EA releases NHL 17 on Sept. 13, just a short 24 days from the writing of this post, and in the lead up to its release the studio has put out the top 10 rated defenders in the game. A couple of Sharks, Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Norris Trophy nominee Brent Burns, find themselves in the top 10.
I’m not sure if I’m more surprised that Drew Doughty finished first (lol), Shea Weber finished second (LOL) or Duncan freaking Keith and Ryan goddamn Suter both landed in the top five. My beef with this (mostly) terrible list aside, it’s nice to see Burns and Vlasic make this list.