John Klingberg has struggled to find his game since arriving in Toronto. The defenseman was never known for his shutdown play, however, he was praised for his scoring ability. So far this season, though, he hasn't been able to do much of that either and instead sits at an ugly -8 rating.
Fans and analysts have quickly called the Klingberg signing a failure and want him out of Toronto. Some of his ugly plays have been shared virally across social media pointing out his weaknesses in his own zone.
Now, it appears fans are getting what they want, as Klingberg has been ruled out of tonight's game against the Calgary Flames, however, the Leafs and Sheldon Keefe were quick to note that this is due to injury and not his play.
The Leafs will get their first look with Klingberg out of the lineup tonight to see if their struggles really are his fault, or if there are bigger issues defensively that need to be dealt with.
As seen on Hockey Patrol - "BREAKING: Leafs Defenseman John Klingberg Out With Mysterious Injury"
POLL | ||
NOVEMBRE 10 | 80 ANSWERS Controversial Maple Leafs Defenseman John Klingberg's Fate Confirmed: Sheldon Keefe Has Revealed that He Has Suffered a Mysterious Injury Do you think Klingberg is the Leafs issue? | ||
Yes | 27 | 33.8 % |
No | 53 | 66.3 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Taylor Hall | 3 | - | 3 | |
Brayden Point | 3 | - | 3 | |
Brock Nelson | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Bryan Rust | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Pavel Zacha | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Quinn Hughes | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Carter Verhaeghe | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Erik Karlsson | - | 3 | 3 | |
Elias Lindholm | - | 3 | 3 | |
David Pastrnak | - | 3 | 3 | |
Tim Stutzle | - | 3 | 3 | |
Adam Gaudette | 2 | - | 2 | |
Dylan Holloway | 2 | - | 2 | |
Brad Marchand | 2 | - | 2 | |
Aleksander Barkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Sam Bennett | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Sean Couturier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Alex DeBrincat | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jack Drury | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Cutter Gauthier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 23 | 18 | 5 | - | 36 | |
Hurricanes | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 33 | |
Wild | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | |
Devils | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 32 | |
Capitals | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 31 | |
Golden Knights | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 31 | |
Maple Leafs | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 28 | |
Panthers | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 27 | |
Kings | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 27 | |
Conference | Cumulative |