Speculation: John Klingberg missed his 3rd straight practice. Is he on the hook, demoted, or long-term injured??

[Ianturnedbull]

Speculation is encouraged.

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[Satan]

Robidas Island

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Robidas Island

Invented by Lou Lamoriello:

"We'll take care of you, but you're going to have to go away now".

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I thought missing 1 practice was fairly bad, let alone 3 and nevermind 3 consecutively

 

[DopeyFish]

I thought missing 1 practice was fairly bad, let alone 3 and nevermind 3 consecutively

first one it was said he was injured

 

[Mrfenn92]

He’s injured

 

[McSuper]

Speculation is encouraged.

No speculation required. He can not be bought out.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Uh yeah you can't buy guys out mid-season.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

No speculation required. He can not be bought out.

Ok. I'll adjust the title.

Uh yeah you can't buy guys out mid-season.

ok. I'll change.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

He can have his contract terminated for breach of contract, so insubordination might be a valid reason to do that, but I imagine Toronto trades him. Only this year, so wouldn't be hard to trade him

 

[ACC1224]

Seemed obvious he was hurt from day one, signed as damaged goods.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Maintenance days brother. Gotta maintain.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

It’s too bad he missed the last ferry, he can catch the next one.

 

[spockBokk]

Only this year, so wouldn't be hard to trade him

I don’t think the Leafs would have an easy time trading him and his $4M cap hit without attaching a significant sweetener.

 

[Nico Hischier]

This should be on the LEAFS board

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

chaos since he turned down that reported long term offer from Dallas to re sign(rumored to be 8 years 7 mill per)

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

This should be on the LEAFS board

Gotta keep the main board fresh with your daily leafs updates!

 

[GoBoltz56]

Even if someone is benched or scratched, they still practice. If he was demoted, you'd see a transaction...it can't be done secretly. He's likely injured.

 

[Khelandros]

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https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/maple-leafs-john-klingberg-misses-practice-as-team-remains-quiet-on-details-of-injury

"Just a chance for him to get more treatment and continue to monitor the situation," Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe said of the defenseman. "We don’t think he’ll be on the ice tomorrow either but should be ok on Wednesday just with the treatment he’s getting he’s going to need a couple of days to really help let that sort of settle."

 

[Lunatik]

I don’t think the Leafs would have an easy time trading him and his $4M cap hit without attaching a significant sweetener.

This is untrue, we've seen many teams take expiring cap back towards the deadline. If they want to try and trade him now you might have a point, but I doubt they're going to give up on him after a month

 

[spockBokk]

This is untrue, we've seen many teams take expiring cap back towards the deadline. If they want to try and trade him now you might have a point, but I doubt they're going to give up on him after a month

The idea I replied I took as insinuating that the Leafs would have an easy time trading him now. I think trading him now, not at the deadline, would be very difficult.

Even at the deadline, I don’t think it’d be an easy task moving him if his play doesn’t improve.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

No details on injury that way they can make sure it is portrayed as a LTIR eligible injury

 

[centipede2233]

next contract, a PTO!

 

[Ianturnedbull]

This should be on the LEAFS board

People can take a break from Kane watch live camera (BUF) to discuss Klingberg.

 

[WarriorofTime]

He’s being set up to get LTIR’d and allow him to save face that he was injured and not cut when he tries to find his next employment.