TNZ Fantasy's Top 50 defensemen for 2017-18

Please note: We will update this list throughout the offseason and beginning of 2017-18 season. The updates will probably change the rankings because of players signing with/being traded to new teams, which may increase and/or decrease fantasy value.

When we were making this list of defenseman rankings, we were loojing at fantasy value and production, and that was what we mainly took into consideration for these rankings.

Brent Burns was the top blueliner last season and took home the Norris Trophy. But before Burns' rise to the top, Erik Karlsson, who is No. 2 on our lost, was the top d-man in the NHL.

A huge influence in tbese rankings was the New York Rangers landing defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk. Shattenkirk was one of the top players on his teams when he played for St. Louis and Washington, and he shod be able to do the sabe with the Rangers. Shattenkirk will most likely paired with Ryan McDonagh most of the season, and the two together can be a great defensive combination.

Here are our Top 50 defenseman for the 2017-18 NHL season.

1. Brent Burns, SJS
2. Erik Karlsson, OTT (INJ.)
3. Victor Hedman, TBL
4. Dustin Byfuglien, WPG
5. Roman Josi, NSH
6. Kris Letang, PIT (INJ.)
7. Duncan Keith, CHI
8. Dougie Hamilton, CGY
9. Kevin Shattenkirk, NYR
10. Shea Weber, MTL
11. Drew Doughty, LAK
12. Torey Krug, BOS (INJ.)
13. P.K. Subban, NSH
14. Zach Werenski, CBJ
15. Alex Pietrangelo, STL
16. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, ARI
17. Rasmus Ristolainen, BUF
18. Justin Schultz, PIT
19. Ryan Suter, MIN
20. Shayne Gostisbehere, PHI
21. Justin Faulk, CAR
22. Mark Giordano, CGY
23. Ryan McDonagh, NYR
24. Jake Gardiner, TOR
25. John Klingberg, DAL
26. Oscar Klefbom, EDM
27. Aaron Ekblad, FLA
28. Ryan Ellis, NSH
29. Keith Yandle, FLA
30. Cam Fowler, ANA
31. Jared Spurgeon, MIN
32. John Carlson, WSH
33. Seth Jones, CBJ
34. Colton Parayko, STL (RFA)
35. Zdeno Chara, BOS
36. Jacob Trouba, WPG
37. Matt Dumba, MIN
38. Ivan Provorov, PHI
39. Brent Seabrook, CHI
40. Jaccob Slavin, CAR
41. Dion Phaneuf, OTT
42. Tyson Barrie, COL
43. Matt Niskanen, WSH
44. Marc-Edouard Vlasic, SJS
45. Jake Muzzin, LAK
46. Shea Theodore, VGK
47. Josh Manson, ANA
48. Dmitry Orlov, WSH
49. Nick Leddy, NYI
50. Brandon Carlo, BOS 

Honorable Mentions: Trevor Daley (DET), Alec Martinez (LAK), Morgan Rielly (TOR), Nikita Zaitsev (TOR), Sami Vatanen (ANA - INJ.), TJ Brodie (CGY), Josh Morrissey (WPG), Noah Hanifin (CAR), Esa Lindell (DAL), Andrei Markov (UFA), Mattias Ekholm (NSH), Radko Gudas (PHI), Damon Severson (NJD - RFA),Alexander Edler (VAN), Charlie McAvoy (BOS)