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Dreger: John Klingberg return to NHL (EDM, TOR, OTT, COL, DAL among 5-7 interested teams)

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The Devilish Buffoon said:
All good points. If playoffs started today, where would you have Kulak if not with Nurse and who would you play Nurse with?
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The Oilers' bottom 4 is fairly fluid, and I'd expect that to continue. Typically they start with...

Nurse-Stecher
Kulak-Emberson

... but end with Stecher and Emverson both playing 3rd pairing minutes, as Kulak shifts up and covers those 5 or so minutes Stecher isn't on the ice. If they go to Nurse-Kulak for an extended period, Stecher-Emberson can also be a thing, but it's nowhere as common.


If the Oil got Klingberg, I'd expect they'd move Emberson into Stecher's role rotating with Kulak, and keep Klingberg on the 3rd pairing full-time.

Basically...

Nurse-Emberson/Kulak
Kulak-Klingberg

Honestly, I don't hate it. especially if Klingberg came cheap. But they would be better served getting a 2 way guy instead.
 
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The Leafs should be all over this, but I’m not sure they have any space for him… if only we didn’t have half the cap tied to 4 players that can’t even form a good powerplay…
 
Hope Oilers don't sign him. Instantly becomes their second best defenseman and actually improves the team.
 
SEALBound said:
One of those teams is going to sign him over trading for a legit dman like Provorov or Pettersson and they are going to be sorely disappointed.
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Yup, I just hope it is not the Oilers. Rather trade Pettersson. Depending on the cost. I would not trade any of our top prospect for him as we have a weak pool. I would hope a couple of 2nd round picks.
 
TheNumber4 said:
Oilers tried to trade for him at one point when he was still healthy. He should go to a winning environment in Edmonton who once coveted him and has patience for players coming off injury to find their game (see Connor Brown).

When healthy and playing like normal Klingberg, being a Right Shot defenceman with decent offence to his game is valuable. This guy wasn’t offered 8 year deal by the Stars for no reason. (Ooof on his agent).

A 1 year show me deal that’s buriable in the AHL is no risk at all. But if he can find his game, the reward immense.
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Hope the Oilers don’t sign him. We need a good defensive D.
 
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McSuper said:
Hope the Oilers don’t sign him. We need a good defensive D.
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If they can get him on a league minimum deal and he is willing to report to Bakersfield for an extended time to condition, I say go for it. This signing costs you nothing but cap space and even then if he is buried in the AHL it doesn't even cost that.

Signing Klingberg to that kind of contract does not preclude going after another defenseman like Pettersson.
 
I assume Klingberg will go to whoever offers the biggest contract.

Probably still has it offensively, but was never good in his own end, so not exactly what the Senators need.

If they can get him for relatively cheap, I'd be all for it. But I'm sure someone else will offer him more and I'm fine with that.
 
TFHockey said:
If they can get him on a league minimum deal and he is willing to report to Bakersfield for an extended time to condition, I say go for it. This signing costs you nothing but cap space and even then if he is buried in the AHL it doesn't even cost that.

Signing Klingberg to that kind of contract does not preclude going after another defenseman like Pettersson.
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The big issue, is that the signing means that our management thinks he is worth looking at for an NHL job. Any time a team signs a bad player, it's nerve wracking.
 
McSuper said:
Hope the Oilers don’t sign him. We need a good defensive D.
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Puck Moving D imo. Emberson is a decent defensive D. You can get a good look at what our team is right now, with emberson in the 4RHD hole. It’s fine. It’s doesn’t take us to the next level though. The next level would be lines 2 and 3 popping off with production. Something a puck moving offensively skilled 4RHD can do for this team.
 
Honestly even though I doubt he'll be effective, the more I think about it I would rather the Leafs roll the dice with him and hakanpaa than waste more mid round picks at the deadline
 
I love how Dreger does favors for agents so they feed him scoops. I'm sure teams have kicked tires... but a chase for John Klingberg? C'mon now.

I don't really see how he makes any sense for Ottawa. There isn't any PP time available and he's not someone you really want on the 3rd pairing if he can't fit that role.

Toronto makes more sense because they know him and could use PP help... but even then... you think Berube wants him on the ice at 5v5?
 
It’s hard to take Dreger seriously when he relentlessly panders to Toronto by name dropping them in every report.

However, I can see the Avs showing interest.
 
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