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Top 20 Best NHL D-Man for 2020-21 IMO

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Initial Creation Date: Nov. 7, 2020
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20$100,000,000$106,475,666$0$8,700,000-$6,475,666
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Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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Hedman, Victor
$7,875,000$7,875,000
LD
NMC
UFA - 5
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Josi, Roman
$9,059,000$9,059,000
LD
NMC
UFA - 8
Logo of the Carolina Hurricanes
Slavin, Jaccob
$5,300,000$5,300,000
LD
UFA - 5
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Carlson, John
$8,000,000$8,000,000
RD
M-NTC
UFA - 6
Logo of the Vegas Golden Knights
Pietrangelo, Alex
$8,800,000$8,800,000
RD
NMC
UFA - 7
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
Jones, Seth
$5,400,000$5,400,000
RD
M-NTC
UFA - 2
Logo of the Vegas Golden Knights
Theodore, Shea
$5,200,000$5,200,000
LD/RD
UFA - 5
Logo of the St. Louis Blues
Parayko, Colton
$5,500,000$5,500,000
RD
UFA - 2
Logo of the Carolina Hurricanes
Hamilton, Dougie
$5,750,000$5,750,000
RD
UFA - 1
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
Rielly, Morgan
$5,000,000$5,000,000
LD
M-NTC
UFA - 2
Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
Dahlin, Rasmus
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$2,850,000$3M)
LD/RD
UFA - 1
Logo of the Dallas Stars
Heiskanen, Miro
$894,166$894,166 (Performance Bonus$2,500,000$2M)
LD/RD
UFA - 1
Logo of the Ottawa Senators
Chabot, Thomas
$8,000,000$8,000,000
LD
UFA - 8
Logo of the Boston Bruins
McAvoy, Charlie
$4,900,000$4,900,000
RD
UFA - 2
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
Makar, Cale
$880,833$880,833 (Performance Bonus$2,500,000$2M)
RD
UFA - 1
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
Werenski, Zachary
$5,000,000$5,000,000
LD
UFA - 2
Logo of the St. Louis Blues
Krug, Torey
$6,500,000$6,500,000
LD
NTC
UFA - 7
Logo of the Vancouver Canucks
Hughes, Quinn
$916,667$916,667 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
LD
UFA - 1
Logo of the Minnesota Wild
Spurgeon, Jared
$7,575,000$7,575,000
RD
NMC
UFA - 7
Logo of the New York Islanders
Pulock, Ryan
$5,000,000$5,000,000
RD
UFA - 2

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Nov. 7, 2020 at 8:43 p.m.
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Decent list but only 1 of Theodore/Pietrangelo will be getting first PowerPlay minutes so expect one of them to fall a bit. Also pretty iffy on Krug, he's should put up points but is a defensive liability
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Nov. 7, 2020 at 8:46 p.m.
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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy
Decent list but only 1 of Theodore/Pietrangelo will be getting first PowerPlay minutes so expect one of them to fall a bit. Also pretty iffy on Krug, he's should put up points but is a defensive liability


That's true
Nov. 7, 2020 at 8:52 p.m.
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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy
Decent list but only 1 of Theodore/Pietrangelo will be getting first PowerPlay minutes so expect one of them to fall a bit. Also pretty iffy on Krug, he's should put up points but is a defensive liability


Pretty easy to replace Krug's name with Rielly and make the same point.
Nov. 7, 2020 at 8:56 p.m.
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Pretty easy to replace Krug's name with Rielly and make the same point.


No Rielly is decent defensively, not amazing but not a liability either.
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Nov. 7, 2020 at 8:58 p.m.
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I'm a big Leafs fan. That's to high for Rielly.

Rielly is fine to good defensively. But he isn't great. That spot is for someone more two way. He's more 15-20
Nov. 7, 2020 at 9:03 p.m.
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Quoting: BCAPP
I'm a big Leafs fan. That's to high for Rielly.

Rielly is fine to good defensively. But he isn't great. That spot is for someone more two way. He's more 15-20


Honestly, I see him making big strides defensively and having a breakout season with TJ Brodie next season. If he can get 72 points and 20 goals, and decent defensive numbers with Ron Hainsey, who knows the limit to him with a competent defensive partner.
Nov. 7, 2020 at 9:14 p.m.
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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy
No Rielly is decent defensively, not amazing but not a liability either.


Rielly is absolute garbage defensively
Nov. 7, 2020 at 9:28 p.m.
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Man letang gets no love on this site. He absolutely should be here
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Nov. 7, 2020 at 9:35 p.m.
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Man letang gets no love on this site. He absolutely should be here


He's pretty good, but not as good as he was a few years ago. I also don't really like his defensive game. Would probably have him in my 25-30 range. I think he takes a step back next year, especially since he's aging. Anyways, thanks for the comment!
Nov. 7, 2020 at 9:49 p.m.
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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy
Decent list but only 1 of Theodore/Pietrangelo will be getting first PowerPlay minutes so expect one of them to fall a bit. Also pretty iffy on Krug, he's should put up points but is a defensive liability


Why not both???
Nov. 7, 2020 at 9:52 p.m.
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He's pretty good, but not as good as he was a few years ago. I also don't really like his defensive game. Would probably have him in my 25-30 range. I think he takes a step back next year, especially since he's aging. Anyways, thanks for the comment!


Agree to strongly disagree. There’s a reason he was 16th and 7th in Norris votes the last two years despite playing significant minutes with JJ.
Nov. 7, 2020 at 10:00 p.m.
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Overall you nailed it Thanos. Very little to add. Theodore is too high though. I'd put him in between Chabot and Macavoy here. Maybe switch out Spureon too.

Quoting: mhockey91
Man letang gets no love on this site. He absolutely should be here


Maybe, but he's declined in the past few years and will likely continue to do so. 2 years ago, absolutely he should be here. Now for me, he belongs somewhere between 15-25.
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Nov. 7, 2020 at 10:03 p.m.
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Quoting: Saskleaf
Overall you nailed it Thanos. Very little to add. Theodore is too high though. I'd put him in between Chabot and Macavoy here. Maybe switch out Spureon too.



Maybe, but he's declined in the past few years and will likely continue to do so. 2 years ago, absolutely he should be here. Now for me, he belongs somewhere between 15-25.



Well the experts clearly think differently...

https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-current-players-ranked-top-defensemen-nos-10-1/c-317545066
Nov. 7, 2020 at 10:03 p.m.
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Quoting: Ragsandbluesfan
Why not both???


Because I still see Piet as a top 5 defenseman in the league regardless of his teammates. I don't expect him to fall for a couple years
Nov. 7, 2020 at 10:11 p.m.
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Quoting: Saskleaf
Overall you nailed it Thanos. Very little to add. Theodore is too high though. I'd put him in between Chabot and Macavoy here. Maybe switch out Spureon too.



Maybe, but he's declined in the past few years and will likely continue to do so. 2 years ago, absolutely he should be here. Now for me, he belongs somewhere between 15-25.

Thanks man! Appreciate it!
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Nov. 7, 2020 at 10:16 p.m.
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Quoting: mhockey91


Lol well, I guess I can't argue with that. This is only a opinion still. But naturally, I can't really say my opinion is more valuable than nhl.com's.
Nov. 7, 2020 at 10:16 p.m.
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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy
Because I still see Piet as a top 5 defenseman in the league regardless of his teammates. I don't expect him to fall for a couple years


No im saying why not run both on the 1st unit
Nov. 7, 2020 at 10:24 p.m.
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No im saying why not run both on the 1st unit


oh i see, I think running them separate is better
Nov. 7, 2020 at 10:37 p.m.
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Edited Nov. 7, 2020 at 10:52 p.m.
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oh i see, I think running them separate is better


Martinez can QB his own unit just fine
Nov. 7, 2020 at 10:56 p.m.
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Martinez can QB his own unit just fine


Sure but you dont want to be stuck with 1 defenseman on the ice when the PP ends and its back to even strength. The 2nd unit will likely have Martinez and one oft he 2 in discussion here
Nov. 8, 2020 at 4:01 a.m.
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Rielly is absolute garbage defensively


This simply isn't true
Nov. 8, 2020 at 4:01 p.m.
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This simply isn't true


Yes it is. he is not good defensively whatsoever
 
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