Confirmed with Link: Leafs sign RHD John Klingberg (1 year, $4.15M) | UPD 11/23: LTIR

[Mr Knies Guy]

Dude is a double edeged sword. Liked him for the Minnesota Wild back half of the year but for every good offensive play he makes he will make 3 or 4 defensive lapses. IF and that is a big if you can reign him in a little he could be ok, but at this point he kind of is what he is.

Literally Jake Gardiner

 

[PromisedLand]

I really hope Keefe doesn't screw with Lily with another new shiny toy playing on RD

Lily needs to play mistakes and all and find his game. Lily is a good offensive D he just needs to be give confidence

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Mirtle is a terrible sports journalist and an arrogant person. hilarious that he put this on twitter

 

[Advanced stats]

Yep, that'll will happen when you play the most (aside from Fowler).

It'll be interesting to see how they use him.

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I mean the chart is made to equalize that because it's per/60mins. So toi is barely a factor.

 

[horner]

4 million 1 yr

 

[GreytWun]

Horrible signing

 

[mikeyz]

We did just acquire a top 4D didn't we?

He was a top 4D in 2017. Not anymore.

 

[TimeZone]

you'll be back

I meant "I'm out" as in I'm done tracking these losers in free agency, unfortunately I'm stuck with these guys.

 

[PromisedLand]

Klingberg is not comparable to Gustavsson gimme a break. He plays a lot of minutes and he's a RHD. He's not ideal, he's a bit soft, and more of a minutes eater who I would have expected to sign with a bottom feeder.

Klingberg can move the puck and play with pace too. People shouldn't be looking at this Ducks stats; Ducks were hot garbage last couple seasons.

He played fine for the Wild. Its just a one year deal too. I find it hilarious people here are acting like its the end of the world

My only concern is Keefe screwing Lily again in favor of Brodie and Klingberg on RD

 

[Legion34]

He was a top 4D in 2017. Not anymore.

He played 25 min a night on the stars finalist team

 

[Strangle]

We cant have every D be a heavy and gritty defensive D

Rielly/klinberg are mostly OFD though rielly isnt as bad defensively as K-berg

Lilijgren and Brodie are somewhat transitioning and good defenders

McCabe has physcality and we need to add 1 more D that brings this

I think we bring in Zadorov which is a bit meh. Ideally add Oleksiak there as he has size and some physicality

This team hasn’t had a shot from the point in 5-6 years. Maybe longer. Maybe since phaneuf.

This team needs a shot from the point. At least we can check that box now

 

[PeteBestondrums]

Odd that we had a very similar player in Gustavsson who they chose to just let rot in the pressbox for the most part.
I can make any sense as to what this team is trying to do beyond just rinse and repeat.

 

[Gabriel426]

Fine with Kling but not at 4mil

 

[Buds17]

Literally Jake Gardiner

Klingberg is at least quite easily an upgrade offensively.

 

[Izzy Goodenough]

How bad does a player have to be before he gets less than 4M per?

 

[Albz]

This signing gonna end up the best signing in the league!!! He's gonna have a huge bounce back year in a team with offensive guns! Than we all gonna fall in love and look at this thread and see how pathetic some of you leaf fans truly are. It's a 1 year deal on a guy who can legit put up amazing offensive numbers.

 

[mikeyz]

He played 25 min a night on the stars finalist team

That was 3 years ago.

He has declined big time since.

 

[Hoglund4MvP]

No real enforcer so dealt with that quickly with Reaves. Everyone mad.



Zero, literal zero transition from defence unless Rielly was on. We sign a defenceman pretty elite in transition. Everyone mad.

You guys are having personal crisis. The team is(will be) fine.

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Klingberg is at least quite easily an upgrade offensively.

And Jake Gardiner was significantly better defensively, for even how big some of his gaffs were. Think more Tyson Barrie, and then think of giving Barrie 4.5mil for a season after playing like complete garbage.

 

[DarkKnight]

Dude is a double edeged sword. Liked him for the Minnesota Wild back half of the year but for every good offensive play he makes he will make 3 or 4 defensive lapses. IF and that is a big if you can rein him in a little he could be ok, but at this point he kind of is what he is.

I’d like to welcome Tyson to the organization, Barrie brings a unique skill set to the group and we’re glad to have him.

 

[TheDoldrums]

yikes, didn't realize his defensive results were this trash. Brad pls

 

[seventieslord]

Absolute garbage move. I have no idea what treliving is thinking. This guy is so cooked and everybody knows it, I have no idea who we would have even been bidding against at this price. He's the worst defensive defenseman in the league. Didn't we already know who our top six defenseman were? Who's losing playing time because we have this bonehead on our roster now?

Watch him buy out Brodie now.

Worst. Offseason. Ever. Where are all my haters at now? You know I'm right.

 

[Buds17]

And Jake Gardiner was significantly better defensively, for even how big some of his gaffs were. Think more Tyson Barrie, and then think of giving Barrie 4.5mil for a season after playing like complete garbage.

YMMV. I also happen to think the gap offensively is a bit wider in comparison. Regardless, have to see how the rest of the blueline, and the team in general, shapes up. I'm neither over the moon nor down in the dumps over the Klingberg signing.

 

[Nylanderthal]

Kling 4.15
Kampf 2.4
Reaves 1.35 = $7.9
Orlov = 7.75
What are we even doing here?

 

[The Iceman]

My take is Leafs were in until the end with O'Reilly and then had $4 million burning a hole in TREE's pocket.

 

[Stephen]

Klingberg will help with the transition game, provide some offense from the RHD side and has a clapper from the point. Has certainly fallen off but the commitment is low and the AAV is doable...