Week 18 Fantasy defenseman top 50 rankings for 2018-19

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FANTASY TOP 50 DEFENSEMAN RANKINGS

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. Erik Karlsson, SJS* (SAME)
3. John Carlson, WSH (+1)
4. Kris Letang, PIT (+1)
5. Morgan Rielly, TOR (-2)
6. Mark Giordano, CGY (SAME)
7. Victor Hedman, TBL (SAME)
8. Seth Jones, CBJ (SAME)
9. Torey Krug, BOS (+2)
10. Roman Josi, NSH (SAME)
11. Thomas Chabot, OTT (+2)
12. Dustin Byfuglien, WPG (DTD)
13. John Klingberg, DAL (-1)
14. Mattias Ekholm, NSH (+1)
15. Shea Weber, MTL (-1)
16. P.K. Subban, NSH (+1)
17. Keith Yandle, FLA (+1)
18. Ryan Suter, MIN (+2)
19. Drew Doughty, LAK (+3)
20. Rasmus Ristolainen, BUF (-4)
21. Charlie McAvoy, BOS\\ (+7)
22. Alex Pietrangelo, STL (+21)
23. Erik Gustafsson, CHI (+6)
24. Tyson Barrie, COL (-5)
25. Rasmus Dahlin, BUF (-1)
26. Jeff Petry, MTL (-3)
27. Ryan Ellis, NSH (-2)
28. Jake Muzzin, TOR (-7)
29. Jared Spurgeon, MIN (+4)
30. Ryan Pulock, NYI (+7)
31. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, ARI (-5)
32. Zach Werenski, CBJ\\ (-5)
33. Shayne Gostisbehere, PHI (-2)
34. Justin Schultz, PIT (+5)
35. Aaron Ekblad, FLA (-5)
36. Jacob Trouba, WPG\\ (-4)
37. Miro Heiskanen, DAL (-3)
38. Dougie Hamilton, CAR (-3)
39. Jake Gardiner, TOR* (-3)
40. Josh Morrissey, WPG (-2)
41. TJ Brodie, CGY (SAME)
42. Alexander Edler, VAN* (DTD)
43. Colton Parayko, STL (+1)
44. Vince Dunn, STL (+3)
45. Shea Theodore, VGK (+3)
46. Ryan McDonagh, TBL (-1)
47. Mikhail Sergachev, TBL (NEW)
48. Darnell Nurse, EDM (-6)
49. Jordan Oesterle, ARI* (SAME)
50. Duncan Keith, CHI (NEW)
    Dropped out: Erik Johnson, COL; Mike Matheson, FLA
    Key injury: Matt Dumba, MIN
    Just Missed: Ivan Provorov, PHI\\; Kevin Shattenkirk, NYR; Tyler Myers, WPG\; Devon Toews, NYI; Samuel Girard, COL
    READ: Last week's Top 50 defenseman rankings
    
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