Suter benefiting from Weber goes both ways, but they're both elite defensemen regardless. Suter is the most reliable defenseman in the league IMO. He's not the very best, but his consistency and reliability is up there with anyone in the league.
I think Chara and Weber are at the top, then Suter comes next in a group with Keith and Pietrangelo. If Doughty gets back on a track with a full season as an elite D-man, he's right back up there, but he's been too inconsistent the past couple of years. Still top 10 though.
Karlsson? Ugh... The thing about all of the guys I mentioned is that every single one of them are considered elite both offensively and defensively. I would never put a glorified forward in the conversation for best defenseman in the league. Mike Green 2.0.
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