As a nice companion piece to the recent top 15 forwards in the Metropolitan Division, here’s the same for what should be the best defensemen in the division this season.
And while the Metro is dominated by offensive stars like Crosby, Ovechkin, Panarin, Malkin and Aho, there’s a very good crop of defenders out there that are tasked with shutting down these high-skilled players.
Honorable mentions: Brian Dumoulin (PIT), Jaccob Slavin (CAR), Dmitri Orlov (WSH), P.K Subban (NJD)
#10 Ryan Ellis, Philadelphia Flyers: One of the biggest additions of the summer was the trade Philadelphia swung to add right handed shot Ryan Ellis.