I agree with that assessment. We have the obvious glaring hole in RD
Yeh you always have to take Toronto's inclusion in rumors with a grain of salt. There is alot of pandering to that market for clicks and views. Like the "rumor" that Patty Kane was going there. Or the "rumor" that Skinner was going there. Considering that I'd put Edmonton at the top of the list of suitors which is extremely interesting.
Tbh I am also wary of Edmonton included in rumors as we are a click target too lol. But in our case it just fits too good on paper. The only issue I see is that he might not get tons of PP time. He's not taking Bouchard's spot. But then again, if he wants all the top minutes and opportunities, he'd have to focus on the bottom feeders. If he wants to jump on a contender, he's will be gifted some chances but he's going to be a depth player
Yeh I considered the PP aspect of it as well. We can't exactly offer up Bouch's spot. And PP time turning into points is likely Klingberg's best chance at a deal. Although I wonder how many contenders need a PPQB at this time, that spot on alot of teams may already be accounted for. Maybe Klingberg's best chance at a continued career is showing he can be effective at 5v5... we can offer that oppurtunity in either a 2nd or 3rd pairing role, whatever appropriate for his level of play.
There is that. Whoever tries to sign him this summer will look very deeply at his numbers. If he gets a ton of PP points but is lax defensively no one will jump to get him. If he comes here and gets limited scoring but it's mostly 5 on 5 and his D is solid, a lot of teams will be after him. Even if they want a PP QB, everyone already knows he can do that
I seen a quote from STL that their mindset is that the are in a rebuild. Not tear down obviously. They do not want to stay in this middle spot.
Klingberg agreed to come here a few years ago. I forgot why it didn't happen lol. EDM was giving him good $$ too.
Was reported Holland was working on a wacky plan to sign Klingberg then have Montreal retain on the contract. So cap space + hair brained plan is probably what killed that from happening.
Im hoping you're right but assume J Brown is just going back down instead. I'd send both down and keep Philp while accruing more capspace.
klingberg of the past few years isn't top 4. The hope is that after his surgeries he can recapture what he had in Dallas. In Dallas he was even top pair. I don't think he would be that good now but he might be a decent #4. Nurse has been pretty good with Stecher, who isn't top 4. Maybe Nurse can get the best out of Klingberg.
You're right, but my point is they aren't going to just tank, the Oilers gave them an opportunity to avoid that. If they didn't have Holloway and Broberg they'd be last in the league
That’s the funny thing though. Brown didn’t get sent down
