DFS: Thursday's Defenseman Value Rankings

Here's a look at theScore's defenseman value rankings for Thursday, October 8:

Value Rankings
C | W | D | G

#	Name	Opponent	Risk
1	Kevin Shattenkirk (STL)	vs. EDM	Low
2	Kris Letang (PIT)	at DAL	Low
3	Erik Karlsson (OTT)	at BUF	Low
4	Alex Pietrangelo (STL)	vs EDM	Low
5	Victor Hedman (TB)	vs. PHI	Low
6	Shea Weber (NSH)	vs. CAR	Low
7	Roman Josi (NSH)	vs. CAR	Low
8	Olli Maatta (PIT)	at DAL	Low
9	John Klingberg (DAL)	vs. PIT	Low
10	Dustin Byfuglien (WPG)	at BOS	Low
11	Tyler Myers (WPG)	at BOS	Low
12	Alex Goligoski (DAL)	vs. PIT	Medium
13	Tyson Barrie (COL)	vs. MIN	Medium
14	Ryan Suter (MIN)	at COL	Medium
15	Justin Faulk (CAR)	at NSH	Medium
16	Torey Krug (BOS)	vs. WPG	Medium
17	Jacob Trouba (WPG)	at BOS	Medium
18	Mark Streit (PHI)	at TB	Medium
19	Cody Franson (BUF)	vs. OTT	Medium
20	Jason Garrison (TB)	vs. PHI	Medium
21	Anton Stralman (TB)	vs. PHI	Medium
22	Erik Johnson (COL)	vs. MIN	High
23	Seth Jones (NSH)	vs. CAR	High
24	Toby Enstrom (WPG)	at BOS	High
25	James Wisniewski (CAR)	at NSH	High
26	Michael Del Zotto (PHI)	at TB	High
27	Jay Bouwmeester (STL)	vs EDM	High
28	Justin Schultz (EDM)	at STL	High
29	Cody Ceci (OTT)	at BUF	High
30	Radko Gudas (PHI)	at TB	High

Pay up for the elite offensive defenseman Thursday. Shattenkirk, Letang and Karlsson have matchups that can't be ignored. Franson should log minutes on Buffalo's blue line and can be an underrated stat-filler with shots-on-goal and blocks. Ceci has high offensive potential and Gudas is a shot-blocking machine if you don't have much cash to burn.