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.

UFA defenseman John Klingberg is joining the Edmonton Oilers in a comeback from hip surgery after a handful of teams were reportedly interested in him.

After a few weeks of teasing the idea of a return to the NHL, the Edmonton Oilers have signed veteran defenseman John Klingberg to a new contract. Klingberg hasn’t played an NHL game in over a year, but has been working on a return,