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Top four includes the top pair, so not sure what the delineator is.
Werenski is a #1, drive the top pair himself defenseman. He just hasn't been consistently healthy.
Nurse, Lindholm, Parayko, Jones, Andersson (in that order) I think all make varying amounts of sense on a top pair, but they need a strong partner to actually be effective on a contender. Lindholm works great as a foil to McAvoy, whether they're together or apart. Power and maybe Seider I think it's still too early to judge, though would lean in the same boat for both.
Severson probably not, maybe with the right partner but it would need to be a strong partner in their own right.
I'm not convinced Provorov is anything more than a 3rd pair guy at this point.