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Anaheim Ducks After the Trade: Where Are They Now?

By Khalid Hart

ANAHEIM, CA - JANUARY 11: Daniel Sprong #11 of the Anaheim Ducks skates against Marcus Pettersson #28 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first period of the game at Honda Center on January 11, 2019 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA - JANUARY 11: Daniel Sprong #11 of the Anaheim Ducks skates against Marcus Pettersson #28 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first period of the game at Honda Center on January 11, 2019 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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ST. PAUL, MN – FEBRUARY 19: Pontus Aberg #26 of the Minnesota Wild skates with the puck during a game with the Anaheim Ducks at Xcel Energy Center on February 19, 2019, in St. Paul, Minnesota.(Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Is Pontus Aberg Working Out for Minnesota?

The next trade was odd and a little unexpected. We originally picked up Pontus Aberg off waivers from the Edmonton Oilers early in the season. He went from a waiver pick up to a “rock star” seemingly overnight. At one point, he was even the team’s leading scorer. It is anyone’s guess as to what happened, but we can only assume that at some point Pontus got under Randy Carlyle‘s skin.

From that point on, he became a healthy scratch and Brian Gibbons took his place. Imagine scratching your leading scorer because you were in your feelings. After a 1-3 loss, Bob Murray busted another move. This time, he traded Pontus Aberg to the Minnesota Wild for Justin Kloos the day before the Anaheim Ducks actually played the Wild.

Since being traded to Minnesota Aberg has only managed 3 points (0G, 3A) in 10 games. Meanwhile, Justin Kloos only played one game before being sent down to the Gulls. Kloos has actually been really good for the Gulls being nearly a point per game player with 7 points (1G, 6A) in 8 games. He was doing well for Iowa Wild too before being traded, posting 30 points (12G, 18A) in 34 games. Maybe Bob was just bolstering up the Gulls for a strong Calder Cup run. This trade was should be considered a win for the Anaheim Ducks.

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