What in tarnation
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Think Klingberg's next contract is going to be closer to $8M than $7M, but it probably depends on term as well.
There's been rumors that he's after an 8-year deal at $62-66M in total from the Stars, but that number could get higher or lower depending how this season goes and whether he goes to free agency or not.
At any rate, seeing how team friendly his last contract was I just don't see him signing any cheaper than Morgan Rielly did.
As for the return...imo it's meh. Preds deals for Ekholm last year were close to this, and imo Klingberg is a step up from Ekholm. He's one of the best offensive D-men in the league.
Additional note: if this return is going to be the best Stars can get for Klingberg, I hope they just re-sign him.