When the sharks are ready to compete for a cup Walman will be a bottom 3 with no PP time. He’s playing well in a necessarily expanded role this season though
As a wings fan. The problem with seider is his deployment. Not even his competition but the lack of offensive zone faceoff deployment because he and edvinsson are the only ones who can be trusted with defensive zone faceoffs. My prediction is that Seider takes an offensive step once the wings surround him and edvinsson with a solid 2nd pair.
Every pair except the top pair is an issue right now. The second pair isn't great, but even the second pair is overexposed because of how bad the third pair is defensively. The third pair is the most sheltered pair in the league. We're basically getting to only see half of what Seider and Edvinsson can do because they're almost always in the defensive zone.
Sanheim is slept on, the past two years he’s just gotten better and better, he is solid offensively but is very good in the defensive zone, logs a ton of minutes on a bad team and drives play. He also plays both sides as well. He’s for sure on the same tier as weegar and Theodore if not even slightly better than theodore because his defense is actually good
I'd put seider in elite right now, he doesn't get much time in offensive side and with edvinson they may be best D duo in league or definitely up there.
Hedman for sure had some rather suspect support around him the last few years. Have not really noticed a huge change in his individual play, I ascribe it to better team defense. Going from Stamkos' defense to Guentezel's at 5 on 5 is one big upgrade there in particular.
Ya 100% where Sanderson should be rn hasn't been at where most people expected (playing with Harmonic doesn't help either) but I'd say this year he's been Ottawa's 3rd best damn behind both Jensen and Chabot who have been an amazing pair especially recently
Dahlin def star crazy how bad buffalo have been while his been injured. Lost 6/6 and blew a 4-1 lead against Colorado. Without him Buffalo is a bottom 5 team.
Been an unfortunate year for Sanderson comparative to his previous years. I think this is just a slump and he should be back to normal by the end of the year
I'd argue that Spurgeon is currently more valuable to the Wild than Faber. Obviously there's like a 12 year age gap, so it'll be Faber's team pretty soon, but the analytics suggest that Spurgeon is still really good. You could say that Faber's numbers could be lower because he's played a lot with Middleton this year, who has had periods of not being good, but Spurgeon makes everyone he plays with better.
Sanderson isn’t the number 1 D on the Sens right now. Chabot is and he’s been incredible. He’s top 10 league wide in a few metrics. Severely underrated right now.
@lucasc9688 sizzling hot take, but I'd rather have Vlasic on my team than almost everyone in the very good and good/solid tier. He may never be a crazy point producer, but he is so damn good defensively. On the blackhawks he is like a shining unicorn next to a bunch of idiotic donkeys
Why isn’t cale makar in a tier above everyone else? Don’t you remember he had a generational playoff run 2 and a half years ago and right now doesn’t matter????
Mbon forgets that the lightning were the worst team they have been in the last decade last year and Hedman still put up the second highest amount of points in his career I wouldn’t say he is digressing more like he was carrying. Mbon also in love with Adam Fox.
I really hope Bouchard leaves Edmonton and people will actually recognize how bad he is when he’s not being absolutely carried by ekholm and the double headed monster of mcdavid/drasaitl. He’s definitely not elite this season he is most definitely not a top 10 defensemen
I mean, I’m an Avs fan so obviously I’ll be a bit biased here, but generally, Makar is getting harder matchups and is getting pk minutes, and still had to play behind awful goaltending up until recently, but Hughes is still great
Detroit are forever chill like that for giving us Walman and a 2nd quite literally for free
HAHAHHAAHAH yup
When the sharks are ready to compete for a cup Walman will be a bottom 3 with no PP time. He’s playing well in a necessarily expanded role this season though
Find someone who loves you the way Mike loves Adam Fox.
As a wings fan. The problem with seider is his deployment. Not even his competition but the lack of offensive zone faceoff deployment because he and edvinsson are the only ones who can be trusted with defensive zone faceoffs. My prediction is that Seider takes an offensive step once the wings surround him and edvinsson with a solid 2nd pair.
Similar thing happened with Sanheim being behind Provorov
That's fair, hopefully once Lalonde is gone and ASP arrives he will get easier minutes and more offensive zones start
Every pair except the top pair is an issue right now. The second pair isn't great, but even the second pair is overexposed because of how bad the third pair is defensively. The third pair is the most sheltered pair in the league. We're basically getting to only see half of what Seider and Edvinsson can do because they're almost always in the defensive zone.
Sanheim is slept on, the past two years he’s just gotten better and better, he is solid offensively but is very good in the defensive zone, logs a ton of minutes on a bad team and drives play. He also plays both sides as well. He’s for sure on the same tier as weegar and Theodore if not even slightly better than theodore because his defense is actually good
I will die on this hill but seider is elite and will be a star once he gets to actually play in the offensive zone
Fair fair I can see it still only 23!
I'd put seider in elite right now, he doesn't get much time in offensive side and with edvinson they may be best D duo in league or definitely up there.
I'm not even a wild fan but Faber deserves to be in elite. Unreal both ways.
Hedman for sure had some rather suspect support around him the last few years. Have not really noticed a huge change in his individual play, I ascribe it to better team defense. Going from Stamkos' defense to Guentezel's at 5 on 5 is one big upgrade there in particular.
Ya 100% where Sanderson should be rn hasn't been at where most people expected (playing with Harmonic doesn't help either) but I'd say this year he's been Ottawa's 3rd best damn behind both Jensen and Chabot who have been an amazing pair especially recently
Glad Quinn Hughes is getting respect in the us
Love my Americans
doing Gus Forsling dirty i see.
respect Slavin, best defensive defenseman and strong offensive production (analytically) warrants Star status
Dahlin def star crazy how bad buffalo have been while his been injured. Lost 6/6 and blew a 4-1 lead against Colorado. Without him Buffalo is a bottom 5 team.
Yep
I would say Gulhe or even hutson is our number 1 defenseman
Doesn’t matter they should have their own category labeled as ahl caliber
nurse is unironically our best dman this year
Matheson take is 100% facts...Infact I understand your reasoning for choosing him but as a Habs fan I'd stay in the samr teir but use Guhle or Hutson.
I’d put Vlasic over Jones for Chicagos #1
Fair but still in that tier
Been an unfortunate year for Sanderson comparative to his previous years. I think this is just a slump and he should be back to normal by the end of the year
Agreed not majorly concerned
I'd argue that Spurgeon is currently more valuable to the Wild than Faber. Obviously there's like a 12 year age gap, so it'll be Faber's team pretty soon, but the analytics suggest that Spurgeon is still really good. You could say that Faber's numbers could be lower because he's played a lot with Middleton this year, who has had periods of not being good, but Spurgeon makes everyone he plays with better.
All three of Faber, Brodin, Spurgeon would be in the same tier so it doesn’t really matter
That's fair all of their top 3 guys are damn good
Plus Middleton 4th guy is currently second to only kaprizov in plus minus!
Sanderson isn’t the number 1 D on the Sens right now. Chabot is and he’s been incredible. He’s top 10 league wide in a few metrics. Severely underrated right now.
Hard to choose between Dunn and Montour being the best defenseman on the Kraken, good problem to have.
For sire two top 18-26 guys
Seth Jones isn't the 1D. Vlasic is
Same tier
@lucasc9688 sizzling hot take, but I'd rather have Vlasic on my team than almost everyone in the very good and good/solid tier. He may never be a crazy point producer, but he is so damn good defensively.
On the blackhawks he is like a shining unicorn next to a bunch of idiotic donkeys
And he is so young still
At this point McCabe might be the leafs #1 hahaha. Doesn’t put up flashy numbers but is very good defensively and underrated offensively
if karlsson and letang weren’t splitting mins, they’d have 60+ both, karlsson probs 70+. i think they both are at least very good
Why isn’t cale makar in a tier above everyone else? Don’t you remember he had a generational playoff run 2 and a half years ago and right now doesn’t matter????
That was 2 and a half year s ago lmao. 2 and a half years ago is borderline irrelevant.
no way ur this dumb
@@mahockey3 i think you missed the joke
@@njdallass4561 totally, because sarcasm comes through very well over text
Sounds like Cale lives rent free
Eh tbh since Laine came back theyve played Hutson on line 1 and pp1. Not that hed be a ranking higher at the moment but still
Mbon forgets that the lightning were the worst team they have been in the last decade last year and Hedman still put up the second highest amount of points in his career I wouldn’t say he is digressing more like he was carrying. Mbon also in love with Adam Fox.
Where’s Tyler Myers in Mega-Superstar
Lanky giraffe is the goat
Time to do a video on the rebuild of the sabres and where they go now
I realize he's the highest paid but tbh I don't think Rielly is our #1 anymore. Tanev's taken that role IMO
Vlasic gonna be our number one
Miro superstar
Close but he's not superstar.
Werenski is a superstar.
And Miro
Heiskanen should be in the Superstar tier but not star
He's not quite superstar.
These guys are only good because Cody Ceci allows it.
You needed another tier just for the ducks lmao
I really hope Bouchard leaves Edmonton and people will actually recognize how bad he is when he’s not being absolutely carried by ekholm and the double headed monster of mcdavid/drasaitl. He’s definitely not elite this season he is most definitely not a top 10 defensemen
You crazy
please continue hating on evan bouchard
Why is Adam fox up there😂
What makes Dahlin so significantly better than Seider?
He's well clear of him offensively in most categories
Geez these takes 😅
Heiskanen is elite/star. He's not that great as offensively but he's good defensevily. Also Hedman is better than Heiskanen.
Makar is better then Hughes bro look at Hughes in last year playoffs vs Makar in playoffs
Oh shut up
I mean, I’m an Avs fan so obviously I’ll be a bit biased here, but generally, Makar is getting harder matchups and is getting pk minutes, and still had to play behind awful goaltending up until recently, but Hughes is still great
Im more of a Canucks fan than an aves fan and I'd rather have makar
Hughes, and Makar get injured and Werenski get Norris. TRUST ME ITS GOING TO HAPPEN