Minnesota Wild: Pontus Aberg’s Roller Coaster Season

Originally drafted by the Nashville Predators at 37th overall in 2012, Aberg’s career has been a whirlwind since 2018. At the 2018 trade deadline Pontus Aberg was traded to the Edmonton Oilers for Mark Letestu. In 16 games with Edmonton he registered 8 points.

At the start of the 2018-2019 season, he was put on waiver and claimed by the Anaheim Ducks. After posting some decent numbers with the Ducks (19 points in 37 games) he was again traded to the Minnesota Wild in a very curios move. In Minnesota his offense suddenly dried up, posting only 1 goal and 5 assists in 22 games.

Troubles in Anaheim

The inconsistency in Aberg’s game is super obvious when you look at his time with the Anaheim Ducks.

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