Klingberg vs Honka

[PPQB]

Starting in 2 years.....who's the guy?

[Mr. Guru]

Your teams shit

[Doug Glatt]

Klingberg. Very very very few D can become productive NHL players before the age of 22. Not saying Honka wont be the exception, but the odds are against it.

[Nikerato]

There's room for both of them. Honka is a bit of a project though. Could be longer than 2 years.

[Jouko-Pouko]

Klingberg for me.

[bumchilly25]

Take what you know already....Klingberg is super solid already, and could be really good.

[One87]

Have to go Klingberg. Dallas looks to be a young contending team In the making with very little Dman depth.

[NoWayOut]

Have to go Klingberg. Dallas looks to be a young contending team In the making with very little Dman depth.

I beg to differ on the depth of the Dallas blueline. I think they are quite deep albeit very young. Klingberg, Nemeth, Jokipakka, Oleksiak, Honka, Lindell, Hansson, all in Dallas or Cedar Park. Lindell and Hansson are still very green and not proven over on this side of the pond but there's a chance one of them develops into a serviceable D for the Stars. They are very close to having a really good D corps with a couple of savvy additions through trades or free agency.

I'll take Klingberg here. Now, two years from now, and beyond. The Stars are looking at Klingberg as potentially their #1D and given how hard those are to acquire via trade or free agency they'll give him every chance to make the job his. The only real hole in Klingberg's game so to speak is lack of physicality. He won't hit much, but otherwise he has all the tools to be a #1. At worst Klingberg slots in as the #2 depending on what the Stars do during the offseason as far as adding a D-man through trade or free agency.

I would expect Honka to slot in as the #3 if he hits his potential. His overall defensive game needs plenty of work, but then again he is still young and can be coached up. He just doesn't strike me as the type that will have the whole package like Klingberg. Their offensive numbers may one day be equal, but Klingberg's overall game will give him the bigger role in my opinion.

Long term I like Klingberg to anchor the first D pairing while Honka does likewise on the second. Personally if you can swing it why not have both.

[Happy Hour]

Tough to ignore the numbers Klingberg has put up in a short time, I'll take him