The Minnesota Wild have made one last splash with just minutes to go until the NHL Trade Deadline on Friday. The Wild acquired offensive defenseman John Klingberg from the Anaheim Ducks, just minutes after bringing in Oskar Sundqvist from the Detroit Red Wings, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

The Wild are sending a 2025 fourth-round pick back to the Ducks, along with Andrej Sustr and the rights to Nikita Nesterenko. The Ducks are retaining half the salary on Klingberg, per The Athletic's Joe Smith.

Klingberg was phenomenal in his time as a Dallas Star, but has really struggled with the Ducks this season; he is a -28 and is has been one of the worst players in the NHL in terms of pure defense this year.

He signed a one-year deal worth $7 million with the Ducks last offseason.

“John Klingberg, acquired by [Minnesota], is a skilled puck-moving defenseman who's great on the powerplay. He's also the worst defensive player on the worst defensive team of the cap era. Truly just gave up on defending entirely,” wrote Elite Prospects' JFresh on Friday.

The Minnesota Wild were maybe the busiest team on deadline day, moving out Jordan Greenway to the Buffalo Sabres in return for a second and fifth-round pick, before adding forward Oskar Sundqvist and John Klingberg just under the wire.

“In Klingberg, the Wild get a defenseman they could use either in their top four or top six. One of Klingberg's strengths is his ability to facilitate a power play…In his final season with the Dallas Stars, Klingberg finished with 20 points on the extra skater advantage,” wrote ESPN's Ryan S. Clark on Friday.

Klingberg will have the opportunity to turn his season around and will look to help the Wild push for a playoff spot down the stretch now that the NHL Trade Deadline has passed.