Blueliners are a tricky bunch. Some poolies go absolutely nuts for them, others consider them an afterthought. There’s value in the top guys, but before long you’re looking at third-line winger numbers—except when it comes to +/-, PIM and hits. D-men are a cheap way to pick up those stats.
Positional rankings: Goalies | Centres | Left-Wingers | Right-Wingers
| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM |
| 01 | Erik Karlsson | Ottawa |
| 02 | P.K. Subban | Montreal |
| 03 | Alex Pietrangelo | St. louis |
| 04 | James Wisniewski | Columbus |
| 05 | Shea Weber | Nashville |
| 06 | Niklas Kronwall | Detroit |
| 07 | Dustin Byfuglien | Winnipeg |
| 08 | Ryan Suter | Minnesota |
| 09 | Victor Hedman | Tampa Bay |
| 10 | Keith Yandle | Arizona |
| 11 | Kevin Shattenkirk | St. Louis |
| 12 | Ryan McDonagh | New york |
| 13 | Duncan Keith | Chicago |
| 14 | Kris Letang | Pittsburgh |
| 15 | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | Arizona |
| 16 | Christian Ehrhoff | Pittsburgh |
| 17 | Drew Doughty | Los Angeles |
| 18 | Mark Giordano | Calgary |
| 19 | Brent Seabrook | Chicago |
| 20 | Zdeno Chara | Boston |
| 21 | Roman Josi | Nashville |
| 22 | Alex Goligoski | Dallas |
| 23 | Mark Streit | Philadelphia |
| 24 | Andrei Markov | Montreal |
| 25 | Matt Niskanen | Washington |
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