Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill has a big decision coming up with regards to John Klingberg, one of the team’s top players. An upcoming unrestricted free agent, Klingberg has yet to ink an extension, which gave rise to rumors on the NHL Network last week that he had requested a trade.
Following last Saturday’s win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, Klingberg addressed the rumors, saying that he hadn’t directly asked for a trade, but was nonetheless frustrated at the lack of progress for a new deal:
“On my side, on my agent’s side, I feel like we’ve been trying to move pieces, years, numbers and stuff like that.