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3. The best you can do to rate and rank NHL d-men is to take a number of stats based on offensive point production (even strength point and power play point rates) and also consider usage, how much ice time a coach gives his d-men at even strength, in over-time and on the penalty kill. That usage in overtime and short-handed is the best proxy for defensive performance I’ve been able to find. Essentially this system puts a lot of weight in the opinion of NHL coaches, as seen in how much ice time in key situations they give their d-men.
If you can come up with a list of stats that spits out a superior ranking to that one, I’ll adopt your method immediately.
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Yup, that's the best way anyone has ever determined to rank NHL Defensemen. Just look at their points and usage and just like that, you have their definitive defensive ranking. Points are all that matters (defense? lol outcome of that usage? Please.
) and coaches have never been forced to play a defensemen more than they'd like because it's all they have. You've cracked the code Staples!
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4. This same ranking system has Darnell Nurse at 17th overall and Jakob Chychrun 16th.
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