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

[David71]

We need a D that can play defence.

cant be any worse than what vancouver is icing everynight..

 

[Dazed and Confused]

All good points. If playoffs started today, where would you have Kulak if not with Nurse and who would you play Nurse with?

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.

 

[Hallonbroder]

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.

Provorov is not a legit dman

 

[Hallonbroder]

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]

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…

That's some quality posting right here.

 

[Paper]

Hope Oilers don't sign him. Instantly becomes their second best defenseman and actually improves the team.

 

[Hallonbroder]

That's some quality posting right here.

No, YOU’RE quality

 

[hirawl]

vancouver needs D.

In that case they definitely should not look at Klingberg.

 

[hirawl]

Klingberg is good alright. But only in the offensive zone. Everywhere else he's nothing but a liability.

 

[McSuper]

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.

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.

 

[McSuper]

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.

Hope the Oilers don’t sign him. We need a good defensive D.

 

[TFHockey]

Hope the Oilers don’t sign him. We need a good defensive D.

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.

 

[RickyLafleur]

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…

Leafs tried this experiment and it didn't work out last time, why would this time be any different?

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

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.

 

[Hallonbroder]

Leafs tried this experiment and it didn't work out last time, why would this time be any different?

He was/got injured? What do they have to lose?

 

[oilers4life5]

Hope Oilers don't sign him. Instantly becomes their second best defenseman and actually improves the team.

Tell you don’t watch Oilers hockey without telling me you don’t watch Oilers hockey.

Laughable. He would be like our 6th best dman.