Rank those Def

[RICKROSS]

Im curious rank those D for the next 3 years
keeper Points only,

Hanifin
Gardiner
Oel
Hamilton
Miller
Theodore
Morrissey

Thanks Guys,

[SergeP]

Hamilton

Theodore / Hanifin / OEL

Gardiner / Morissey / Miller

[senryu]

Hamilton

Theodore / Hanifin / OEL

Gardiner / Morissey / Miller

I like this tiering.

[lucafen4]

Funny having Gardiner in the 3rd tier coming off a 52 pt season...
My rankings would change yearly as you'll see growth from Morrissey & Theodore year over year.
in 3 years time I'd have'em

Theodore - he'll be the 1B option behind Brannstrom
Morrissey - surpass Byfuglien by then
OEL - Hanifin - Hanifin's got more to give
Gardiner** - see below
Hamilton - in 3yrs I wouldn't be surprised if he's had 2 more teams. the stress will be showing
Miller - Brannstrom/Theodore will pass him

Gardiner - I gave him an asterisk because where he fits on this list really depends on where he ends up and what role next season.
If Tor 'can' resign him - then he's up with OEL/Hanifin and will continue around 45-50pts.
If he ends up somewhere that is in dire need of an offensive, puck moving defencemen and he's 'the man' then I think he's at the top of this list and can go 55pts.
Or, his defensive lapses get him on the bad side of a new coach and he starts losing time, then he could drop to a 30+pt Dman and lose most value.
Where he ends up and his deployment will dictate his value more than anyone else on this list.

[agentzero]

Hamilton

Theodore / Hanifin / OEL

Gardiner / Morissey / Miller

I like the tier idea.


Morissey (watch him go as Byfuglien ages.. He's already a great PP player).

Gardiner/ OEL

Hanifin/Miller/ Theodore/ Hamilton


I'm not in the camp that believes that Brannstrom will run PP1 outright within 2 years. Maaaaybe 3, but it's a big maybe. Theo ran it in the Stanley Cup final.. shows the trust they have in him. He also has the long-ter contract. Results in the pros have been slow but he will beat out Miller completely by season's end.

Hamilton is likely on his way to another team. He would be classed with Morrissey if for whatever reason, he could gel with his teams.

Hanifin, not a big believer in his offense at the pro level. I see shades of Seabrook here, to Giordano's Keith.

Gardiner is underrated. On a new team? Who knows...