Erlendsson joins the program to discuss the Tampa Bay Lightning. Jesse and Victor ask about pros Nikita Kucherov, Jake Guentzel, Brandon Hagel, Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli, Ilya Mikheyev, Gage Goncalves, Conor Geekie, Benjamin Rautiainen, John Carlson, Victor Hedman, Charle-Edouard D’Astous, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Jonas Johansson, and Dennis Hildeby. In Cat’s instincts, Cat Silverman of InGoal […]
Fantasy Hockey Life: New York Rangers with Colin Stephenson
Colin Stephenson joins the program to discuss the New York Rangers.
Keeping Karlsson: Matchup Maximizer Schedule Deep Dive
Elan is joined by the Keeping Karlsson Accountability Czar Trev to take a deep dive into the NHL schedule for next season and how it should affect our drafting decisions.
Fantasy Hockey Life: Carolina Hurricanes with Ryan Henkel
Ryan Henkel joins the program to discuss the Carolina Hurricanes. Jesse and Victor ask about pros Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis, Andrei Svechnikov, Nikolaj Ehlers, Jackson Blake, Logan Stankoven, Jordan Staal, Bradly Nadeau, Felix Unger Sorum, Shayne Gostisbehere, K’Andre Miller, Alexander Nikishin, Sean Walker, Brandon Bussi, and Pyotr Kochetkov. In Cat’s instincts, Cat Silverman of InGoal […]
Wondering what the reason behind Brandon Carlo not making this list is, lower upside maybe? Seems like he should be above some people I see on the list though.