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

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