NHL 16 Player Ratings - Top 10 Defensemen

[Steve_OS]

EA Sports has released their NHL 16 player ratings for the top 10 defensemen in the game, along with screenshots of each one of them in action.

The team looked at puck skills, senses, shooting, defense, skating, and physicality when deciding their overall rating. Check them out below and post your thoughts.

1. Shea Weber (Overall Rating - 94)
2. Duncan Keith (Overall Rating - 93)
3. Drew Doughty (Overall Rating - 93)
4. Ryan Suter (Overall Rating - 93)
5. Erik Karlsson (Overall Rating - 91)
6. P. K. Subban (Overall Rating - 91)
7. Victor Hedman (Overall Rating - 91)
8. Ryan McDonagh (Overall Rating - 90)
9. Roman Josi (Overall Rating - 90)
10. Alex Pietrangelo (Overall Rating - 90)

Previously released NHL 16 player ratings:

• NHL 16 Player Ratings - Top 10 Goalies

[gator3guy]

All 90+

Guess it will be more of the same this year.

[DylanBetts23]

Maybe I'm crazy but I feel like Keith should be over Weber.

[gator3guy]

Quote: Originally Posted by DylanBetts23

Maybe I'm crazy but I feel like Keith should be over Weber.

Weber will have better strength/balance/checking/shot which will boost an overall.

[BigMacAttack22]

Weber isn't even close to this level anymore, especially if you're looking at his advanced metrics. I'm very surprised to still see him take the top spot.

[willz1985]

Top Goalie and one of the top Defenders, should be fun playing as Montreal this year

[jyoung]

Quote: Originally Posted by BigMacAttack22

Weber isn't even close to this level anymore, especially if you're looking at his advanced metrics. I'm very surprised to still see him take the top spot.

Josi was definitely Nashville's best overall defender last season.

But the overall ratings in this game probably place a lot of emphasis on shot power and hitting power, which Weber has much more of than Josi or Keith.

[ianlast]

Weber over Keith and Doughty? Huh?

I also hope that Giordano, OEL and Letang just failed to make this list, and are rated 89/90.