Standard Yahoo categories include goals, assists, plus/minus, power-play points, shots on goal and now hits for skaters. ... Value has been quantified based on factors including but not limited to past production, defense pairs, power-play usage, injury history, sleeper, bounce-back or breakout potential, anticipated regression, age and contract status (potential 2019 UFA: \; RFA: \\). DTD indicates players with day-to-day injury concerns.
1. Brent Burns, SJS (SAME)
2. John Carlson, WSH (DTD)
3. Victor Hedman, TBL (NEW)
4. Erik Karlsson, SJS\ (-1)
5. P.K. Subban, NSH (+1)
6. Seth Jones, CBJ (+2)
7. Morgan Rielly, TOR (+2)
8. Kris Letang, PIT (-3)
9. Dustin Byfuglien, WPG (+1)
10. Torey Krug, BOS (-3)
11. Roman Josi, NSH (SAME)
12. Drew Doughty, LAK (SAME)
13. Tyson Barrie, COL (SAME)
14. Mark Giordano, CGY (+1)
15. Thomas Chabot, OTT (+2)
16. Keith Yandle, FLA (+3)
17. Matt Dumba, MIN (+1)
18. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, ARI (+2)
19. Dougie Hamilton, CAR (-5)
20. Zach Werenski, CBJ\\ (-4)
21. Ryan Suter, MIN (SAME)
22. Ryan Ellis, NSH (SAME)
23. Jake Gardiner, TOR* (SAME)
24. Shayne Gostisbehere, PHI (+1)
25. Ivan Provorov, PHI\\ (+1)
26. Jeff Petry, MTL (+2)
27. Rasmus Ristolainen, BUF (-3)
28. Oscar Klefbom, EDM (+12)
29. Miro Heiskanen, DAL (NEW)
30. Erik Johnson, COL (-2)
31. Justin Faulk, CAR (-1)
32. Mattias Ekholm, NSH (+7)
33. Alex Pietrangelo, STL (+1)
34. Josh Manson, ANA (+1)
35. Aaron Ekblad, FLA (-4)
36. Shea Theodore, VGK (+6)
37. Neal Pionk, NYR\\ (NEW)
38. Rasmus Dahlin, BUF (-5)
39. Duncan Keith, CHI (-5)
40. Henri Jokiharju, CHI (-3)
41. Will Butcher, NJD\\ (SAME)
42. Vince Dunn, STL (-4)
43. Mikhail Sergachev, TBL (-4)
44. Jared Spurgeon, MIN (SAME)
45. Esa Lindell, DAL\\ (NEW)
46. Brent Seabrook, CHI (SAME)
47. Mike Green, DET (SAME)
48. Cam Fowler, ANA (NEW)
49. Ryan McDonagh, TBL (SAME)
50. Samuel Girard, COL (NEW)
Dropped out:John Klingberg (INJ.); Nick Leddy, NYI; Ryan Pulock, NYI; Jacob Trouba, WPG\\; Jamie Oleksiak, PIT; Colton Parayko, STL
Just missed: Matt Niskanen, WSH; Maxime Lajoie, OTT; Derrick Pouliot, VAN; Markus Nutivaara, CBJ; Alex Goligoski, ARI (DTD); Matt Grzelcyk, BOS
Key injuries: Charlie McAvoy, BOS; Alexander Edler, VAN; Shea Weber, MTL; Justin Schultz, PIT
READ: Last week's Top 50 defenseman rankings
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