Defensemen
Spencer Gill
Raw, athletic blue-liner with astoundiing offensive metrics backed by a booming shot. Defence has and should continue to improve. Has upside as a second-pair, two-way defenseman.
Loke Johansson
A physical, defense-minded defenseman.
Ilya Solovyov
A big, steady force on defence who blocks shots and loves throwing hits anywhere on the ice.
Tyler Tucker
Big defenseman who has is limit offensively. Takes and draws lots of penalties.
Luca Marrelli
A jack-of-all-trades defensemen that comes with respectable size and athleticism.
Daniil Pylenkov
A physical defenseman who is solid on his end, a good puck mover, and has some offensive upside. He must move to North America from the KHL to get on the fantasy radar.
Cade Webber
Defense-minded defenseman who tends to be a sponge for blocking shots. Potential value in bangers leagues.
Ty Murchison
A defensive-minded blueliner that relies upon his solid skating and physicality to rid the opponent of the puck. Lacking much offensive upside, Murchison caps out as a potential bottom-pairing or seventh NHL defenseman.
Ethan Edwards
Elite skater with impressive offensive tools (passing, shooting, stickhandling) - must work on his D-zone effort and positioning to make the jump. Physicality will always be a weakness, but could end up being a bottom-four puck-moving blueliner if things go well. Fantasy leagues with emphasis on points for D-men will likely benefit from this prospect if he makes the NHL.
Joe Hicketts
Small defenceman with some offensive ability. Still holds some potential as a third pairing defenceman who can run the second power play unit, and put in surprising hit totals