Beauchemin

[Talentless Practise*]

I see it hasn't been mentioned but the good people of HFBoards voted Beauch the 25th best d-man in the league. Nieds, Pronger and Schneider were ahead of him so if nieds stays that's 4 top25 defensemen of the league on the same blueline.

[Sojourn]

Originally Posted by bradycook14

beauchemin is the man! if scott go's look for beauchemin to be getting a lot more time on the power play and pk and he will shine

No, he won't. Schneider will eat up a lot of those minutes on the power play, and there's not a whole lot of room to increase his time on the penalty kill.

[Akingnomore07*]

Originally Posted by hockeyfan6781

I would take him anyday of the week over any dman the sabres have

Top 15 without a question IMO.

Tallinder and Campbell are also underrated. I wouldn't mind having them on my team

[Randall Graves*]

Originally Posted by DucksRule00

Off the top of my head:


Suter
Campell
Hamarlik
Schnider
Chelios
Stuart
Hannan
Liles
Whitney
Boyle
Markov
Redden
McCabe
Regehr
Phaneuf
Tallinder
Phillips
Vlasic

Those are some D-men better than Frankie.

I took out the ones clearly ahead, the rest are challengable, guys like Regehr, McCabe, Stuart and Redden were not very good last year. Seems like you gave guys with a reputation the nod even though they didn't play all that well last year.

Frankie played his best last year when Niedermayer or Pronger were out. If he wasn't behind two of the best pp defensemen in the league his offense would be better no question.

[selanneIShockey]

i agree he is a top-25 as well. and from that list i dont agree with probably 8 - 10 also. there are just too many who are just above average IMO. besides, beauchemin stepped up SO many times last season that its hard not see how underrated he was. methinks he'll be even better this season, assuming he gets the ice time he deserves. pronger and neidermeyer (if he returns) and schneider will probably get more time than Frenchie unfortunately

[Blood On The Ice]

Originally Posted by DucksRule00

Off the top of my head:

Lidstrom
Visnovky
Suter
JoBow
Pronger
Campell
Raflaski
Hamarlik
Schnider
Chelios
Stuart
Volchenkov
Hannan
Zubov
Boucher
Liles
Whitney
Boyle
Chara
Markov
Redden
Kaberle
McCabe
Timmonen
Ohlund
Regehr
Phaneuf
Tallinder
Phillips
Vlasic

Those are some D-men better than Frankie.

You're on crack, I can't believe it.