It's been over half a month since the start of free agency, and when it started, Klingberg was the best defenceman available. Klingberg was coming off a 47 point season and the 29 year old was hoping to hit it big on what was most likely going to be his last long-term contract.
Before the Christmas break last season the Stars offered Klingberg an 8 year deal valued at $58,000,000. His agent adviced him to decline and hold out for a deal worth $64 million, which never came for him unfortunately.
When free agency began, he was looking for a deal apparently worth $42 million over 7 years, which is a $14 million loss from what the Stars offered a half a year earlier. Unfortunately again for Klingberg, that offer never came.
In the end Klingberg ended up signing a 1 year deal with the Anaheim Ducks worth $7,000,000. Klingberg could have been $58 million dollars richer last Christmas but now he needs to settle with the 1 year deal and hope that teams are more interested in him next offseason.
