Michael Matheson ($4,875,000) - David Savard ($3,500,000)
Joel Edmundson ($3,500,000) - Kaiden Guhle ($863,333)
Arber Xhekaj ($828,333) - Chris Wideman ($762,500)
Jordan Harris ($842,500) - Johnathan Kovacevic ($766,667)

Mark Giordano ($800,000) - Justin Holl ($2,000,000)
Rasmus Sandin ($1,400,000) - Timothy Liljegren ($1,400,000)
Jordie Benn ($750,000) - Conor Timmins ($850,000)
Victor Mete ($750,000) - Mac Hollowell ($750,000)

Vladislav Gavrikov ($2,800,000) - Marcus Bjork ($925,000)
Jacob Christiansen ($925,000) - Erik Gudbranson ($4,000,000)
Gavin Bayreuther ($750,000) - Andrew Peeke ($787,500)
Billy Sweezey ($762,500) - David Jiricek ($950,000)

5 of the 8 for Columbus belong in the AHL… they have to be last.

Imo Toronto is top, MTL is 2nd and a mile lower is Columbus in 3rd. Honestly even if everyone were healthy I would have ranked them the same.

It's hard to rank the Leafs without Rielly and Brodie added. For the Habs, I really love Guhle and Xhekaj, those two will be studs for years to come. For CBJ, other than Gavrikov, there isn't much

Agree, the Habs don't really have a top pair quality D man yet (Guhle may become the and is Om the right track but not there yet) where as the Leafs have Reilly and Brodie.

CBJ is last, that's not even a debate, i'd maybe MTL a slight edge over Toronto for 1st ( based off the 8 names up top of course )

Mark Giordano ($800,000) < Michael Matheson ($4,875,000)
Justin Holl ($2,000,000) < David Savard ($3,500,000)
Rasmus Sandin ($1,400,000) > Joel Edmundson ($3,500,000)
Timothy Liljegren ($1,400,000) << Kaiden Guhle ($863,333)
Jordie Benn ($750,000) < Arber Xhekaj ($828,333)
Conor Timmins ($850,000) >> Chris Wideman ($762,500)
Victor Mete ($750,000) <<<< Jordan Harris ($842,500)
Mac Hollowell ($750,000) < Johnathan Kovacevic ($766,667)

Remove Mete and Hollowell and add Brodie and Reilly and the Leafs become much much better

Long term the answer is Columbus is the best.

All three of these d cores are s*it I can’t choose which one is the worst

If you put up a poll it might make it easier for you to get the survey data you want