Done Deal: Wild Acquire John Klingberg from Ducks

The Minnesota Wild continued their busy ways as general manager Bill Guerin has completed a deal with the Anaheim Ducks to acquire defenseman John Klingberg.

John Klingberg to MIN
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 3, 2023
John Klingberg return: #mnwild sending 4th in 2025, Andrej Sustr and rights to Nesterenko. Ducks retaining half the salary of Klingberg.
— Joe Smith (@JoeSmithNHL) March 3, 2023

John Klingberg, acquired by MIN, is a skilled puck-moving defenceman who's great on the powerplay. He's also the worst defensive player on the worst defensive team of the cap era. Truly just gave up on defending entirely. #MNWild pic.twitter.com/yZovKZKe5q
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) March 3, 2023

John Klingberg going to the Wild, aka Defence University, is about as good a fit as you can get for a team that needs more offence from the backend. pic.twitter.com/2KApMo6Su4
— dom 🕰️ (@domluszczyszyn) March 3, 2023

John Klingberg has been traded to Minnesota Wild per @PierreVLeBrun pic.twitter.com/2EeZ6kEfG2
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) March 3, 2023

Klingberg signed a one-year deal with the Ducks for $7 million and basically set himself up for a show-me season, one where he's recorded 24 points in 50 games. His best season came back in 2017-18 as a member of the Dallas Stars where the offensive d-man posted 67 points in 82 games.

The Wild also added Oskar Sundqvist from the Detroit Red Wings and Marcus Johansson from the Washington Capitals, meanwhile Guerin's also added a couple draft picks for some salary cap space. A wild deadline in Minnesota to say the very least.