{"id":40273,"date":"2019-01-16T19:29:56","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T00:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=40273"},"modified":"2019-01-16T19:29:56","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T00:29:56","slug":"anaheim-ducks-trade-pontus-aberg-to-the-minnesota-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/01\/16\/anaheim-ducks-trade-pontus-aberg-to-the-minnesota-wild\/","title":{"rendered":"Anaheim Ducks Trade Pontus Aberg to the Minnesota Wild"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Anaheim Ducks<\/a> have agreed to trade forward Pontus Aberg<\/strong><\/a> to the Minnesota Wild<\/a> in exchange for forward Justin Kloos<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnaheimDucks\/status\/1085678704645160960<\/p>\n

Anaheim Ducks Trade Pontus Aberg to the Wild<\/h1>\n

The Duck have agreed to trade Aberg to the Wild in what should prove to be the first of many moves leading up to this year’s trade deadline.<\/p>\n

In Aberg, the Wild are adding some much-needed scoring depth to their roster. Minnesota currently sits 24th in the NHL in goals for this season, so Aberg should certainly be able to help them out in that regard.<\/p>\n

In 37 games this season, Aberg has scored 11 goals and added eight assists for 19 points.<\/p>\n

Over his career, Pontus Aberg has scored 16 goals and added 21 assists for 37 points in 105 games between Nashville<\/a>, Edmonton<\/a>, and Anaheim. Aberg was originally drafted by the Predators in the second round, 37th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.<\/p>\n

In exchange for Aberg, the Ducks acquired forward Justin Kloos. Kloos has spent this season in the AHL playing with the Iowa Wild. In 34 games this season, Kloos scored 12 goals and added 18 assists for 30 points. Kloos has only appeared in one NHL game throughout his career. He failed to register a point in the contest.<\/p>\n

Whirlwind of Moves for the Ducks<\/h2>\n

It’s been a busy day for the Ducks organization as they made a number of roster moves. Aside from the trade, the Ducks recalled forwards Troy Terry<\/a><\/strong> and Max Jones<\/strong> as well as defenceman Andrej Sustr<\/a><\/strong> from the San Diego Gulls. In turn, the Ducks sent Kiefer Sherwood<\/a><\/strong> and Jake Dotchin<\/a><\/strong> to San Diego. They also assigned forward Patrick Eaves<\/a><\/strong> to the Gulls on a long-term injury conditioning loan.<\/p>\n

On the injury front, the Ducks announced they placed Jakob Silfverberg<\/a><\/strong> as well as Ryan Kesler<\/strong><\/a> on the injured reserve with lower-body injuries.<\/p>\n

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In addition to today's recalls and reassignments, we've made additional roster moves:<\/p>\n

Jakob Silfverberg and Ryan Kesler (lower-body injuries) were placed on Injured Reserve.<\/p>\n

Patrick Eaves was assigned to the @SDGullsAHL<\/a> on a long-term injury conditioning loan.<\/p>\n

— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) January 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n