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Dahlin drops in NHL Network Top 20 Defensemen list



2023 Top 20 – https://x.com/NHLNetwork/status/1828957932995641552

  • Makar
  • Fox
  • Heiskanen
  • Hedman
  • Josi
  • McAvoy
  • Dahlin
  • Karlsson
  • Pietrangelo
  • Hugues
  • Morrissey
  • Hamilton
  • Toews
  • Slavin
  • Lindholm
  • Burns
  • Sergachev
  • Doughty
  • Montour
  • Theodore

2024 Top 20 – https://x.com/NHLNetwork/status/1828462482727592327

  • Makar SAME
  • Hugues +8
  • Hedman +1
  • Josi +1
  • Heiskanen -2
  • Forsling UR
  • McAvoy -1
  • Fox -6
  • Bouchard UR
  • Toews +3
  • Dahlin -5
  • Morrissey -1
  • Slavin +1
  • Werenski UR
  • Dobson UR
  • Ekholm UR
  • Doughty -1
  • Hanifin UR
  • Hamilton -7
  • Seider UR

Dropped Out

  • Karlsson -12+
  • Pietrangelo -11+
  • Lindholm -5+
  • Burns -4+
  • Sergachev -4+
  • Montour -2+
  • Theodore -1+

by Spiritual_Bourbon

7 Comments

  1. PrinciplesRK

    Adam Fox being 8th should alone show how big of a joke this list is

  2. I believe that Lindy’s structure is going to make a HUGE difference in how our D core is perceived. Dahlin, Power, and Byram all have moments where they look lost. Having a crystal clear defensive structure fixes a lot of those problems. From interviews (I forget which player said this), it’s clear that even in the defensive zone Donny wanted guys to “make a play”. There’s a time and place for that for sure, but most of the time you just want to have full confidence as to where all of your teammates will be on the ice. It simplifies your decision making and minimizes poor decisions that lead to high-danger chances against.

    My point is that I think Dahlin gets judged a bit unfairly for being on a non-playoff team, but also for being on a team that didn’t do a good job of supporting him in his role. I think he jumps up this list if next year, even if his point totals were the exact same.

  3. DeLushLad

    The Forsling glazing is crazy. He’s really good, not top 10 good

  4. It’s just reactions to last year. He wasn’t great last year. Forsling was. Hence the list, it’s whatever. We know how good he is.

  5. Green_hippo17

    This is likely just a list made to get engagement on their account/list, avoid this type of stuff like the plague

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