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Klingberg looking like Karlsson

DALLAS - Sitting at his stall in the Stars dressing room, John Klingberg looks barely old enough to drive, let alone steer an NHL power play.

But on the ice, the slender Swede with the pale complexion -- dubbed "The Ghost of Gothenberg" by creative minds in the organization -- has snuck up and announced his presence to the rest of the world.

In fact, on the ice, the 23-year-old Klingberg is looking more and more like the best defenceman in the league.

"Almost everything, really," Dallas coach Lindy Ruff said Tuesday morning when asked about the similarities between Klingberg and current Norris Trophy holder Erik Karlsson.