Here's a look at theScore's defenseman value rankings for Friday, October 9:
| # | NAME | OPPONENT | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Muzzin | vs. ARI | Low |
| 2 | Duncan Keith | at NYI | Low |
| 3 | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | at LA | Low |
| 4 | Ryan McDonagh | at CBJ | Low |
| 5 | Drew Doughty | vs. ARI | Low |
| 6 | Niklas Kronwall | vs. TOR | Low |
| 7 | Keith Yandle | at CBJ | Low |
| 8 | Nick Leddy | vs. CHI | Low |
| 9 | Mike Green | vs. TOR | Medium |
| 10 | Jacob Trouba | at NJ | Medium |
| 11 | Dustin Byfuglien | at NJ | Medium |
| 12 | Kevin Klein | at CBJ | Medium |
| 13 | Johnny Boychuk | vs. CHI | Medium |
| 14 | Brent Seabrook | at NYI | Medium |
| 15 | Travis Hamonic | at CHI | Medium |
| 16 | Morgan Rielly | at DET | Medium |
| 17 | Tyler Myers | at NJ | High |
| 18 | David Savard | vs. NYR | High |
| 19 | Jack Johnson | vs. NYR | High |
| 20 | Dion Phaneuf | at DET | High |
Muzzin, Keith and Ekman-Larsson log top minutes for their respective teams and have a lot of offensive upside with their matchups. Trouba and Hamonic each had respectable seasons last year and seek improvement on the stat sheet while Phaneuf, Savard and Johnson are in tough to tally points from the blue line.