All Underrated Players Team Frolic 2026/27- Left Defensemen

Definitely not enough love for Lindell out there from what I hear. One of the best shut down D men in the game and has been a better offensive play driver than given credit for over the years, Plays a tough hardnosed game but draws way more penalties than he takes. Took a little dip last year but really the whole team did in the play driving department. 

Lacombe is really Mr. Everything for Anaheim and will be counted on even more this year with the loses of Carlson and Trouba. A player that has long been mentioned as the most underrated that won't be on this list this year is Jacob Slavin.. Well Lacombe is about as good as Slavin is and only getting better, Jackson plays in every situation and excels at all of them. There is nothing he doesn't do well and when you consider that Anaheim's forward group really is weak at assisting the D it is even more impressive. Borderline elite and hardly talked about

I said the Rangers were going to rue the day they traded K'Andre and so far I imagine that is the case, Miller had a rough 2024/25 season but was mired in a very toxic environment in New York. I wouldn't doubt if he asked to be traded behind the scenes with how things were going there  , This chart is a three year average and includes the poor 2024 season. His rating probably should be up above the 90 percentiles, and I expect that to keep climbing. Miller is a big elite skating D man that covers a ton of ice, which he uses to skate the puck out of his zone amazingly well and also cover zones defensively at an elite level. Combine tat with his elite P.K. work and it is just dumbfounding that the Rangers let this guy go. Carolina has a beast for years that may even get Norris consideration down the road,