New York. John Klingberg boosted his stock ahead of Friday’s trade deadline with a great goal as Anaheim pulled off a solid win over Carolina last night — and no, he’s not depressed at all about the fact that he’ll have to change clubs so soon.
– I was always ready for it to be possible, says the star back of Sportbladet.
With less than a week left before the NHL’s turbulent trade deadline, this means that a number of players who are expected to change clubs – primarily those whose contracts have expired on suspended teams – are shedding light round after round.
One of them is Anaheim club Swedish defender John Klingberg, who returned after a two-game injury absence for the first leg of the night against Carolina and with a goal helped the Ducks to a thrilling 3-2 victory.
“Yes, it was fun to be back in the game again and it’s always nice to be able to contribute in that way,” says the 30-year-old from Lerum when we got him next.
“be prepared for it”
– To beat Carolina, one of the real best teams, is, of course, fun. Our goalkeeper, John Gibson, was great and we did a good job against him at the same time.
But especially:
That goal didn’t hurt, and now that there are club managers across the continent considering what kind of offer they should make for Burger.
Because it is. He’s likely going to get hitched within the next 24 hours – and he seems quite content with that.
– If all went well for Anaheim and we chased a playoff, I would have wanted to stay, but since I signed a one-year contract, that was always an option. So I’m ready for that to happen.
– If I knew where I would end up? no. Of course, I am in constant contact with my agent, but nothing is clear.
However, an advanced guess would suggest that the Seattle Kraken, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders, Edmonton Oilers and not least tonight’s opponent Carolina Hurricanes should be among the interested parties.
Jakob Silverberg also scored for the Ducks last night, while Isaac Lundstrom caught an assist. For the home team, Jesper Fast was one of the scorers.