Defensemen
Lukas Fischer
A strong skating, defensively reliable defenseman with offensive upside. Proper development could lead to being a top-four defenseman with power play usage.
Finn Harding
A hard-working defenseman showing offensive improvement every year. A long-term project.
Matthew Lahey
A towering defenseman who already has the size and work ethic, with proper development, could make it to the NHL. A long-term project that is well off the fantasy radar.
Aiden Celebrini
A shutdown, right-shot defender.
Tom Willander
Fleet-footed right-handed defenseman who excels defensively. Limited puck skills, but has second-pairing upside in the right hands.
John Prokop
A depth defenseman who plays a physical game. He needs to improve his decision-making with the puck and read plays better—he is more of a shutdown defender than an offensive producer.
Blake Fiddler
Smooth, mobile, and defensively solid, Fiddler still has some areas to clean up in his game to develop to the next level.
Cameron Reid
Mobile and heady d-man in both ends despite smaller size.
Stevie Leskovar
A very physical shutdown defenseman.
Konnor Smith
A big, physically aggressive defenseman who doesn't produce much offensively. He needs to work on his positioning; his aggression leads to being out of position. He's off the fantasy radar, but in deep leagues that value hits, he could be worth an add as he develops throughout his career.