Comments for Top 10+ Fantasy-Based Draft Defensemen Rankings at http://hockey.dobbersports.com , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://hockey.dobbersports.com Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:45 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/906-the-deans-list/4423-top-10-fantasy-based-draft-defensemen-rankings#comment-19700 Finn and Koekkoek are definitely way ahead of Ebert. Nick Ebert has a great shot (one of the best in the draft) but in my 5 viewings of him this season, he only impressed me once and it was probably because he wasn't simply "invisible" like the other four times. The skills are there but he's a player that comes with attitude and consistency problems. He simply doesn't work hard enough. Reinhart: Here's a player that I considered in the HM section but didn't want the list to get too long so I included some longer shots. Reinhart is a project defenseman but the skills are certainly there (just needs to improve his skating a bit). I'd certainly consider him if you wanted a bit of a lower ceiling with more likelihood of reaching the NHL type of player. I wouldn't knock anyone for picking him ahead of anyone after Schmaltz on the list above. Ebert isn't a terrible option either if you have a later pick but I'd rather have someone else take him than gamble on him with a higher pick. - Dean Youngblood Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:02:25 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/906-the-deans-list/4423-top-10-fantasy-based-draft-defensemen-rankings#comment-19668 On the same note where does Reinhardt fit in on this list - Donesh Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:17:03 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/906-the-deans-list/4423-top-10-fantasy-based-draft-defensemen-rankings#comment-19667 I was just wondering what you thought of Nick Ebert... I know he's had a rough year but it's hard to imagine that he's fallen so far that clear D-first players like koekkoek and finn are ahead of him... Just curious as to the reason Ebert isn't on the list - Donesh Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:10:53 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/906-the-deans-list/4423-top-10-fantasy-based-draft-defensemen-rankings#comment-19653 Your first paragraph reminded me of my drafting approach this past September. I came out of last season with a perspective that my high end defense core was the biggest factor in my success, and that defensemen were generally undervalued in my league. This year I made sure to draft a defense with lots of potential in my limited keeper. I picked: Doughty, Streit, Markov, Shattenkirk, E. Johnson Streit is the only one above thirty points with twenty games to go, and at a minus-17 you better believe that he's worth as little as any of the others in a a six-keeper setup. I knew coming out of the of the draft very well that I selected a risky defense core. Luckily I was able to bring Erik Karlsson up to salvage my underperforming defense. - Van Mason Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:57:07 +0100