Bleacher Report’s hockey brand Open Ice, recently released a list for all 32 teams, naming their top defenseman and then ranking them in order league wide. There was interesting placements but overall, it was well justified by the writer, Adam Gretz.
The choice for the Edmonton Oilers to nobody’s surprise was right-handed, offensive defenseman Evan Bouchard. Amongst all blueliners in the league, this list placed him sixth, with only; Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes, Zach Werenski, Josh Morrissey, and Miro Heiskanen ahead of him. It also placed Bouchard ahead of names such as; Adam Fox, Victor Hedman, and Rasmus Dahlin.