HockeyBuzz Hotstove: Top-5 defensemen in the Western Conference?

^^Actual footage of Tanner ranking Mattias Ekholm as the best Defenseman in the Entire Western Conference when he's the 3rd best Dman on his own team.....

Tanner taking another L

I think I just read the dumbest list ever by that Tanner kid.

Tanners original list was recovered:

1. David Runblad
2. Cody Franson
3. Jake Muzzin
4. OEL
5. John Chayka

Dont hate on Muzzin, hes good D. Not top 5 worthy but good solid dman who can produce offensively

Oh wow, Tanner must have another light afternoon where he can post nonsense just to upset people on here so he can argue with them to kill time. Dude is such an AW...

Not even a little love for Pietrangelo?

Quinn Hughes????

These lists....

So bad...

Tanner, jfc man. I like a lot of what you write but c'mon dude that's an absurd list

Tanner just has to make the “bold” opinions.

I may sound like a homer, but I don’t know how Pietrangelo doesn’t even get a mention here. He’s one of the best defensive-minded defensemen in the league. And up until this past season, when the Blues were terrible, his stats were nearly universally better than Subban’s.

I may sound like a homer, but I don’t know how Pietrangelo doesn’t even get a mention here. He’s one of the best defensive-minded defensemen in the league. And up until this past season, when the Blues were terrible, his stats were nearly universally better than Subban’s.
- RobShouts

He’d be in the top ten for sure, but I just don’t think he’s top five.

He’d be in the top ten for sure, but I just don’t think he’s top five.
- Rinosaur

How so? Most of these lists treat defensemen like forwards. Who cares how many points they have? If I’m building a team of only players from the West, and I want increible defense, my top pair is Doughty and Pietrangelo all day, everyday.

How so? Most of these lists treat defensemen like forwards. Who cares how many points they have? If I’m building a team of only players from the West, and I want increible defense, my top pair is Doughty and Pietrangelo all day, everyday.
- RobShouts

Can’t say there isn’t an argument for that.

IMO it’s OEL, Burns, Doughty, Subban and Klingberg. (Not in that order)

I may sound like a homer, but I don’t know how Pietrangelo doesn’t even get a mention here. He’s one of the best defensive-minded defensemen in the league. And up until this past season, when the Blues were terrible, his stats were nearly universally better than Subban’s.
- RobShouts

Kinda ends up being subjective based off what stats/qualities someone values. I'd certainly take Pietrangelo over a few names noted here.

Ignoring age and contract, I'd probably go Doughty, OELand Klingberg as the top tier; Giordano, Pietrangelo the collection of Nashville Dmen (Subban, Josi and Ellis) in the next; and Lindholm and Vlasic rounding it out. Contentious opinion, but Burns doesn't even register on account of his poor defending despite favourable deployment.

How so? Most of these lists treat defensemen like forwards. Who cares how many points they have? If I’m building a team of only players from the West, and I want increible defense, my top pair is Doughty and Pietrangelo all day, everyday.
- RobShouts

Parayko > Pietrangelo

Can’t say there isn’t an argument for that.

IMO it’s OEL, Burns, Doughty, Subban and Klingberg. (Not in that order)
- Rinosaur

I would agree with those 5.

Parayko > Pietrangelo
- Feds91Stammer

Not yet but one day maybe

How dare you leave out Lord Larson

I may sound like a homer, but I don’t know how Pietrangelo doesn’t even get a mention here. He’s one of the best defensive-minded defensemen in the league. And up until this past season, when the Blues were terrible, his stats were nearly universally better than Subban’s.
-RobShouts

I agree. I think he's easily in the top 5 in the Western Conference.