Top 50 Fantasy Hockey Defenseman Rankings - February 4, 2022

Feb 4th update: Our latest top 50 defensemen rankings as we enter the All Star break and prepare for the final stretch of the fantasy hockey regular season. NEW FEATURE: each player's points floor and ceiling are now listed - these are the best and worst case scenarios for each player, if they were to be relatively healthy throughout the NHL season.

Our fantasy hockey defenseman rankings project value for the next 1 to 2 seasons, and consider each player's track record, upside, age, team and injury history. Because fantasy league categories vary widely, these rankings focus on point production. Notes made in previous rankings may carry over to new rankings if they remain relevant.

Rk	Player	Trend	Floor/Ceiling	Notes
1	Cale Makar, COL	-	50/85
2	Adam Fox, NYR	-	45/80
3	Victor Hedman, TB	-	45/75
4	Roman Josi, NAS	-	45/75	Leading the charge for revitalized Preds offense
5	Quinn Hughes, VAN	-	45/80
6	John Carlson, WAS	-	45/80	He's been alright, but being passed by young studs
7	Morgan Rielly, TOR	-	40/75
8	Aaron Ekblad, FLA	-	40/75
9	Shea Theodore, VGK	-	40/70
10	Kris Letang, PIT	UP	40/75	He's probably top 5 without the injury risk
11	Dougie Hamilton, NJ	-	40/70
12	Drew Doughty, LA	-	35/65
13	Charlie McAvoy, BOS	-	35/65
14	Alex Pietrangelo, VGK	-	30/60
15	Torey Krug, STL	-	35/65

Rk	Player	Trend	Floor/Ceiling	Notes
16	Tony DeAngelo, CAR	UP	30/65	A top pick if you believe issues are behind him
17	Zach Werenski, CBJ	-	30/65
18	Thomas Chabot, OTT	-	30/65	Numbers will improve as team improves
19	Miro Heiskanen, DAL	-	30/65
20	Seth Jones, CHI	-	35/65	Lacklustre 'Hawks team won't help totals
21	Moritz Seider, DET	-	30/65	Hasn't, and may never, hit the 'rookie wall'
22	Devon Toews, COL	UP	30/65	Steady climb up the list; hard to keep him down
23	Brent Burns, SJ	-	30/65
24	Tyson Barrie, EDM	DOWN	30/70	Concerns growing with Bouchard emergence
25	Rasmus Dahlin, BUF	-	30/75	Minuses piling up, but so are the points
26	John Klingberg, DAL	UP	30/65	Trade could be coming soon
27	Mackenzie Weegar, FLA	-	30/60
28	Darnell Nurse, EDM	-	30/60
29	Mikhail Sergachev, TB	-	30/60
30	Neal Pionk, WPG	-	30/55

Rk	Player	Trend	Floor/Ceiling	Notes
31	Samuel Girard, COL	-	30/60
32	Jared Spurgeon, MIN	-	30/55
33	Shayne Gostisbehere, AZ	UP	15/55	Is he back? Opportunity with 'Yotes paying dividends
34	Jakob Chychrun, AZ	-	25/55	On the trade block - keep an eye on this one
35	Alex Goligoski, MIN	UP	20/55	Can you believe this? On pace for 60 points
36	Filip Hronek, DET	-	25/55
37	Bowen Byram, COL	-	25/65	Working his way up a crowded depth chart
38	Justin Faulk, STL	-	20/55	Settled in as a Blue after rough first few seasons
39	Matt Dumba, MIN	-	25/60	There's still more upside here
40	Erik Karlsson, SJ	DOWN	30/70	Bounceback season derailed by injuries again
41	Evan Bouchard, EDM	UP	20/60	Carving out larger offensive role for himself already
42	Ivan Provorov, PHI	DOWN	20/55
43	Rasmus Andersson, CGY	-	20/50	Quietly chipping in, but long term role uncertain
44	Noah Dobson, NYI	UP	20/55	Making most of open opportunity on NYI blueline
45	Jacob Trouba, NYR	-	20/45
46	Matt Grzelcyk, BOS	-	15/45
47	Kevin Shattenkirk, ANH	-	20/45	We know he can produce; Anaheim a good fit
48	Cam Fowler, ANH	-	15/45	Hard to trust production, but it's there right now
49	Jaccob Slavin, CAR	-	15/45
50	Ryan Ellis, PHI	-	35/65	Top 15 upside, but he can't stay healthy

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