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

Edmonton is happy to be able to add a player of Klingberg's ability to its defense corps. The Oilers (29-14-3) are looking at making another long run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season after getting to Game 7 of the Cup Final against the Florida Panthers last season.

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.

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

John Klingberg is feeling fully healthy & motivated to make his return to the NHL as a member of the Oilers after missing more than a season recovering from double hip surgery

The Edmonton Oilers will have a new face on their blueline with the addition of John Klingberg, but he still has some stuff to work through.

On January 17, the Edmonton Oilers signed free agent veteran defenceman John Klingberg to a one-year deal at a projected cap-hit of $1.74M. Klingberg is

John Klingberg hit the ice at Rogers Place on Monday morning, practicing with the Edmonton Oilers for the first time since signing a one-year contract with the team late last week.

Speaking with reporters on Monday, Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said that defenceman John Klingberg won’t play for “at least a week.”