Is Klingberg still good?

[Luffy D Monkey]

So Klingberg is having a pretty awful season points-wise, by his standards.

We also know that as an overall defenseman he has been surpassed by Heiskanen easily.

Heading into next season, is Klingberg still considered the #1 PPQB in Dallas? Should I still think of him as an elite defenseman for points?

Trying to decide whether he's worth keeping at this point.

[senryu]

Klingberg himself is still good, but the things around him that boosted his value 2-3 years ago aren't as good. Seguin's had a tough-luck year. Benn is in the decline phase. Radulov turned into a pumpkin. There just isn't as much scoring talent in Dallas as there used to be. Heiskanen is the better all-around defenseman, but that helps Klingberg, as the Stars probably would not want to overload Miro with first pairing, PK and PP time. Especially when Miro probably isn't appreciably better than Klingberg on the power play.

Based on the information provided, Klingberg, as a certifiable PP1 defenseman, is probably a keeper for your league. There aren't many guys to whom you can point and say "he's almost certainly going to be a PP1 defenseman." Whether he's a keeper for you depends on your roster.

[ericdaoust]

Two issues: more competition in Dallas and the new trend of using four forwards on the power play. They're also not a high-scoring team. I don't think the situation changes much come next year barring some kind of major roster shake-up. He's still very good, just not high-end.

[Eskimo Brother]

I think he's still very good, but not in the top tier or so. Similar to how we might handle guys like Klefbom, Theodore, and Werenski.

[Rockies & Hockeys]

Yeah, he's mid-tier now. Not high end like a few years ago.

[stevegamer]

Very good for fantasy, but no longer elite.

[HonkyTonkMan]

I think he's a buy low as he's still on pace for 40 plus in a miserable season. I think he's in the 2nd tier of fantasy D now but his value is much higher than what he can be acquired for IMO.

I'd buy low