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Let’s talk about NHL Network ranking Colorado Avalanche Devon Toews above some other notable defencemen in the NHL, like Adam Fox of the New York Rangers, and Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks.
Article: https://coloradohockeynow.com/2023/08/26/devon-toews-top-3-defenseman-in-the-nhl/
This video is taking place after the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2023 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) Chicago Blackhawks, Connor Bedard
2nd) Anaheim Ducks, Leo Carlsson
3rd) Columbus Blue Jackets, Adam Fantilli
4th) San Jose Sharks, Will Smith
5th) Montreal Canadiens, David Reinbacher
6th) Arizona Coyotes, Dmitri Simashev
7th) Philadelphia Flyers, Matvei Michkov
8th) Washington Capitals, Ryan Leonard
9th) Detroit Red Wings, Nate Danielson
10th) St. Louis Blues, Dalibor Dvorsky
11th) Vancouver Canucks, Tom Willander
12th) Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa Senators), Daniil But
13th) Buffalo Sabres, Zach Benson
14th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Brayden Yager
15th) Nashville Predators, Matthew Wood
16th) Calgary Flames, Samuel Honzek
17th) Detroit Red Wings (from New York Islanders via Vancouver Canucks), Axel Sandin Pellikka
18th) Winnipeg Jets, Colby Barlow
19th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Oliver Moore
20th) Seattle Kraken, Eduard Sale
21st) Minnesota Wild, Charlie Stramel
22nd) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles Kings via Columbus Blue Jackets), Oliver Bonk
23rd) New York Rangers, Gabe Perreault
24th) Nashville Predators (from Edmonton Oilers), Tanner Molendyk
25th) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Otto Stenberg
26th) San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey Devils), Quentin Musty
27th) Colorado Avalanche, Calum Ritchie
28th) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston Bruins via Washington Capitals), Easton Cowan
29th) St. Louis Blues (from Dallas Stars via New York Rangers), Theo Lindstein
30th) Carolina Hurricanes, Bradley Nadeau
31st) Colorado Avalanche (from Florida Panthers via Montreal Canadiens), Mikhail Gulyayev
32nd) Vegas Golden Knights, David Edstrom
This video is also taking place after 2023 NHL Season, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in the Finals.
Devon Toews was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The first round of the draft went as follows:
1st – Florida Panthers, Aaron Ekblad
2nd – Buffalo Sabres, Sam Reinhart
3rd – Edmonton Oilers, Leon Draisaitl
4th – Calgary Flames, Sam Bennett
5th – New York Islanders, Michael Dal Colle
6th – Vancouver Canucks, Jake Virtanen
7th – Carolina Hurricanes, Haydn Fleury
8th – Toronto Maple Leafs, William Nylander
9th – Winnipeg Jets, Nikolaj Ehlers
10th – Anaheim Ducks (from Ottawa Senators), Nick Ritchie
11th – Nashville Predators, Kevin Fiala
12th – Arizona Coyotes, Brendan Perlini
13th – Washington Capitals, Jakub Vrana
14th – Dallas Stars, Julius Honka
15th – Detroit Red Wings, Dylan Larkin
16th – Columbus Blue Jackets, Sonny Milano
17th – Philadelphia Flyers, Travis Sanheim
18th – Minnesota Wild, Alex Tuch
19th – Tampa Bay Lightning, Tony DeAngelo
20th – Chicago Blackhawks (from San Jose Sharks), Nick Schmaltz
21st – St. Louis Blues, Robby Fabbri
22nd – Pittsburgh Penguins, Kasperi Kapanen
23rd – Colorado Avalanche, Conner Bleackley
24th – Vancouver Canucks (from Anaheim Ducks), Jared McCann
25th – Boston Bruins, David Pastrnak
26th – Montreal Canadiens, Nikita Scherbak
27th – San Jose Sharks, Nikolay Goldobin
28th – New York Islanders (from New York Rangers via Tampa Bay Lightning), Josh Ho-Sang
29th – Los Angeles Kings, Adrian Kempe
30th – New Jersey Devils, John Quenneville
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19 Comments
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Horrendous list 😂
Being the best defensemen is not only the offensive.
Ha ha, I think it's funny that people are blowing this up. As an Avs fan and someone who is lucky enough to watch Toews and Makar play all the time I agree he shouldn't make the top 3. Top 10 yes! But he's an amazing D man and would be a number 1 on many teams out there. He does have exceptional hockey IQ, and his plus/minus since moving to the Avs I believe is top for all D men (if not all players). He's not on the top PP so he doesn't have the opportunity to get as many PP points. I think a big reason for his upswing in play is the confidence he's gained playing with Cale. I've seen him make several rush attacks the length of the ice which just blew me away. I wouldn't trade him for Fox or Hughes, I just hope we can resign him and keep him to ourselves.
Quinn Hughes is not top 5. Adam Fox, however, is.
No Toews isn’t #3, maybe #10
quinn hughes is better then all of them lol
josi is awesome as well
I think offensive defensemen are the most overrated players in the nhl
Door swings both ways, if Toews isn't Toews than maybe Makar can't be Makar without costing the team because he doesn't play defense first, but most points 5 on 5 when Makar is on your pairing is pretty damn impressive. But your right he new it would trigger most fans.
I think their should be an best offensive defenseman list and best defensive defenseman list
Hughes is also top 10 without a doubt. Any list not including him is hot stanky garbage.
I'm an Avs fan and I'd agree that 3rd seems a tad bit high. I'd absolutely have him in a top 10 but not sure I'd rank him over someone like Hedman or Fox
People who are saying that Fox is all offense, have simply never watched him play.
NHL Network clearly doesn't watch NHL Network.
Quinn hughes cant defend well and has always been his downfall i dont see enough of adam fox to give what i feel would be an accurate opinion on his defensive play both are obviously elite offensive dman
If Devon towed is better than Quinn Hughes then Tyler Myers is the #1 best dmen
make a video about the golden knights potentially getting Elias Pettersson.
Hahahah where the hell is Dahlin????
Defenseman its in the word … defense.
A defenseman that is 99 in defense and 50 in offense is worth more then a defenseman that is 50 in defense and 99 in offense.
Physicality is also very much underrated as a metric (Height, reach, hits, weight, etc.), i remember Hal Gill being famous for just killing plays by lying down on the ice, blocking all chances for a pass.
There is also the classics : blocked shots, SH time, interceptions, the dreaded almost useless +- , etc. (I know advanced stats are a thing)
Some rare specimens like Scott Stevens or Lidstrom nearly had it all, but nowadays people almost only care about how many points a defenseman has to enter the Norris conversation.
I doubt any of the flashy choices are among the top in defensive metrics.
Funny how goalscoring is 100% overlooked, but not points, when talking about forwards its often the other way around.