FRISCO — John Klingberg may have played his final game in Victory Green, but both he and Stars general manager Jim Nill left the door open for a return to...
The Stars and Klingberg have been at an impasse this entire season, reaching a head in January when Klingberg“Other guys have signed right before the season before,” Klingberg said back in January. “I wanted to do that as well. Lately, it has been going more quietly and quietly. For me, as a player, I don’t feel that I’ve been appreciated in that way when we don’t even negotiate.”
The Stars are scarred by long-term, big-money contracts paid to Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn. Both signed maximum eight-year contracts, both have battled injuries, and both have seen their production dip significantly in recent years. Seguin still has five years remaining on his deal with a $9.85 million cap hit; Benn, three years at $9.5 million.
Without him, the Stars would hope that Miro Heiskanen can take the next step on the power play and that Thomas Harley can be a reliable puck mover on the back end. They also might have to fill a right-handed hole on defense, as Jani Hakanpää would be the only right-hander left in Dallas. Meanwhile, Klingberg — whose averaged 23 minutes a game in his career — watched top-pair defensemen get paid last summer.
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