Latest On Artemi Panarin, Rangers Retool
Mirroring a similar action they took almost eight years ago, the New York Rangers released a public statement — a letter — to fans and the media announcing the club would chart a new direction for its competitive future, embracing a “retool” of its roster as the best path back to legitimate Stanley Cup contention.
While no transactions have yet been made to kick off this “retool,” (outside of a brief recall of defenseman Connor Mackey) it’s likely that we’ll see several made as we get closer to the NHL’s trade deadline on March 6.
In the aftermath of the Rangers’ letter, two players have emerged as the most likely candidates to be traded by the team before the deadline: pending UFAs Artemi Panarin and Carson Soucy.
Soucy’s situation is more straightforward. He’s an established defensive defenseman with over 400 games of NHL experience. The Rangers should have no issue fielding offers for Soucy, even if they have to navigate a $3.25MM AAV contract that contains a 12-team no-trade list. The Athletic’s Peter Baugh wrote Friday that the Rangers “should be able to fetch at least a mid-round pick” in any Soucy deal.
Panarin’s situation is significantly more complicated. First and foremost, he has a full no-move clause, meaning he’ll need to sign off on any deal before he can be traded. 
Panarin was asked about the Rangers’ new direction after the team’s victory over the Philadelphia Flyers yesterday, and he said “I’m still confused, but the GM decided to go in a different direction. I’m OK with that.” Panarin was asked more specifically about his no-move clause, but he declined to address that specific element of the situation.
The Rangers have made it clear to Panarin, per multiple reports, that he will not be offered a contract extension with the club. So, as long as he is willing to waive his no-move clause to go somewhere, he’s a near-certainty to be moved at some point before the deadline.
Parsing together where he might actually be dealt is the more difficult part of the equation, largely because it’s so dependent on Panarin’s preferences. For example, he’d be within his rights to only accept a trade to a single destination, if he finds he has his heart set on playing for one specific team. There is some precedent for such a scenario, such as when Taylor Hall used his contractual rights in 2021 to steer the Buffalo Sabres into trading him to the Boston Bruins.
There’s been no indication, at this point, that Panarin is going to take up that approach, and it could be equally likely that he provides the Rangers with a curated list of teams he’d accept being dealt to. There’s even a possibility — however remote — that Panarin declines to waive his no-move clause at all.
What the Rangers might receive in return appears, in many ways, dependent on Panarin’s decisions in this process. If he allows for a wide range of potential destinations, the Rangers could create sufficient leverage in trade talks to generate a significant return. If Panarin only accepts a deal to one team, New York would naturally have far less leverage in trade talks, and the return could subsequently be lighter than anticipated.
Looking back to the Hall example, the Sabres’ return for their star winger, a recent Hart Trophy winner, was widely considered “underwhelming” at the time. In exchange for Hall, the Sabres were only able to net a second-round pick and Anders Bjork, in large part due to being forced into exclusive negotiations with the Bruins.
While there’s been no indication that Panarin has a specific destination in mind the way Hall did, the precedent is worth looking back at, as it illustrates just how much control Panarin has over the process.
New York recently communicated to Panarin, their star forward of the 2020’s, that he would not be offered a contract extension. As a result, he may have a limited appetite to assist the Rangers and provide them with a wide range of teams he’d accept a trade to.
Beyond Panarin, the Rangers do have a few other trade candidates to consider, though the key ones are not pending UFAs like Panarin and Soucy.
The Athletic’s Vince Z. Mercogliano wrote yesterday that center Vincent Trocheck is “widely considered” the Rangers’ most valuable trade asset, and the 32-year-old could be the top pivot available in an extremely limited in-season trade market at the position. He could be of immense interest to center-needy contending teams such as the Minnesota Wild.
In addition to Trocheck, Mercogliano also named defenseman Braden Schneider, who is a pending RFA, as a key trade candidate. Since New York has right-shot blueliners Adam Fox and Will Borgen each signed to long-term deals, they could deal from a position of strength with Schneider. Trading the 2020 first-rounder would give the Rangers’ retool a significant boost, as he’s likely to command a strong return as a coveted young, sizeable right-shot defenseman.
But while the Rangers could conceivably wait until the offseason to deal Trocheck or Schneider, they don’t have the privilege of that kind of timeline with Panarin or Soucy. As a result, the Rangers’ retool could begin in earnest sooner rather than later.
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Bruins Lead Pursuit Of Flames’ Rasmus Andersson
Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson is one of the top players available for trade at this stage in the 2025-26 season, and as a result, his name has featured heavily in recent reporting as he figures to be dealt at some point in the near future. Numerous developments have been reported regarding Andersson, and on yesterday’s Saturday Headlines segment on Sportsnet’s Hockey Night in Canada broadcast, Elliotte Friedman issued a few notable updates on Andersson’s status.
According to Friedman, “the team that appears to be in the driver’s seat” is the Boston Bruins. Friedman characterized Boston’s interest in Andersson as “very serious,” and added that not only has Boston made Calgary an offer that is believed to be more to Calgary’s liking than the offers of other suitors (such as the Vegas Golden Knights), but they are also the only team, per Friedman, that has permission from the Flames to conduct extension talks with Andersson’s representatives.
Those extension talks between Boston and Andersson’s camp, which is led by Claude Lemieux of 4Sports Hockey, were characterized as “pretty significant” by Friedman. The talks are significant for all parties involved, as the Bruins’ interest in trading for Andersson is reportedly entirely contingent on being able to secure his agreement on a long-term extension.
Because the Bruins are only interested in trading for Andersson if they can sign him to a contract extension, it tracks that their offer to the Flames appears to be more substantive, at this stage, than the offers made by other suitors.
Generally speaking, teams are more willing to part with quality trade assets if they’re receiving a core player in return, rather than a rental.
While the Vegas Golden Knights appear confident that they’d be able to sign Andersson, the fact that the Bruins would only make this trade with an extension in place has a key implication: it means that their trade offer to the Flames takes into consideration, from the outset, the fact that they’d be acquiring a core piece rather than a rental player.
Right now, per Friedman, Vegas’ offer “is not seen” to be as strong as Boston’s. While he cited both the Dallas Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs as other teams in the mix, the Bruins are seen as the clear front-runner to acquire the Flames blueliner.
As for what Andersson might cost Boston, there’s no firm indication as to what the Bruins have included in their offer to Calgary. If the Flames are looking for, at minimum, a first-round pick and a quality prospect, perhaps one that is close to NHL ready, the Bruins have some options to play with.
Boston could dangle a top-five-protected Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2026 first round pick, the one they acquired in last year’s Brandon Carlo deal, as a core part of their offer. The Maple Leafs are currently on the outside of the playoff picture, meaning the pick could be one that participates in the draft lottery.
While it’s almost guaranteed Boston would be trading at least one of its first-rounders in any Andersson deal, it’s less immediately clear what sort of prospect (or prospects) they might have included in their offer to the Flames. Their prospect pool is in better shape than it’s been in recent years, rising to a No. 17 ranking among systems across the league, per Elite Prospects.
One has to assume 2025 No. 7 pick James Hagens is off the table as Boston’s No. 1 prospect and a key piece of the team’s future. 2024 first-rounder Dean Letourneau has had a stellar sophomore season at Boston College, but the Bruins may be loath to surrender the 6’7″ pivot alongside a high-end draft choice.
2021 first-rounder Fabian Lysell has been unable to break into the NHL with the Bruins, and an Andersson trade could serve as his opportunity to receive a change of scenery. But Lysell may not hold enough value at this stage to be the centerpiece prospect of an Andersson offer, though he is far closer to the NHL than No. 2-ranked prospect Letourneau or No. 4 prospect William Moore.
Other possibilities from Boston’s system include World Juniors standout Will Zellers, first-year pro center Dans Locmelis, and Youngstown Phantoms star Cooper Simpson.
While one of these names appears likely to have been included in Boston’s offer for Andersson, there’s no guarantee any of them will end up ultimately being dealt by the Bruins. Other teams are still in the mix to secure Andersson’s services. Although Boston is reportedly the only one at this stage that has had substantive extension talks with the player, it’s not a foregone conclusion that he’ll end up a Bruin.
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Injury Notes: Ristolainen, Robertson, Teravainen
The Philadelphia Flyers announced tonight that defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen would miss their road contest against the Buffalo Sabres due to an upper-body injury. The Flyers have classified his injury timeline as day-to-day. Ristolainen missed the first two months of the season recovering from offseason surgery, but played in all of the Flyers’ games after making his season debut on Dec. 16. He has been the team’s No. 4 defenseman in terms of ice time this season, averaging 20:59 time on ice per game including usage on both sides of special teams.
Luckily for the Flyers, this new injury to Ristolainen comes as they get Jamie Drysdale back from injured reserve. As a result, they were able to plug Drysdale directly into the right side of their lineup, filling the hole left by Ristolainen’s absence. It’s not an exact one-to-one lineup replacement, as head coach Rick Tocchet moved Noah Juulsen onto Nick Seeler‘s pairing, in the spot Ristolainen occupied Monday night against the Lightning. Drysdale played alongside Emil Andrae. While Ristolainen has dealt with nagging injury issues over the course of his Flyers tenure, the hope will be that this new absence will be brief. He’s a key member of the team’s defense and his efforts will be necessary for the Flyers to stand the best chance of keeping pace in the hotly contested Eastern Conference playoff race.
Other injury updates from around the NHL:
- The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without forward Nick Robertson on a day-to-day basis as he manages a lower-body injury, per TSN’s Mark Masters. Robertson didn’t play yesterday against the Utah Mammoth after appearing to suffer the injury Monday against the Colorado Avalanche. Veteran Calle Jarnkrok drew into Toronto’s lineup in Robertson’s place. The 24-year-old, who was the subject of offseason trade speculation, has had a decent season, all things considered, for the Maple Leafs. He’s scored 10 goals and 22 points, just five points shy of his career-high. He’s produced at that clip despite receiving just over twelve minutes of ice time per game.
- Teuvo Teravainen, a key veteran forward for the Chicago Blackhawks, has suffered an upper-body injury and won’t be available to play in the team’s game tomorrow against the Calgary Flames. Per head coach Jeff Blashill, Teravainen is also questionable to play in the team’s game on Saturday as well. The 31-year-old hasn’t produced at quite the same rate as last season, with 21 points in 45 games. He scored 15 goals and 58 points in 2024-25. He’s nonetheless been one of the more reliable Blackhawks forwards, and is tied for fourth in scoring on the team. He’s also a useful forward on the penalty kill, ranking third among Blackhawks forwards in shorthanded time on ice per game.
Canucks Willing To Listen On Elias Pettersson
As the Vancouver Canucks continue to ponder seismic, franchise-altering changes, significant attention has been paid to the possibility of the club moving on from top center Elias Pettersson. TSN’s Darren Dreger spoke on that possibility on today’s Insider Trading segment, saying “the Vancouver Canucks are listening and will listen to interest in Pettersson.” Dreger also noted that the Canucks firmly believe that Pettersson will thrive if he ends up receiving a new opportunity and fresh start elsewhere.
This current Canucks management group, led by veteran executive Jim Rutherford and GM Patrik Allvin, is not shy about making franchise-altering deals. They traded Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild earlier this season, for example. But it’s worth noting that Hughes’ trade was, on some levels, quite a bit more straightforward than a potential Pettersson trade.
Hughes is widely considered one of the game’s best players, and he had communicated, in no uncertain terms, that he was not prepared to commit to signing an extension in Vancouver. As a result, trading Hughes became a foregone conclusion for the franchise.The Canucks were able to shift their focus to figuring out the best way to maximize their return in a Hughes deal, rather than trying to decide whether or not to trade Hughes in the first place.
Pettersson’s situation is quite a bit more complicated. First and foremost, the full no-move clause on his $11.6MM AAV deal gives the player and his representatives (led by CAA’s Pat Brisson) full control over where he is dealt to. Pettersson needs to sign off on any trade before it can be completed. Dreger reported today that the Canucks have yet to communicate with Brisson regarding specific trade possibilities.
Pettersson could very well be receptive to a whole host of trade possibilities, so the more significant complicating factor is how exactly to properly value Pettersson in a trade. Hughes’ situation was, as mentioned, far more straightforward straightforward.
He is one of the NHL’s best players and a massive offer containing high-end young talent would be necessary to acquire him. But in Pettersson’s case, he has a few competing factors clouding where his exact trade value might land.
On one hand, Pettersson seems like a hugely valuable trade asset. He’s just 27 years old, and under contract through the 2031-32 season. He also has a 102-point season on his résumé, and managed 89 points as recently as 2023-24. He’s looked like an elite No. 1 center in some years, and at worst has played like a second-line pivot.
The center market is, at the moment, defined by its scarcity. When the Philadelphia Flyers signed Christian Dvorak recently to a five-year contract extension, GM Danny Briere cited the state of the center market, and the difficulty of acquiring centers, is part of the reason why he decided to push forward with the deal.
That environment could be one the Canucks are able to leverage to gain a significant return in any Pettersson deal. Put simply: centers in their prime who have scored at a point-per-game rate simply don’t become available very often. Even with his faults, Pettersson is likely to be a coveted trade asset.
There are some headwinds, of course, complicating Pettersson’s value on the market. Like Jack Eichel before him, Pettersson as a trade target carries a notable degree of risk. For Eichel, the risk largely lay in his uncertain medical situation. For Pettersson, the uncertainty and risk is largely of an on-ice variety. Pettersson hasn’t looked like the same player over the last season and a half, and his diminished level of production reflects that.
Despite scoring at a far lower rate than the best years of his career (he’s at 28 points in 38 games this season, and scored 45 points in 64 games last year), Pettersson’s salary still reflects his early-career promise. He’s set to make $11.6MM against the cap through 2031-32. While the cap is rising and it’s a less weighty commitment than it would have been a few years ago, $11.6MM is still an enormous cap hit. A team that is interested in acquiring Pettersson runs the risk of significant financial inefficiency down the middle should Pettersson be unable to return to his prior levels of play.
To be clear, the team control afforded by Pettersson’s contract also gives the acquiring team a significant amount of potential upside with a deal. They could get a top center they don’t have to worry about re-signing for the rest of the decade and beyond. That’s an extraordinarily valuable thing for an NHL team, something that can anchor a contending lineup. But that team control also brings with it a significant amount of risk in the event Pettersson isn’t able to excel in his new environment.
Regardless of those risk factors, it still seems overwhelmingly likely that a laundry list of teams will be interested in acquiring Pettersson. He’s simply too talented, and centers of his caliber are simply too rare. It also doesn’t hurt the Canucks’ efforts that teams have found success in similar deals in the past few years, most notably including the Flyers’ recent rehabilitation of Trevor Zegras or the Golden Knights’ Stanley Cup win soon after acquiring Eichel.
But even though Pettersson will likely still command a fair amount of interest, his deal won’t be a simple one to complete. His situation in Vancouver is emerging as one of this season’s most intriguing storylines to watch.
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Ottawa Senators Reassign Hunter Shepard
The Ottawa Senators announced today that netminder Hunter Shepard has been reassigned to the club’s AHL affiliate, the Belleville Senators.
The move places veteran goalie James Reimer in a position to be the Senators’ No. 2 goalie behind Leevi Merilainen until Linus Ullmark is ready to return to the active roster. Ullmark skated with the Senators yesterday, and head coach Travis Green expressed optimism that Ullmark would be “hopefully approaching getting back with the team.” Ullmark has been on personal leave since late December.
Reimer is a veteran of 525 NHL games, and although he had a tough debut game for the Senators’ AHL affiliate, the Belleville Senators, his quality 2024-25 performances suggest he’ll be able to hold his own as a stopgap NHL netminder. Reimer posted a .901 save percentage across 22 games last season with the Buffalo Sabres.
As for Shepard, this reassignment returns him to Belleville, where he’s split time with two other netminders. Shepard won back-to-back Calder Cup championships as a member of the Hershey Bears in 2023 and 2024, backstopping the Bears to the title as their No. 1 goalie each time. He hasn’t been able to translate that success to Belleville thus far, posting an .897 save percentage in 12 games.
Shepard was mostly a backup netminder during his stay on the Senators’ NHL roster, appearing in just one game. Although he didn’t play very much, Shepard did earn a real financial benefit from his recall. His one-year, two-way deal carries a $775K NHL salary and a $400K AHL salary, so he saw a notable pay raise during his time spent in Ottawa.
Now back in Belleville, he’ll hope to string together some quality performances in order to potentially earn another NHL recall, or at least position himself most favorably for his upcoming unrestricted free agency.
Minnesota Wild Recall David Spacek
The Minnesota Wild announced today that defenseman David Spacek has been recalled from their AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild.
The move gives the Wild seven healthy defensemen on their active roster. Veteran Zach Bogosian, who is normally a regular fixture on their blueline, is on IR with an undisclosed injury.
This isn’t Spacek’s first recall to the Wild’s NHL roster this season. His last recall came in December, but lasted just a day. He was also recalled in November, but didn’t dress there either, serving as a healthy scratch for two games. In total, Spacek has served as a healthy scratch for three NHL games this season, and is still awaiting the chance to make his NHL debut.
Perhaps the chance for Spacek to debut for the Wild will come on this recall. 23-year-old Daemon Hunt is currently playing on the right side of Minnesota’s third pairing, but is averaging just 12:25 time on ice per game. It’s possible head coach John Hynes might give Spacek a look in that role, seeing as Spacek is a right-shot defenseman and has been a steady two-way top-four contributor at the AHL level. In 35 AHL games this season, Spacek ranks second in scoring in Iowa with 19 points. He led Iowa blueliners in scoring last season as well, managing 31 points in 72 games.
In any case, even if Spacek once again remains a healthy scratch for this recall, he won’t leave empty-handed whenever he is reassigned back to Iowa. His entry-level deal, which is set to expire this upcoming summer, carries a $775K base salary compared to a $80K AHL salary, meaning he receives a sizable pay bump for whatever time he can spend in the NHL with the Wild.
Calgary Flames Recall Dryden Hunt
The Calgary Flames announced today that forward Dryden Hunt has been recalled from their AHL affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers.
The move adds a healthy 13th forward to the Flames’ roster. Hunt’s served in that role before, both throughout his professional career and during his tenure in Calgary. He was last on the NHL roster in December, dressing most recently for the club’s Dec. 2 loss to the Nashville Predators.
A 30-year-old winger, Hunt has become a key depth piece in Calgary. He’s a top scorer for the Wranglers, notching with 11 goals, 31 points in 26 games this season. Last year, he managed 49 points in 49 games. Alongside being a point-per-game AHL player, Hunt is a dependable, steady fourth-line fill-in player. He brings 237 games of NHL experience to the table, including five games of playoff experience, most recently coming in 2021-22 with the New York Rangers.
While the Flames don’t appear poised to make the playoffs this season, the wealth of experience Hunt brings helps to stabilize the bottom portion of the Flames’ roster. With Calgary considering more significant trade moves to its forward corps (Blake Coleman‘s name specifically is surfacing in trade rumors), it appears likely that down the line this season, Hunt could earn an extended stay on the NHL roster.
Seeing as he’s currently playing on a two-way contract, any NHL recall comes with a very real financial benefit for Hunt. He earns a $825K NHL salary, $400K AHL salary, and a hefty $500K total guarantee in each year of his two-year deal. With each day spent on the Flames’ NHL roster, it becomes increasingly likely Hunt will be able to surpass that $500K guarantee in terms of total compensation by the end of the season. Today’s recall will certainly help him in that pursuit.
As for what role exactly Hunt might slot into within head coach Ryan Huska’s lineup, it’s likely to be a limited one. Hunt averaged 10:36 time on ice in his two prior NHL games of 2025-26, and averaged 11:39 time on ice per game in five contests in 2024-25. It’s unlikely his deployment moving forward will deviate much from that established trend.
Winnipeg Jets Place Neal Pionk On IR, Recall Elias Salomonsson
The Winnipeg Jets announced today that they have placed defenseman Neal Pionk on injured reserve. In a corresponding move, they recalled defenseman Elias Salomonsson from their AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. Pionk’s IR placement is retroactive to Jan. 13.
Pionk was labelled as week-to-week with an undisclosed injury today. Pionk missed the Jets’ game last Friday with a foot injury, but there is no word at this time if Pionk’s injury news today is related to that ailment.
Losing Pionk on a week-to-week basis is a significant blow to the Jets’ hopes of climbing out of the lower rungs of the NHL standings. He’s Winnipeg’s No. 2 defenseman in terms of ice time, averaging 22:47 per game. That includes 2:48 time on ice per game on the penalty kill, the highest among Jets blueliners. He also skates 1:35 per game on the power play, quarterbacking their second unit.
As the Jets as a whole have experienced a significant year-over-year downturn, Pionk’s production has suffered. He scored 10 goals, 39 points in 2024-25 but has just eight points in 40 games this season. But even as Pionk’s offense has declined to uncharacteristically low levels this season, the Jets are still likely to find it difficult to replace what he brings to the table.
The Jets’ recall of Salomonsson from Manitoba doesn’t signal the club’s intention to utilize the young blueliner as an exact one-to-one replacement for Pionk. Instead, he’s likely to see some of Pionk’s vacated minutes, while other Jets defensemen are also likely to see a bump in ice time.
Salomonsson , 21, was a second-round pick of the Jets at the 2022 draft, and made his North American pro debut in 2024-25 in Manitoba. He became a steady top-four force for the Moose, scoring 35 points in 78 career AHL games. Salomonsson earned his first NHL recall earlier this season, skating in a total of four games. He averaged 14:43 time-on-ice, including a little over a minute per game short-handed.
Utah Mammoth Recall Kevin Rooney, Place Alexander Kerfoot On IR
The Utah Mammoth announced today that they have placed forward Alexander Kerfoot on injured reserve. He’s out with an upper-body injury on a week-to-week basis.
In a corresponding move, the club recalled forward Kevin Rooney from their AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners.
Kerfoot left Utah’s Friday game against the St. Louis Blues after suffering the injury. This isn’t Kerfoot’s first week-to-week absence of the season. He underwent core muscle surgery in October and it cost him the start of the season. He made his 2025-26 debut on Dec. 19.
Things weren’t quite right for Kerfoot even after his original activation off of IR. He only managed one goal for one point in nine games, and he only played 10:20 time on ice per game. Kerfoot averaged 15:15 time on ice per game in 2024-25.
A key penalty killer for the Mammoth, Kerfoot has typically been good for steady middle-six production over the course of his NHL career.
He scored 45 points in the final season of the Arizona Coyotes in 2023-24, but that production didn’t carry over to Utah as he took on a more defensive role.
Now slated to miss at least a few weeks, the Mammoth will turn to Rooney to fill Kerfoot’s vacated fourth-line spot in head coach Andre Tourigny’s lineup.
The 32-year-old is a veteran of over 300 NHL games and skated in 70 games for the Calgary Flames last season. He’s scored 10 points in 20 games at the AHL level this season and has a goal in his lone NHL contest of 2025-26.
Rooney is playing out a one-year, league-minimum two-way contract, one that carries a $325K AHL salary. If Rooney gets an extended look on the NHL roster as a result of Kerfoot’s absence, that run of NHL games would hold significant financial benefits for the veteran forward.
For Kerfoot, while these injuries are undoubtedly frustrating from an on-ice perspective, the financial implications of the injury are also unfortunate. Kerfoot is a pending UFA, and this injury will now set back his efforts to put together the kind of production fans grew accustomed to seeing from him in Arizona and Toronto.
Now 31 years old, Kerfoot has a chance to be one of the better center-capable players on this summer’s open market. This injury is certainly a setback, but he should still have a chance to return to the ice and string together some quality games to end his platform season on as high a note as possible.
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San Jose Sharks Activate John Klingberg
The San Jose Sharks announced today that defenseman John Klingberg has been activated off of injured reserve.
Klingberg missed four consecutive games with a lower-body injury. The 33-year-old has been one of the Sharks’ most heavily-used defensemen this season, tied for first among blueliners in ice time with 21:37 per game. When healthy, he’s also quarterbacked the Sharks’ top power play unit, averaging 3:25 power play time on ice per game.
After two consecutive injury-riddled seasons, this year has been a bounce-back year for Klingberg from a production standpoint. He’s scored nine goals and 16 points in 31 games, which is a 24-goal, 42-point 82-game pace.
Klingberg had scored just 42 points in the three seasons following his 47-point 2021-22 campaign, which was his final year in Dallas.
Although returns in terms of Klingberg’s defensive value have been more mixed, that’s not entirely detached from what was expected of Klingberg even in the best years of his career.
Now back to full health, Klingberg will get the chance to continue to build on his momentum this season with an eye to the summer. His one-year, $4MM contract is set to expire this summer, making him a pending unrestricted free agent.