10 Must Draft Defensemen In 2024 Fantasy Hockey

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[@bradcooper8845]

Very concise and straight to the point. Love this

[@austinfournier8486]

Take another look at Cam York, he had some solid peripherals last year, with PP2 time. When he was moved to PP1 his shot rate jumped up. Now he skating on the clear PP1 with Philly top 4 forwards, which is not how they ran the it last year, he’s a BIG breakout candidate! I’d take him over lots of other PP1 guys with bad peripherals, L. Hughes, Ghost, Clark, Boqvist, Hutson, Zellwegar, Walman. Plus he got more upside than all then most PP2 defensive man. He’s in a contract year, has progressively gotten better each season, and entering his prime. Could definitely be a top 30 d man at years end.

[@firedupfantasy]

I like him but Drysdale is still there and the Flyers powerplay should still be pretty abysmal. Torts loves to switch things up

[@joelvanlagen5177]

Rate my team 10t banger cats league. I had the 10th pick. 1)Makar 2)JT Miller 3)Tage Thompson 4)Moritz Sieder 5)Timo Meier 6)Kempe 7)Konecny 8)Larkin 9)Ovechkin 10)Tippet 11)UPL 12)Faulk 13)Freddy Anderson 14)Harley 15)Jenner 16)Jake Neighbors dropped him for Peterka.

[@aronbrown9411]

That is solid. What defines your league as a banger league, that is the question. Mine is 10 teams with the usuals that yahoo offers with the added cats of PM and blocks. The other one I joined fresh this year was an insane 14 team 29 rounder. I figured my top picks in this one should be all out offense because you have 2C, 2L,2R, 6D, and 2Utilitu as well as 5F spots open on any given day. I knew I could get PM, and hit guys in the later rounds. I like your team though, I really doubt you have PM, and maybe blocks in it???

[@joelvanlagen5177]

@aronbrown9411 It is a yahoo league with hits pims and blocks. It also has PM but I punt that category in my drafts because, that is so hard to predict. We have 2c 2lw 2rw 4d slots and a bench of 4 and 2 goalies.

[@firedupfantasy]

Solid

[@TheJohnny8080]

BANANA League if you are getting Ovi at Round 9

[@aronbrown9411]

One guy nobody talks about and is my Dark Horse sleeper pick for Calder is Calum Ritchie. I think he makes the team. Landy is still a huge ???? in so many ways. Nis is still suspended for a few months and can he finally get it together ??? The rest of the team after Makar,MCKinnon, and Rantanen are pretty slim pickings for providing offense. Kovalenko and Drouin will produce because of who they are playing with, Middlestad should hit 60 at least ,but I still see room for Ritchie. The guy is NHL ready. I felt this way before he scored his crazy fake shot breakaway goal as well. Yahoo wouldn't let me draft him in a 14 team 29 round league.

[@alextucker4464]

My defensive core is Bouchard, Dahlin, Sanderson and Brandt Clarke

[@robertmuzyka7578]

just finished my draft, never drafted D till sixth round starting with Dobson, then Hamilton in round 7, Sergachev Round 9, Fosling round 10 and Faulk round 14...think I'll be alright!

[@jovanpavlovic3210]

how many teams in your league ?

[@agent00puffball]

I legit got Hanifin with my last pick of the draft. I was shocked to see he was still up.

[@firedupfantasy]

that's sick

[@DerektheMotorider]

what is the future of the devils D-core? from a long term perspective (keeper/dynasty league perspective). seems like there are too many players that could drive a power play (hamilton, luke, seamus casey, nemec)

[@julsgools8121]

Got Hamilton at 63, Sergachev at 91 and Hanifin at 119 last night

[@malavancouver9435]

A video about all players on contract years would be deadly

[@firedupfantasy]

Haha yeah maybe next year, I don’t put too much stock into contract years tbh

[@Brennan-34]

You’re spilling my Hanifin secret!!

[@Dan_the_Man_18]

In an 8 man H2H points league with 4 starting d do I run 5d or drop forsling and pick up Ehlers ,scheitele or Horvat. There is an extra forward spot in my league

[@firedupfantasy]

don't run 5d especially with Forsling, is it just forwards (not centers, rw, lw etc?) if so pick up Horvat or Scheifele, can't go wrong with either

[@caleob9725]

My draft was last Tuesday and I got 3/5. I wanted to go D heavy from round 3 up

[@Roberticus_Gaming]

Thanks for your videos!

[@mcthunderstick2374]

I appreciate you mentioning that plus minus really hurts Seth jones. In previous videos you haven’t mentioned that, and his performance in my league last year, despite having hits, shots and blocks, he was a stinker.

[@firedupfantasy]

Yeah I should have mentioned it. It’s just hard to account for so many league settings

[@dannypike3189]

Dude at some point you have to think for yourself and judge what players are good based on your league settings. You shouldn't need someone else to tell you that players on bad teams are less valuable in +/- leagues

[@mcthunderstick2374]

@@dannypike3189 I was thinking for myself. I’m saying in glad he finally mentioned that, because it’s not applicable to all leagues like my own. Maybe learn to read before being so hostile.

[@colinr4860]

Great stuff! Would you drop Ekblad for Faulk (or Boqvist)? [G/A/PPP/H/BLK/SOG]

[@firedupfantasy]

I would drop Ekblad for Faulk yeah

[@Brekkull]

How exactly does drafters work? Does it set lineups for me? Is there anything stopping me from only picking 3 d and loading up on forwards? I cant find any actual rules and how it works on their website

[@firedupfantasy]

No roster management, automatically set. Nothing stopping you from loading up on D, you can do a bunch of variations of teams that you like. Also when you click on the $11 championship you can see site rules and scoring if you scroll down a tiny bit

[@roninkubie7635]

Out of these 4, which 2 would you take: Clarke, Gustafsson, Boqvist, Walman?

[@verisimilitude6415]

Depends on league settings

[@roninkubie7635]

@@verisimilitude6415 G, A, Hits, blks, and shots, with more given to Goals over assists

[@firedupfantasy]

Clarke or Walman

[@verisimilitude6415]

@@roninkubie7635 personally I'd take Walman. Blocks machine and room for lots of shots on a shallow Sharks team

[@jman9806]

Got dougie Seth and Faulk drafted last night let’s gooo

[@william3794]

My league needs 3 appearances a week for goalies. Counts W, GA, SV, and shutouts. Do I drop Silovs (my 3rd goalie, I have Binners and Kochetkov) and pick up Adam B as a 5th dman? (My dmen are Josi, Hedman, Faber and Werenski)

[@firedupfantasy]

Don’t generally like rostering 5 defensemen so I’d keep Silovs

[@adamjosey1543]

The are still spots available in two Yahoo $100 Public Rotisserie Leagues that draft tonight and tomorrow (Mon & Tues) at 5pm PDT (8pm EDT) if anyone is interested.

[@kevinnix4458]

What side of this trade would you want to be on?..b.tkachuk and m.weegar...for q.hughes and a.debrincat

[@firedupfantasy]

depends on league settings

[@kevinnix4458]

Categories with hits penalty minutes shots goal assists..all equal categories​@@firedupfantasy

[@Roberticus_Gaming]

in a banger league this one should be obvious

[@ahabibi23]

I got both Josi and Dahlin at 2nd and 3rd picks lol

[@laneylane7957]

LOL

[@mattlaurin3903]

Drop Trouba for Walman? Bangers league without blocks. Leaning Walmans PP1 upside

[@firedupfantasy]

ouf that's hard to say. i suppose walman could put up 100 hits if given around 21-22 minutes a night.

[@carsendimac8892]

I got offered Morrissey and Larkin for q.hughes and Thomas, thoughts?

[@DadBooom]

God no. Thomas doesn't shoot, like at all, but he was great otherwise last year. I wouldn't trade Q Hughes for anything short of a 1st round F or Josi+ a sweetener

[@bigbossgaming1858]

@@DadBooomjosi is better than hughes lol

[@kevinnix4458]

What side of a trade would want to be in this deal..category league with hits...q.hughes and a.debrincat for b.tkachuk and m.weegar

[@firedupfantasy]

depends on league settings

[@Madevilz]

Pts only, Clarke, Boqvist, Zellweger or Gustafsson?

[@firedupfantasy]

Boqvist has the highest upside

[@quickflipper3782]

Boqvist or gustav forling ? tough decision for me rn

[@firedupfantasy]

boqvist has far more upside but forsling has better peripherals. depends on your league settings.

[@xaVis32]

Clarke also good in leagues that count blocks, his blocks per 60 is quite good.

[@DadBooom]

and Doughty is out for a while. Breakout year for Brandt

[@ethan5199]

Annoying that they’re not giving Seider PP1 again this year , but don’t sleep on Ghost this year Carolina PP1

[@firedupfantasy]

yeah i'm a fan of ghost

[@sekzsekz9880]

dahlin went round 2 in all my leagues kinda wild lol

[@joshsaulnier9005]

He fell all the way to 5th in mine unreal...I wanted to snatch him but I had already drafted Josi and Bouchard.

[@RJPlayz01]

@@joshsaulnier90056 man league?

[@mcthunderstick2374]

I took Bouchard 2nd round and Dahlin 3rd. My league mates are chapped.

[@joshsaulnier9005]

@@RJPlayz01 na man 12 man

[@joshsaulnier9005]

@@RJPlayz01 goalie run started early I think that caused alot of Dman to fall

[@johnnyaguiar3088]

I just got Faulk off the waiver wire nobody picked him up. In a bangers league

[@firedupfantasy]

That’s sick

[@shanebrohm7786]

No mo seider?

[@firedupfantasy]

nah not in a points league

[@kyleenright3757]

He’s also not PP1 sadly

[@DadBooom]

Speaking as someone who has drafted Hamilton 2x over the past handful of years, I'll never pick him again. He's just way too risky. I get burned every time.

[@firedupfantasy]

he can't be a bust 3 years in a row, can he? it's simply not possible due to the laws set by the fantasy hockey gods

[@gangawerks]

@@firedupfantasy if the fantasy hockey gods hate you as much as Laine...very possible

[@KimOsuna-n4r]

Barbara Causeway

[@CODOJOWI]

Dougie is a stretcher jockey

[@BricksRUSinc]

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[@JayJay-c4g5j]

Rate my team Mackinnon Petterson Dahlin Marner Slafkovsky Caufield Sergachev Dougie Sanderson Svechnikov Kochetkov Kuemper Peterka Clarke Drouin Hutson Evander kane Cozens Rakell Hertl 12 man