Ekblad is still only 26 is what I took from this. Feels like he’s been in the league forever
SpaceCityHockey
Brodin
SuperbWomanhood
Weegar had an insane year last year. His counting stats weren’t like 2021-22 but his analytics were crazy. I’m also a bit surprised Lindholm didn’t make that list. Those two are the ones that jump out as “favorites”
hammajones
Pelech erasure. Arguably Pulock erasure as well.
Skylightt
Siegs
Holiday_Use_2980
Heiskanen. Wish they would give him an actual good defensive partner to play with. Having to watch him babysit Suter and Miller all year was painful
NoPerfectWave
Slavin. Brodin and Pelech are also a treat to watch.
Narcotic-Noah
Matthias Samuelsson. I’m not biased
starlightequilibrium
Pelech – *I guess I’ll go fuck myself*
anivoflean
Jaccob “The Second C Stands For Clamp God” Slavin
Strattex
Nurse
AudioCats
While I am a full-blooded Matthias Samuelsson lover, Jaccob Slavin is the perfect modern shutdown d-man. I wish every dman we ever draft could turn out like him.
mister_hoot
Pietrangelo isn’t even the best shutdown D-man on the Knights.
DwarfFlyingSquirrel
Brodin is such a gifted skater. It’s a treat to watch him just shut teams down.
peachholler
I won’t say he’s my favorite but I’m excited to see what Graves can do with Pittsburgh
Shame how Doumolin fell off a cliff, he was a rock for years and would have been my easy answer to this
___whatis___
Toews all day!
broeser99
Tanev 😢Has been for years, I was crushed when Benning let him walk
SiidChawsby
Mattias Samuelsson is going to be the best shit down defender in the league. Probably deserves a spot on this post.
DirtyJimHiOP
Hoping Esa Lindell can reclaim some of his old stature as far as being a shutdown God goes. The Stars relying on him and Miro to drag along 5 not-quite-top-6 D men was a fuckin struggle
NeatureNature
Sevo should not be on there
EnjoyerOfStrangePorn
I know people will think I’m crazy but if I could pick one defenceman to build a team around (including Makar) I’m taking McAvoy . I think he’s the most well rounded guy in the league and is a future Norris winner, he’s like a swiss army knife , he can do it all at an elite level. People sleep on his offensive ability
ArrestedForTaxFraud
Nice to see JoMo get some respect. He’s not perfect defensively, but considering the forwards he has to cover for the guy plays good hockey in his own end. A wizard in offence
SorryImCanad1an
Jake Sanderson.
Aggressive_Yak5177
Ben Chiarot
shawnglade
McAvoy has legs thicker than my chest. Dwarfs us all. Bonafide Stallion
MrTubzy
McDonagh is getting older now, but when he was paired with Cernak they were a force. Without that pair we don’t have two cups. I wish we could’ve kept him, but that’s the cap for ya.
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Ekblad is still only 26 is what I took from this. Feels like he’s been in the league forever
Brodin
Weegar had an insane year last year. His counting stats weren’t like 2021-22 but his analytics were crazy. I’m also a bit surprised Lindholm didn’t make that list. Those two are the ones that jump out as “favorites”
Pelech erasure. Arguably Pulock erasure as well.
Siegs
Heiskanen. Wish they would give him an actual good defensive partner to play with. Having to watch him babysit Suter and Miller all year was painful
Slavin. Brodin and Pelech are also a treat to watch.
Matthias Samuelsson. I’m not biased
Pelech – *I guess I’ll go fuck myself*
Jaccob “The Second C Stands For Clamp God” Slavin
Nurse
While I am a full-blooded Matthias Samuelsson lover, Jaccob Slavin is the perfect modern shutdown d-man. I wish every dman we ever draft could turn out like him.
Pietrangelo isn’t even the best shutdown D-man on the Knights.
Brodin is such a gifted skater. It’s a treat to watch him just shut teams down.
I won’t say he’s my favorite but I’m excited to see what Graves can do with Pittsburgh
Shame how Doumolin fell off a cliff, he was a rock for years and would have been my easy answer to this
Toews all day!
Tanev 😢Has been for years, I was crushed when Benning let him walk
Mattias Samuelsson is going to be the best shit down defender in the league. Probably deserves a spot on this post.
Hoping Esa Lindell can reclaim some of his old stature as far as being a shutdown God goes. The Stars relying on him and Miro to drag along 5 not-quite-top-6 D men was a fuckin struggle
Sevo should not be on there
I know people will think I’m crazy but if I could pick one defenceman to build a team around (including Makar) I’m taking McAvoy . I think he’s the most well rounded guy in the league and is a future Norris winner, he’s like a swiss army knife , he can do it all at an elite level. People sleep on his offensive ability
Nice to see JoMo get some respect. He’s not perfect defensively, but considering the forwards he has to cover for the guy plays good hockey in his own end. A wizard in offence
Jake Sanderson.
Ben Chiarot
McAvoy has legs thicker than my chest. Dwarfs us all. Bonafide Stallion
McDonagh is getting older now, but when he was paired with Cernak they were a force. Without that pair we don’t have two cups. I wish we could’ve kept him, but that’s the cap for ya.
Surprised at the lack of love for Toews