Toronto Maple Leafs Complete Team and Roster Guide 2023-24
By James Tanner
John Klingberg
Age: 31 (Born August 14, 1992 from Gothenburg, Sweden)
Height/Weight: 6’3″, 190 LBS
Current Contract: $4,150,000 cap hit, expires after this season.
Draft: 131st overall, 5th Round, 2010, Dallas Stars
Acquired: UFA
Position/Role: Defenseman borderline top-four/bottom-pairing.
Career Highs: 13 Goals (2016-17), 59 Assists (2017-18), 67 Points (2017-18)
Last Year’s Scoring: 10 Goals and 33 Points in 67 Games
Last Year 5v5 Scoring/ Rate: Anaheim Ducks: 5 Goals, 14 Points in 50 Games. 0.97 P/60
Minnesota Wild: 1 Goal, 5 Points in 17 Games. 1.15 P/60
On-Ice 5v5 Stats: Anaheim: Corsi-For 43%; Shots-For 40%; Scoring-Chances-For 41%;
Goals-For 36%; Expected Goals 38%
Minnesota: Corsi-For 44%; Shots-For 43%; Scoring-Chances-For 46%;
Goals-For 63%; Expected Goals 44%
Status: Coming off a training camp injury, likely ready to start season.
Expectations: Since he was the only real upgrade to the Leafs blue-line this season, expectations are quite high.
Notes: 31 year-old NHL players who have shown extreme declines rarely bounce back to what they were, so it’s unlikely Klingberg will ever 67 points border-line superstar from 2017 ever again. That said, his skillset could fit in nicely with the Leafs talent and so a career resurgence is not impossible.