The Hockey News’ David Alter shared an update from Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving, who said that John Klingberg is set to undergo hip surgery at the end of the month. This surgery will end the 31-year-old defenseman’s season.
Klingberg was moved to long-term injured reserve at the end of November without disclosing the injury at the time. He will now miss the remainder of his first season with the Maple Leafs, after signing a one-year, $4.2MM contract with the team on July 1st. He appeared in 14 games with Toronto this season, recording five assists, eight penalty minutes, and a -7.
The veteran Klingberg was originally drafted in the fifth round of the 2010 NHL Draft by the Dallas Stars. He continued playing in Sweden and Finland’s top leagues until the end of the 2013-14 season when he joined the AHL’s Texas Stars – earning his NHL debut in 2014-15. Klingberg would go on to play in eight seasons with Dallas, totaling 552 games and 374 points with the club. Klingberg signed a one-year, $7MM contract with the Anaheim Ducks ahead of the 2022-23 season. He played 50 games and scored 24 points in Anaheim, before being traded to the Minnesota Wild at that year’s trade deadline.
After 17 games in Minnesota, Klingberg joined his fourth NHL club this summer. He’s totaled 412 points, 255 penalty minutes, and a -40 in 633 career NHL games. Klingberg ranks 24th in games played amongst the 2010 NHL Draft class. He also ranks second in career scoring among defenders in that class, behind Cam Fowler’s 426 career points.
His money making career is over not done playing but not worth the millions he could of got..
recovery at Robidas and island
The Leafs should have seen this coming. Terrible pickup! Lol.
Imagine if he signed with Dallas for 6×6 as was rumoured
Wasn’t it 8×8 that he was after
Hate to route for a player to get injured. But so thankful he’s out for the season and I don’t have to watch this guy play anymore, Easily one of the worst defenseman I have ever seen in 40 years of watching hockey. Way to go Treliving.
The Penguins should have signed Klingberg to a long term deal instead of Letang because he’s younger…I was told…over and over and over again.
Probably not by many people, and none of them sensible. Letang’s twice the defenseman Klingberg is, and one would be leery of Letang because of his recent injury history … but compare and contrast to a guy who hasn’t played a full season in six years?
Seems Letang only had a full season in the Covid shortened year in that same time span. But yeah, gotta go with Letang.
None of them sensible but there were many.
Never burn your bridges.
Turned down 8 x 7. After a -28 year. I could go -28 in the NHL.