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,

John Klingberg signed a one-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. Financial terms were not disclosed. The 32-year-old defenseman had five assists in 14 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs last season before having season-ending hip surgery in December 2023.

Klingberg is trying to resurrect his career after spending more than a year working his way back from double hip resurfacing surgery.

UFA defenseman John Klingberg is joining the Edmonton Oilers in a comeback from hip surgery after a handful of teams were interested in him, according to multiple reports.

EDMONTON, AB – The Edmonton Oilers announced Friday they have signed free agent defenceman John Klingberg to a one-year contract. The 32-year-old blueliner has seen action in 633 NHL games over 11 seasons with the Dallas Stars, Anaheim Ducks, Minnesota Wild and Toronto Maple Leafs, recording 81 goals and 331 assists for 412 points.

The Edmonton Oilers have signed defender John Klingberg to a one-year contract, taking him to the end of the 2024-25 season.

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Brad Treliving lost out on a huge opportunity to add some firepower to their blueline as John Klingberg has signed with Edmonton.

The Edmonton Oilers might be the favorites to sign John Klingberg, but it better not be the only move they make on their blue line, argues a former Oiler.

There has been a lot of speculation connecting the Edmonton Oilers to free-agent defenseman John Klingberg over the past few days. The last time we saw Klingberg in the NHL was in 2023-24 when he was a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs and it was not pretty.