In the final installment of our position group rankings, we're going to take a look at the best and worst defense groups in the NHL. You can open up a couple new tabs for our goalie tandem rankings, and forward group rankings.
Evaluating the contributions of defensemen can be tricky because of how many different responsibilities they have, how many different hats they need to wear depending on their circumstances, and how many different ways it's possible to be effective even if it doesn't immediately look like it to the naked eye.
It's worth noting that this list is focusing on individual defensemen and not the concept of team defense itself.