The worst UFA signing in Toronto Maple Leafs history is John Klingberg.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed numerous bad contracts over the course of a century, but Klingberg’s is officially the worst.
I understand what you’re thinking right now. You’re thinking about the team’s past and wondering, “How could anyone be worse than David Clarkson?” What about the contracts for Jeff Finger and Mike Komisarek?
We can go over things briefly, but when it comes down to it, Klingberg’s deal is by far the worst.
The worst UFA signing in Toronto Maple Leafs history is John Klingberg
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed right winger Clarkson to a contract in July 2013, hoping he’d be the next Wendel Clark. He was supposed to be a strong forward who could also contribute offensively, but things quickly went south. He remained with the organization for 118 games until being traded to Columbus for Nathan Horton’s contract.
So, how could a seven-year, $5.25M contract be worse than Klingberg’s one-year, $4.15M deal?
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The worst UFA signing in Toronto Maple Leafs history is John Klingberg.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed numerous bad contracts over the course of a century, but Klingberg’s is officially the worst.
I understand what you’re thinking right now. You’re thinking about the team’s past and wondering, “How could anyone be worse than David Clarkson?” What about the contracts for Jeff Finger and Mike Komisarek?
We can discuss them briefly, but When it comes down to it, Klingberg’s deal is by far the worst.
The worst UFA signing in Toronto Maple Leafs history is John Klingberg.
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed right winger Clarkson to a contract in July 2013, hoping he’d be the next Wendel Clark.
He was supposed to be a strong forward who could also contribute offensively, but things quickly went south. He remained with the organization for 118 games until being traded to Columbus for Nathan Horton’s contract.
So, how could a seven-year, $5.25M contract be worse than Klingberg’s one-year, $4.15M deal?
It’s just because the Leafs weren’t very good when they signed Clarkson, thus money wasn’t as important. Not only that, but they got out of the deal 18 months early.
months later with no penalty. Sure, it didn’t work out, but they washed their hands of it virtually immediately after signing it, and it sparked a much-needed rebuild.
There’s an argument to be made that Clarkson’s signing was one of the most significant in Leafs history because if Clarkson works out, the team might not sink and might not take William Nylander, Mitch Marner, and Auston Matthews, but I digress.
