Dreger: John Klingberg return to NHL (TOR OTT EDM among 5-7 interested teams)
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Dazed and Confused
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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.
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…
TheNumber4
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Hope Oilers don't sign him. Instantly becomes their second best defenseman and actually improves the team.
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