Quel défenseur a dépassé les attentes cette année ?
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Quel défenseur a dépassé les attentes cette année ?
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I am surprised to see Mike Matheson so high in points. Pretty sure he beat any expectations. I don’t watch many Canadiens games but it’s like what, double his point production in any other year he’s played?
Downside is his +/- is pretty poor but that’s a tough stat when you’re on a bad team.
Bouchard certainly stands out. He had 43 points in ‘21-‘22 and 40 points in ‘22-‘23 so he’s almost doubled his previous career high.
I know he doesn’t have a big point total but I’m gonna give a shoutout to Alex Vlasic. A rookie on the worst team in the league. He has absorbed a lot of the top D responsibilities and is only a shocking -6 on that team. He certainly has surprised me.
Not exactly surprising by the points he scored, but how important he is for the system he plays in… Roman Josi. Nothing works without him.
Honorable mention: Drew Doughty having a great year
At the start of the season I didn’t care much for Matheson but now we might want to keep him around.
We have a bunch of high end D prospect coming but having a local veteran to help them might be good and Matheson have been doing great on a very average team.
Until Mailloux or Huston are ready Matheson seems adequate.
Not on the list, Filip Hronek stepped up since joining the Canucks
Noah D bay bee
Thomas Harley
I think anyone would be lying if they said they believed Dobson or Bouch would have a pt per game.
Hughes for sure I did not expect him to be captain and I can see why, he’s drove the offence a lot
With 48 points, MacKenzie Weegar barely misses this list, but he’s actually fourth overall in goals by defensemen. (He has 19; Josi has 21, and Makar and Dahlin have 20 apiece.)
He’s become an exceptional leader in the locker room too. He never gives up, never gets disheartened, never makes excuses. He steps up when no one else will. Hell, he played 28 minutes against Anaheim when we lost Hanley early in the first period, and again against San Jose when we needed him on the PK.
Weegar. Dude has 19 goals his previous high was 8.
We need stats other than points for a DEFENSE-man.
And Quinn.
i have plenty of bias but Dobson exceeded his expectations greatly.
Isn’t josi like in his thirties,
I just wish best defenseman wasn’t a points race.
Weegar should be on this list. Dude had a career year and if he had a stronger team up front he’d have a bunch more assists too.
Dobson and Matheson
Matheson
It’s good to see Ghost playing well. Fletcher screwed the pooch in that deal.
Brock Faber
Ghost
Gustav Forsling, has really impressed me with his defensive play. It has always been good but he took it to a whole other level this year.
Morgan Reilly. Was expecting him to contribute as a leader But his suspension lead to the leafs turning things around. A HART worthy suspension.
Noah Dobson is the correct answer.
Brock Faber
Brock Faber, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Mattias Ekholm, Quinn Hughes, Mackenzie Weegar, Noah Dobson and Thomas Harley
Matheson and Dobson.