Top 120 Keeper League Defensemen – March 2023
Dobber
2023-03-08
Here are the Top 120 defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues – March edition!
As always, players rated between +/- 5.0 points of each other should be considered equal value and at that point become a matter of team needs (reliability vs. upside vs. floor, etc.) and personal bias.
Click any player name to be taken to his customized fantasy hockey player profile.
Are you a fan of DFS? Check out our DFS tools here. Now 25% off as a late-season discount!
The full list of Top 300 skaters (including forwards) is here.
| Def. Rk | Player | Team | Rating | March | Feb | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Makar | COL | 158.5 | 20 | 16 | -4 |
| 2 | Rasmus Dahlin | BUF | 151.7 | 23 | 25 | 2 |
| 3 | Erik Karlsson | SJS | 146.1 | 29 | 36 | 7 |
| 4 | Adam Fox | NYR | 139.4 | 34 | 31 | -3 |
| 5 | Roman Josi | NSH | 129.2 | 43 | 48 | 5 |
| 6 | Quinn Hughes | VAN | 126.0 | 44 | 46 | 2 |
| 7 | Josh Morrissey | WPG | 125.1 | 47 | 63 | 16 |
| 8 | Dougie Hamilton | NJD | 113.8 | 62 | 67 | 5 |
| 9 | Victor Hedman | TBL | 86.9 | 87 | 90 | 3 |
| 10 | Miro Heiskanen | DAL | 86.3 | 89 | 87 | -2 |
| 11 | Charlie McAvoy | BOS | 81.9 | 94 | 121 | 27 |
| 12 | Thomas Chabot | OTT | 80.8 | 95 | 103 | 8 |
| 13 | Brandon Montour | FLA | 76.3 | 106 | 102 | -4 |
| 14 | Shea Theodore | VGK | 75.5 | 107 | 111 | 4 |
| 15 | Mikhail Sergachev | TBL | 75.1 | 108 | 106 | -2 |
| 16 | Morgan Rielly | TOR | 74.6 | 110 | 114 | 4 |
| 17 | Devon Toews | COL | 72.1 | 117 | 113 | -4 |
| 18 | Tony DeAngelo | PHI | 70.2 | 119 | 116 | -3 |
| 19 | Moritz Seider | DET | 64.3 | 136 | 139 | 3 |
| 20 | Drew Doughty | LAK | 64.3 | 137 | 144 | 7 |
| 21 | Brent Burns | CAR | 60.2 | 146 | 157 | 11 |
| 22 | Tyson Barrie | NSH | 58.8 | 149 | 131 | -18 |
| 23 | Noah Dobson | NYI | 58.0 | 151 | 149 | -2 |
| 24 | Jakob Chychrun | OTT | 57.8 | 153 | 167 | 14 |
| 25 | Aaron Ekblad | FLA | 57.8 | 154 | 128 | -26 |
| 26 | Evan Bouchard | EDM | 57.2 | 155 | 162 | 7 |
| 27 | John Carlson | WAS | 55.9 | 157 | 138 | -19 |
| 28 | Filip Hronek | VAN | 54.0 | 163 | 132 | -31 |
| 29 | Rasmus Andersson | CGY | 53.3 | 167 | 152 | -15 |
| 30 | Vince Dunn | SEA | 52.0 | 173 | 198 | 25 |
| 31 | Calen Addison | MIN | 48.4 | 184 | 185 | 1 |
| 32 | Shayne Gostisbehere | CAR | 44.4 | 191 | 200 | 9 |
| 33 | Hampus Lindholm | BOS | 44.3 | 192 | 202 | 10 |
| 34 | Kris Letang | PIT | 43.1 | 197 | 208 | 11 |
| 35 | Darnell Nurse | EDM | 42.8 | 198 | 206 | 8 |
| 36 | Seth Jones | CHI | 42.6 | 199 | 201 | 2 |
| 37 | Alex Pietrangelo | VGK | 42.6 | 200 | 168 | -32 |
| 38 | Zach Werenski | CBJ | 40.2 | 206 | 204 | -2 |
| 39 | Gustav Forsling | FLA | 38.3 | 213 | 192 | -21 |
| 40 | Bowen Byram | COL | 38.1 | 216 | 223 | 7 |
| 41 | Sean Durzi | LAK | 36.4 | 219 | 225 | 6 |
| 42 | Erik Gustafsson | TOR | 35.3 | 222 | 248 | 26 |
| 43 | K’Andre Miller | NYR | 32.6 | 231 | 233 | 2 |
| 44 | Samuel Girard | COL | 30.9 | 239 | 275 | 36 |
| 45 | Noah Hanifin | CGY | 27.8 | 251 | 241 | -10 |
| 46 | Ivan Provorov | PHI | 27.7 | 252 | 260 | 8 |
| 47 | Owen Power | BUF | 26.7 | 258 | 294 | 36 |
| 48 | Justin Faulk | STL | 26.2 | 262 | 253 | -9 |
| 49 | Jamie Drysdale | ANA | 26.1 | 263 | 278 | 15 |
| 50 | Adam Boqvist | CBJ | 24.2 | 286 | 285 | -1 |
| 51 | Neal Pionk | WPG | 24.1 | 287 | 254 | -33 |
| 52 | Torey Krug | STL | 22.1 | 297 | 251 | -46 |
| 53 | Cam Fowler | ANA | 21.9 | 301 | 322 | 21 |
| 54 | Dmitry Orlov | BOS | 21.3 | 303 | 520 | 217 |
| 55 | Rasmus Sandin | WAS | 20.4 | 309 | 303 | -6 |
| 56 | Simon Nemec | NJD | 19.5 | 317 | 316 | -1 |
| 57 | John Klingberg | MIN | 19.4 | 320 | 353 | 33 |
| 58 | Ty Smith | PIT | 19.1 | 322 | 320 | -2 |
| 59 | Scott Perunovich | STL | 18.9 | 324 | 324 | 0 |
| 60 | Jacob Trouba | NYR | 18.2 | 330 | 330 | 0 |
| 61 | Jaccob Slavin | CAR | 16.1 | 352 | 356 | 4 |
| 62 | Nils Lundkvist | DAL | 15.5 | 357 | 364 | 7 |
| 63 | Olen Zellweger | ANA | 15.5 | 359 | 367 | 8 |
| 64 | Kaiden Guhle | MON | 15.2 | 360 | 368 | 8 |
| 65 | Juuso Valimaki | ARI | 14.9 | 364 | 427 | 63 |
The Next Group (gap between 66 and 90 is same as gap between 17 and 20 – i.e. they are pretty equal)
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
| Matt Grzelcyk | BOS | Pavel Mintyukov | ANA | |
| Brett Pesce | CAR | Scott Morrow | CAR | |
| David Jiricek | CBJ | Nick Blankenburg | CBJ | |
| Josh Mahura | FLA | Oliver Kylington | CGY | |
| Matt Roy | LAK | Ian Mitchell | CHI | |
| Luke Hughes | NJD | Thomas Harley | DAL | |
| Ryan Graves | NJD | Simon Edvinsson | DET | |
| Robin Salo | NYI | Philip Broberg | EDM | |
| Ryan Pulock | NYI | Mike Matheson | MON | |
| Zac Jones | NYR | Mattias Norlinder | MON | |
| Braden Schneider | NYR | Justin Barron | MON | |
| Travis Sanheim | PHI | Yegor Zamula | PHI | |
| Colton Parayko | STL | Nick Perbix | TBL | |
| Timothy Liljegren | TOR | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | VAN | |
| Nicolas Hague | VGK | Ville Heinola | WPG |
2 Comments
Leave A Comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Related Posts
UPCOMING GAMES
FLA
BOS
VAN
EDMStarting Goalies
Top Skater Views
DAL
COLTop Goalie Profile Views
T.B
PHI
LINE COMBOS
| Frequency |
 CAR Players
| |
|---|---|---|
| 24.0 | ANDREI SVECHNIKOV JAKE GUENTZEL SEBASTIAN AHO | |
| 20.1 | MARTIN NECAS JORDAN MARTINOOK JACK DRURY | |
| 18.5 | TEUVO TERAVAINEN JORDAN STAAL SETH JARVIS | |
DobberHockey Podcasts
Fantasy Hockey Life: Seattle Kraken Preview with RJ of Emerald City Hockey
The Seattle Kraken had a tough third season. Jesse and Victor welcome RJ Eskanos of Emerald City Hockey @EmeraldCityHky to the show to give us answers. Players covered include Jared McCann, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Matty Beniers, Jordan Eberle, Eeli Tolvanen, Shane Wright, Yanni Gourde, Andre Burakovsky, Vince Dunn, Ryker Evans, Justin Schultz, Joey Daccord, and Philipp […]
Keeping Karlsson: April Patroncast Gone Partially Public!
Hi, all! We’re feeling a little guilty about not having a show out for you since the playoffs began, so we’re sharing the first 40 minutes or so of our patrons-only exclusive bonus episode for the month of April. This is our 109th Patroncast, which is a monthly “ask us anything” episode based on patron […]
Fantasy Hockey Life: Salary Cap Remix Part 2
This is part two of a remix of Jesse and Victor’s talk about salary cap strategy. How do you balance talent and cost in these leagues? Have a listen. Our show is part of the Dobber Podcast Network and sponsored by Fantrax.com. Email [email protected] and ask to join our free discord. Join our Patreon at […]
Fantasy Hockey Life: Salary Cap Basics Remix
If you missed last year’s series on salary leagues, this is a remix with some bonus material. Jesse and Victor discuss the different ways you can step up your dynasty league with a salary component. Our show is part of the Dobber Podcast Network and sponsored by Fantrax.com. Email [email protected] and ask to join our […]
Keeping Karlsson: No. 533 – Ultimate Champion Interview + Playoff Preview
On this week’s Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian gather and analyze the latest fantasy hockey news, notes and data.
How is Mike Matheson not on this list?
He is there. Hit CTRL-F to do a search