Top 100 Keeper League Defensemen – August 2016

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2016-08-04

The Top 100 defensemen to own in points-only keeper leagues. August edition. Karlsson reigns supreme…

 

This month, all of my projections for the 11th annual Fantasy Guide were uploaded into these rankings. So this is my annual 'audit' of the rankings, in that sense. In keeper leagues, you have to balance the long-term value of players with immediate playoff. These are pulled directly from the overall Top 300 list (find that here)

To take a look at the Fantasy Guide and what is included – click here.

 

As always, the rankings consider points this year, their 3YP (likelihood points when they peak), their upside, proneness to injury, how their depth chart looks now and in the future (who is ahead of them/who they play with/coaching style). These are for points-only.

 

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Note: +/- 5.0 rating points – consider them equal. Tomato/Tomatto – their respective owners probably rate the one they own higher.

 

Def. Rk Player Team Rating Aug July
1 Erik Karlsson OTT 132.4 10 11
2 Brent Burns SJS 103.4 31 31
3 P.K. Subban NSH 89.2 47 47
4 John Klingberg DAL 88.3 49 29
5 Kris Letang PIT 81.2 57 64
6 Roman Josi NSH 75.9 63 78
7 Oliver Ekman-Larsson ARI 73.4 70 59
8 John Carlson WAS 66.7 91 120
9 Drew Doughty LAK 65.7 95 99
10 Keith Yandle FLA 65.1 98 107
11 Kevin Shattenkirk STL 64.9 100 96
12 Dustin Byfuglien WPG 63.9 103 97
13 Mark Giordano CGY 54.9 128 123
14 Tyson Barrie COL 54.5 129 129
15 Dougie Hamilton CGY 54.2 130 165
16 Victor Hedman TBL 52.6 135 138
17 Shayne Gostisbehere PHI 51.5 137 137
18 Aaron Ekblad FLA 48.2 146 175
19 Shea Weber MON 46.7 149 121
20 Morgan Rielly TOR 46.3 152 164
21 Duncan Keith CHI 45.1 156 98
22 Alex Pietrangelo STL 43.7 162 198
23 Seth Jones CBJ 42.9 165 202
24 Justin Faulk CAR 40.9 170 174
25 Ryan Suter MIN 35.5 187 163
26 Nick Leddy NYI 34.1 191 183
27 Sami Vatanen ANA 33.8 192 182
28 TJ Brodie CGY 31.6 201 200
29 Ryan McDonagh NYR 27.8 216 235
30 Adam Larsson EDM 27.5 218 213
31 Anton Stralman TBL 26.4 220 220
32 Rasmus Ristolainen BUF 26.1 221 193
33 Ryan Ellis NSH 25.5 224 225
34 Torey Krug BOS 25.4 225 266
35 Jake Muzzin LAK 24.3 229 219
36 Colton Parayko STL 22.8 239 273
37 Cody Ceci OTT 21.4 249 358
38 Marc-Edouard Vlasic SJS 21.4 250 218
39 Mattias Ekholm NSH 21.3 253 267
40 Matt Dumba MIN 20.6 259 289
41 Hampus Lindholm ANA 20.6 260 329
42 Brent Seabrook CHI 20.6 261 204
43 Jacob Trouba WPG 19.4 267 284
44 Mike Matheson FLA 19.0 271 412
45 Cam Fowler ANA 18.9 272 339
46 Jake Gardiner TOR 18.1 278 262
47 Justin Schultz PIT 16.7 298 394
48 Dmitry Orlov WAS 15.2 327 387
49 Mike Green DET 15.1 330 504
50 David Savard CBJ 14.7 337 397
51 Matt Niskanen WAS 14.7 338 304
52 Joshua Morrissey WPG 14.5 341 350
53 Derrick Pouliot PIT 13.1 360 333
54 Ryan Pulock NYI 13.1 361 327
55 Dion Phaneuf OTT 13.0 362 336
56 Nathan Beaulieu MON 13.0 363 338
57 Tyler Myers WPG 12.6 366 351
58 Oscar Klefbom EDM 12.6 367 383
59 Damon Severson NJD 12.4 370 356
60 Anthony DeAngelo ARI 12.3 373 390
61 Ivan Provorov PHI 11.8 376 413
62 Griffin Reinhart EDM 11.7 378 380
63 Shea Theodore ANA 11.2 385 367
64 Colin Miller BOS 11.2 386 364
65 Andrei Markov MON 11.2 388 414
66 Brandon Montour ANA 10.8 392 382
67 Alex Goligoski ARI 10.7 393 346
68 Connor Murphy ARI 10.5 395 378
69 Nikita Zadorov COL 10.5 396 401
70 Michael Stone ARI 10.1 397 320
71 Mike Reilly MIN 9.7 399 399
72 Brian Dumoulin PIT 9.6 400 486
73 Noah Hanifin CAR 9.4 403 424
74 Olli Maatta PIT 9.1 406 405
75 Erik Johnson COL 8.9 410 400
76 Julius Honka DAL 8.9 411 452
77 Connor Carrick TOR 8.9 412 410
78 Zach Werenski CBJ 8.4 416 430
79 Calvin de Haan NYI 8.3 418 425
80 Madison Bowey WAS 8.1 419 467
81 Darnell Nurse EDM 8.1 420 371
82 Esa Lindell DAL 8.1 421 416
83 Andrej Sekera EDM 8.0 422 389
84 Jordan Schmaltz STL 7.3 427 NR
85 Nikita Zaitsev TOR 7.3 429 331
86 Travis Hamonic NYI 6.9 432 440
87 Trevor Daley PIT 6.9 433 459
88 Jake McCabe BUF 6.9 434 431
89 Linus Hultstrom FLA 6.4 438 NR
90 Ville Pokka CHI 6.3 442 506
91 Brayden McNabb LAK 6.2 443 445
92 Michael Del Zotto PHI 6.0 449 385
93 Niklas Kronwall DET 5.7 455 308
94 Mark Pysyk FLA 5.6 458 438
95 Jason Demers FLA 5.6 459 473
96 Patrick Wiercioch COL 5.6 460 470
97 Jared Spurgeon MIN 5.5 465 373
98 Ryan Murray CBJ 5.1 473 483
99 Dennis Wideman CGY 5.0 474 352
100 Thomas Chabot OTT 4.8 477 481

 

 

15 Comments

  1. Tom Collins 2016-08-04 at 08:04

    No Streit? Is he really behind guys like Wiercioch and even Del Zotto?

    • Dobber 2016-08-04 at 09:30

      Ha! This is why I cut the list off at the Top 60 the last few months. It starts to suck as we move down the list beyond that.
      True answer!
      I may need to cut it back down again. The list is really just pulled from the main list of 750 players in the regular ranking. In this case, Streit’s penalty for being in his late 30s hurts his ranking badly.
      But really, what is Streit – a 35-point player this year, and then retired? So perhaps the list isn’t so off after all…I think I just convinced myself

      • stevegamer 2016-08-04 at 15:38

        I think that this version of the list, which is you annual “audit” cleanup should stay at 100. Here’s why:

        1. If you cut it off at 60 or so, you will get lots of questions about the prospects and guys who just missed and what you think about them. This way, it’s a bit more clear, as one has a long rated list.

        2. It gives people more to digest in the slower months, and people can think more about making different kinds of moves in the offseason.

        • Dobber 2016-08-05 at 00:06

          Thanks Steve! Makes sense.

          • Jody Snider 2016-08-05 at 10:16

            Yeah, I like the list at 100, I freaked out a bit when I looked last and it was cut down?!? LOL. Thanks Dobber

      • isle b. 2016-08-04 at 17:30

        Is Streit really finished or did he just lose his role to the Ghost? He’s only a year removed from a 49-point season.

        • Dobber 2016-08-05 at 00:08

          You’re probably right, as a one-shot deal, but in points leagues even 32 points is pretty useless. So that return to form better be legit (35+)
          I think Streit would have one more year on another team, but on this one I think with Ghost and MDZ and Provorov Streit gets Brian Campbelled

  2. chimp82x 2016-08-04 at 10:39

    No love for Vancouver? I realize they stink but someone’s got to run their PP. Maybe Edler moves into the top 100 once camps start and some of the high-potential prospects get cut.

    • Dobber 2016-08-04 at 12:31

      Yeah…after around 75 or 80, the values of these dmen between 80th and 150th are pretty similar, and depend entirely on your needs (immediate 32-point help, or a longshot potential stud prospect). I’d be fine with Edler at 80 and I’m fine with Edler at 137.

      To answer your question though – no. No love for Vancouver at all. In fact, they get the least Dobber love of all the 31 teams. I even love Las Vegas’ current roster more than Vancouver’s ;)

  3. Tito 2016-08-04 at 12:30

    I would remove Kronwall from the list, he is done

    • Dobber 2016-08-04 at 12:31

      Stick a fork in him!

      Some poolies still value him though

    • isle b. 2016-08-04 at 17:26

      Ouch. He still had 26 points in 64 injury-riddled games last year.

  4. Chunky's Choice 2016-08-05 at 01:50

    Just a question, how come Shea Theodore is ranked higher than Derrick Pouliot in the Top 50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen list, but it’s the other way around in this list? I own both but can probably only keep one, which would you choose?

    • Dobber 2016-08-05 at 07:25

      Great question. It’s about his situation and competition (depth chart). That’s factored more in the regular ranking. Prospect ranking does use it, but not as much

      • Chunky's Choice 2016-08-05 at 22:39

        Hmm so if I’m reading that correctly you prefer Pouliot for the next couple years but Theodore after that? Unless the Ducks trade another D-man of course.

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