Top 120 Keeper League Defensemen – August 2022
Dobber
2022-08-08
Here are the top 120 defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues – August edition!
ANNOUNCEMENT: The 17th (!) Annual Fantasy Hockey Guide is NOW OUT. This thing sells itself, I don’t have to sell you on it. If you want to keep up with the other GMs in your league, simply pick it up here (immediate download).
And speaking of awesome fantasy guides, these rankings now reflect those projections, upsides and 3YP estimates. A full audit of every player, so you will see a lot of movement here. Furthermore – the 2022 draftees are in!
As always, players ranked between +/- 5.0 rating points should be considered equal value and would depend on your league’s specific format, your team needs and your personal preference.
Click any player name to be taken to his customized (by yours truly) fantasy hockey player page.
| Def Rk | Player | Team | Rating | Aug | Jul | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Makar | COL | 166.0 | 14 | 13 | -1 |
| 2 | Roman Josi | NSH | 133.7 | 29 | 36 | 7 |
| 3 | Adam Fox | NYR | 130.1 | 32 | 33 | 1 |
| 4 | Victor Hedman | TBL | 114.6 | 46 | 47 | 1 |
| 5 | Morgan Rielly | TOR | 107.4 | 54 | 59 | 5 |
| 6 | Quinn Hughes | VAN | 106.1 | 56 | 69 | 13 |
| 7 | John Carlson | WAS | 102.9 | 62 | 58 | -4 |
| 8 | Aaron Ekblad | FLA | 90.8 | 79 | 78 | -1 |
| 9 | Shea Theodore | VGK | 85.5 | 87 | 92 | 5 |
| 10 | Devon Toews | COL | 83.8 | 89 | 111 | 22 |
| 11 | Rasmus Dahlin | BUF | 81.3 | 97 | 98 | 1 |
| 12 | Thomas Chabot | OTT | 77.5 | 105 | 118 | 13 |
| 13 | Tony DeAngelo | PHI | 76.6 | 107 | 108 | 1 |
| 14 | Moritz Seider | DET | 75.6 | 110 | 112 | 2 |
| 15 | Miro Heiskanen | DAL | 74.5 | 114 | 136 | 22 |
| 16 | Kris Letang | PIT | 72.4 | 118 | 132 | 14 |
| 17 | Zach Werenski | CBJ | 70.9 | 123 | 140 | 17 |
| 18 | Evan Bouchard | EDM | 68.7 | 131 | 176 | 45 |
| 19 | Drew Doughty | LAK | 58.0 | 151 | 155 | 4 |
| 20 | Dougie Hamilton | NJD | 57.8 | 152 | 116 | -36 |
| 21 | Noah Dobson | NYI | 57.7 | 153 | 208 | 55 |
| 22 | Seth Jones | CHI | 57.3 | 155 | 121 | -34 |
| 23 | Torey Krug | STL | 55.6 | 157 | 157 | 0 |
| 24 | John Klingberg | ANA | 54.4 | 159 | 145 | -14 |
| 25 | Charlie McAvoy | BOS | 49.3 | 172 | 194 | 22 |
| 26 | Tyson Barrie | EDM | 49.3 | 173 | 212 | 39 |
| 27 | Samuel Girard | COL | 44.1 | 190 | 187 | -3 |
| 28 | Mikhail Sergachev | TBL | 44.1 | 191 | 236 | 45 |
| 29 | Darnell Nurse | EDM | 42.1 | 195 | 210 | 15 |
| 30 | Brent Burns | CAR | 41.9 | 196 | 251 | 55 |
| 31 | Noah Hanifin | CGY | 41.2 | 197 | 222 | 25 |
| 32 | Erik Karlsson | SJS | 40.9 | 200 | 174 | -26 |
| 33 | Jakob Chychrun | ARI | 39.2 | 204 | 232 | 28 |
| 34 | Damon Severson | NJD | 38.0 | 208 | 269 | 61 |
| 35 | Ivan Provorov | PHI | 37.5 | 213 | 226 | 13 |
| 36 | Gustav Forsling | FLA | 36.7 | 216 | 288 | 72 |
| 37 | Filip Hronek | DET | 36.3 | 217 | 217 | 0 |
| 38 | Rasmus Andersson | CGY | 35.5 | 221 | 203 | -18 |
| 39 | Alex Pietrangelo | VGK | 34.0 | 227 | 195 | -32 |
| 40 | Jamie Drysdale | ANA | 33.9 | 228 | 258 | 30 |
| 41 | Adam Boqvist | CBJ | 33.2 | 233 | 239 | 6 |
| 42 | Josh Morrissey | WPG | 33.2 | 235 | 259 | 24 |
| 43 | Shayne Gostisbehere | ARI | 29.1 | 254 | 265 | 11 |
| 44 | Jaccob Slavin | CAR | 29.0 | 255 | 248 | -7 |
| 45 | Bowen Byram | COL | 28.3 | 260 | 267 | 7 |
| 46 | Mackenzie Weegar | CGY | 28.1 | 261 | 240 | -21 |
| 47 | Scott Perunovich | STL | 27.2 | 268 | 276 | 8 |
| 48 | Neal Pionk | WPG | 26.6 | 273 | 219 | -54 |
| 49 | Jacob Trouba | NYR | 25.3 | 278 | 243 | -35 |
| 50 | Owen Power | BUF | 23.2 | 289 | 292 | 3 |
| 51 | Vince Dunn | SEA | 21.5 | 306 | 313 | 7 |
| 52 | Ty Smith | PIT | 20.2 | 316 | 345 | 29 |
| 53 | Jared Spurgeon | MIN | 19.9 | 319 | 347 | 28 |
| 54 | Simon Nemec | NJD | 19.5 | 325 | NR | NEW |
| 55 | Rasmus Sandin | TOR | 19.2 | 331 | 304 | -27 |
| 56 | Matt Dumba | MIN | 18.9 | 334 | 273 | -61 |
| 57 | Justin Faulk | STL | 18.9 | 335 | 335 | 0 |
| 58 | Mike Matheson | MON | 18.5 | 342 | 419 | 77 |
| 59 | Erik Brannstrom | OTT | 18.4 | 345 | 425 | 80 |
| 60 | Brandon Montour | FLA | 17.5 | 355 | 302 | -53 |
| 61 | Colton Parayko | STL | 17.3 | 357 | 403 | 46 |
| 62 | Jeff Petry | PIT | 17.3 | 358 | 546 | 188 |
| 63 | Brady Skjei | CAR | 16.4 | 370 | 464 | 94 |
| 64 | Cam Fowler | ANA | 16.3 | 371 | 367 | -4 |
| 65 | Travis Sanheim | PHI | 15.8 | 381 | 344 | -37 |
The Next Group (gap between 66 and 90 is same as gap between 17 and 20 – i.e. they are pretty equal)
| Juuso Valimaki | CGY | Victor Soderstrom | ARI | |
| Oliver Kylington | CGY | Henri Jokiharju | BUF | |
| Jordan Spence | LAK | Jake Bean | CBJ | |
| Jonas Brodin | MIN | Sean Durzi | LAK | |
| Kaiden Guhle | MON | Ryan Graves | NJD | |
| Mattias Ekholm | NSH | Dante Fabbro | NSH | |
| Ryan Pulock | NYI | Alexandre Carrier | NSH | |
| Nils Lundkvist | NYR | Alexander Romanov | NYI | |
| K’Andre Miller | NYR | Jake Sanderson | OTT | |
| Ryan Ellis | PHI | Cam York | PHI | |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph | PIT | Jack Rathbone | VAN | |
| Ryan Merkley | SJS | 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
| Josh Mahura | ANA | Janis Moser | ARI | |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | CBJ | Matt Grzelcyk | BOS | |
| David Jiricek | CBJ | Hampus Lindholm | BOS | |
| Esa Lindell | DAL | Jacob Bryson | BUF | |
| Matt Roy | LAK | Scott Morrow | CAR | |
| Sean Walker | LAK | Brett Pesce | CAR | |
| Luke Hughes | NJD | Nick Blankenburg | CBJ | |
| Robin Salo | NYI | Ian Mitchell | CHI | |
| Zac Jones | NYR | Simon Edvinsson | DET | |
| Brayden Schneider | NYR | Philip Broberg | EDM | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | PHI | Brandt Clarke | LAK | |
| Yegor Zamula | PHI | Mattias Norlinder | MON | |
| Nick Leddy | STL | Justin Barron | MON | |
| Erik Cernak | TBL | Nick Perbix | TBL | |
| Timothy Liljegren | TOR | Ville Heinola | WPG |
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