The Toronto Maple Leafs signed John Klingberg in the summer, much to the surprise of pretty much everyone.
Compounding the confusion is that the Toronto Maple Leafs seemingly passed on the cheaper Matt Dumba in order to sign Klingberg.
Elliotte Friedman reported on ‘Leafs Morning Take’ with Jay Rosehill and Nick Alberga that the Leafs, before signing John Klingberg in the offseason as a Free Agent, had interest in fellow FA Defenseman Matt Dumba.
Immediately, people had thoughts.
The Toronto Maple Leafs Weren’t Wrong to Sign Klingberg Over Dumba
According to Friedman, the Leafs interest in Dumba cooled due to his contract demands, believed to be over $5M.