Klingberg will either be a brilliant addition for the Oilers or a quick audition that will be forgotten by fall.

The NHL is back from its holiday roster freeze and fewer than two months away from the trade deadline. So far, there have been 15 trades, four coaching changes, plus extensions signed by Igor Shesterkin,

The Edmonton Oilers head home from a withering road trip. And while they pulled up a goal short of a win on Saturday night, by anyone’s measure this stretch was a roaring success. The Oilers arrive home with the same number of points as the Pacific leading Vegas Golden Knights.

Klingberg said he’ll have to readjust to the pace of the league but feels much better now about being able to handle it.

The logical assumption is that a healthy and effective John Klingberg will be great for whichever defenseman he plays beside on the Edmonton Oilers. Speculation is that it will be Darnell Nurse.

John Klingberg has been with the Edmonton Oilers for several practices now, and will be making his official debut with the team next week - on or before February 1st.

In the wake of his career-surviving major surgery, it was a hip, hip hooray moment for John Klingberg when he signed his one-year free-agent contract in Edmonton—five years after being in the 2020 playoff bubble with the Dallas Stars when they were two games from winning the Stanley Cup.

John Klinberg has made his decision on a new home for 2024-25. The marquee veteran defenseman has signed with the Edmonton Oilers on Friday per NHL insider Darren Dreger. "John Klingberg heading to the Oilers," Dreger said on X. Edmonton was reported to be the front-runner to sign Klingberg, so this decision does not come as a massive shock.

The Edmonton Oilers have a wild card joining their lineup with the addition of John Klingberg, who should enter the lineup for the team's game against the Detroit Red Wings.

The Oilers have already signed veteran defenseman John Klingberg, but is general manager Stan Bowman still working the phones?