Top 50 NHL Fantasy Hockey Defenseman Rankings - October 2022 3.0 UPDATE

October 2022 NHL fantasy hockey defenseman rankings update number three.

Our fantasy hockey defenseman rankings project value for the next 1 to 2 seasons, and consider each player's track record, upside, age, team and injury history. Because fantasy league categories vary widely, these rankings focus on point production. Notes made in previous rankings may carry over to new rankings if they remain relevant.

Rk	Player	Trend	Min/Max	Notes	AGE
1	Cale Makar, COL	-	50/95 pts		24.0
2	Roman Josi, NAS	-	45/90	No reason to worry about slow start	32.4
3	Adam Fox, NYR	-	45/85		24.7
4	Victor Hedman, TB	-	45/85		31.9
5	Quinn Hughes, VAN	-	45/85		23.1
6	John Carlson, WAS	-	45/85		32.8
7	Morgan Rielly, TOR	-	40/85		28.7
8	Kris Letang, PIT	-	40/75		35.5
9	Rasmus Dahlin, BUF	⟰	30/80		22.6
10	Shea Theodore, VGK	-	40/75		27.3
11	Charlie McAvoy, BOS	-	35/75	Will reassume key role on Bs when he's back	24.9
12	Aaron Ekblad, FLA	⟱	40/75	Injuries continue to slow him down	26.7
13	Brent Burns, CAR	-	30/70		37.7
14	Drew Doughty, LA	-	35/70		32.9
15	Dougie Hamilton, NJ	-	35/65		29.4
16	Miro Heiskanen, DAL	-	30/65		23.3
17	Alex Pietrangelo, VGK	-	30/65		32.8
18	Thomas Chabot, OTT	-	30/65		25.8
19	Zach Werenski, CBJ	-	30/65		25.3
20	Moritz Seider, DET	-	30/75		21.6
21	Torey Krug, STL	-	35/70		31.6
22	Devon Toews, COL	-	30/65		28.7
23	Noah Dobson, NYI	⟰	20/60		22.8
24	Tony DeAngelo, PHI	-	25/70		27.0
25	Shayne Gostisbehere, AZ	⟰	15/55	Rolling in AZ, but likely dealt by the deadline	29.5
26	Justin Faulk, STL	-	20/55		30.6
27	Erik Karlsson, SJ	⟰	30/75	Productive if healthy - a big if	32.4
28	John Klingberg, ANH	⟱	30/70		30.2
29	Seth Jones, CHI	-	35/65	Still productive, but 'Hawks rebuild will hurt	28.1
30	Evan Bouchard, EDM	-	20/65		23.0
31	Tyson Barrie, EDM	-	30/70		31.3
32	Darnell Nurse, EDM	-	30/55		27.8
33	Mikhail Sergachev, TB	-	30/60		24.4
34	Bowen Byram, COL	-	25/70	Potential is high, but so is competition	21.4
35	Rasmus Andersson, CGY	-	20/50		26.0
36	Mackenzie Weegar, CGY	-	30/60		28.8
37	Calen Addison, MIN	⟰	10/50	Has taken hold of PP1 QB duties as a rookie	22.6
38	Jared Spurgeon, MIN	-	30/55		32.9
39	Filip Hronek, DET	-	25/55		25.0
40	Neal Pionk, WPG	-	25/50		27.3
41	Josh Morrissey, WPG	-	25/55		27.6
42	Damon Severson, NJ	-	20/55		28.2
43	Jeff Petry, PIT	-	25/60		34.9
44	Ivan Provorov, PHI	-	20/55		25.8
45	Jacob Trouba, NYR	-	20/45		28.7
46	Jaccob Slavin, CAR	-	20/50		28.5
47	Vince Dunn, SEA	-	25/55		26.0
48	Noah Hanifin, CGY	⟱	20/50		25.8
49	Hampus Lindholm, BOS	⟰	25/55		28.8
50	Samuel Girard, COL	-	30/65		24.5

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