01-17-2025, 11:40 AM
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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Oilers sign John Klingberg (1yr, $1m pro-rated salary + $350k signing bonuses)
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Last edited by TheScorpion; 01-17-2025 at 01:06 PM.
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01-17-2025, 11:41 AM
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First Line Centre
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Lol!
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01-17-2025, 11:44 AM
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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Bringing back memories of the ghost of Duncan Keith.
Pair him with Nurse.
Also that tweet reads like a warning.
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01-17-2025, 11:46 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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I said it before, Edmonton management is like a very casual fan who remembers a few player names from the past and thinks they are still good. You see guys like that in hockey pools, picking guys that haven't been PPG for 6 years in the second round.
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01-17-2025, 11:49 AM
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Truculent!
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Edmonton is actually already pretty good this year.
Klingberg onto the PP and bottom pairing is probably a win for them.
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01-17-2025, 11:51 AM
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Franchise Player
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I remember hearing some talk about how Klingberg may come back to his old form this time around because of what I'm assuming is a major surgery he underwent that another player did recently, where they came back better than ever. So, I guess this may not end as bad as we are assuming it will.
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01-17-2025, 11:54 AM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Hoping for lots of performance bonuses to roll over to next year's cap
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01-17-2025, 11:59 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
Edmonton is actually already pretty good this year.
Klingberg onto the PP and bottom pairing is probably a win for them.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by activeStick
I remember hearing some talk about how Klingberg may come back to his old form this time around because of what I'm assuming is a major surgery he underwent that another player did recently, where they came back better than ever. So, I guess this may not end as bad as we are assuming it will.
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Even if his surgery was successful, he hasn't played since Nov 11, 2023. And he's 32. He might round into form, but I doubt it.
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01-17-2025, 12:01 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2022
Location: Calgree
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
Edmonton is actually already pretty good this year.
Klingberg onto the PP and bottom pairing is probably a win for them.
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Bouchard plays on the PP, Klingberg might get PP2 time. So like 40 seconds a game.
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01-17-2025, 12:03 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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The question is if he can help 5v5.
His normal value is on the PP, but it's similar to Skinner in that he's not going to be on PP1 anyways. And PP1 plays the full 2 minutes.
So then he needs to be able to actually be a positive factor at 5v5.
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01-17-2025, 12:07 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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01-17-2025, 12:11 PM
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Franchise Player
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I do seem to recall that Klingberg wasn't terrible against the Flames in the most recent playoff series.
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01-17-2025, 12:11 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Park Hyatt Tokyo
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They think this makes them better?
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01-17-2025, 12:11 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
The question is if he can help 5v5.
His normal value is on the PP, but it's similar to Skinner in that he's not going to be on PP1 anyways. And PP1 plays the full 2 minutes.
So then he needs to be able to actually be a positive factor at 5v5.
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His last year in Dallas he finished -28 with Oettinger in net. So he's exactly what the Oilers need 5v5.
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01-17-2025, 12:11 PM
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Truculent!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
The question is if he can help 5v5.
His normal value is on the PP, but it's similar to Skinner in that he's not going to be on PP1 anyways. And PP1 plays the full 2 minutes.
So then he needs to be able to actually be a positive factor at 5v5.
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They don't really need a tonne of help 5v5. They are dominant at evens this year (and have been for a couple now).
It's ugly, but that team is better this year than last.
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It's the Law of E=NG. If there was an Edmonton on Mars, it would stink like Uranus.
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01-17-2025, 12:12 PM
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Uncle Chester
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Love it.
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01-17-2025, 12:13 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2016
Location: ATCO Field, Section 201
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The seniors home is open for Busienss.
How long before Toews signs up for aqua fitness in the Oilers diving pond.
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01-17-2025, 12:18 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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I love it. Hope he drove a hard bargain.
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01-17-2025, 12:19 PM
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
They don't really need a tonne of help 5v5. They are dominant at evens this year (and have been for a couple now).
It's ugly, but that team is better this year than last.
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Okay, how's the PK? How's the depth scoring? What is Klingberg going to contribute?
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