Viktor Arvidsson (Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images) [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/c68e7ed0-9ee8-4497-986b-1d39c08a3f47.jpeg] Viktor Arvidsson (Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images) EDMONTON – Sometimes, a thing that looks like a perfect ends up being the opposite. This is what happened with the Edmonton Oilers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers] and Viktor Arvidsson [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/latest-news/report-oilers-have-found-new-team-for-viktor-arvidsson] last season. Bookmark The Hockey News Edmonton Oilers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/] team site to never miss the latest news [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/latest-news], game-day [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/game-day] coverage, and more [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/players]. The 32-year-old Swedish winger signed a two-year contract [https://puckpedia.com/player/viktor-arvidsson] last summer. Arvidsson finished the season with 27 points in 67 games [https://www.nhl.com/bruins/player/viktor-arvidsson-8478042], while averaging 15 minutes per game. Ultimately, he was traded to the Boston Bruins [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/boston-bruins/] to give the Oilers more cap flexibility. In speaking with Ronnie Ronnkvist of HockeySvergie.se [http://hockeysvergie.se], Arvidsson revealed what went wrong with the Oilers. TRENDING OILERS STORIES Kings Offer For McDavid In Blockbuster Outlet Trade Pitch - Community Post [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/13904e18-7462-4d34-bf0c-66cad3e8ac8e.webp] Kings Offer For McDavid In Blockbuster Outlet Trade Pitch - Community Post Would you make this trade if you were the Edmonton Oilers and it was learned that McDavid might not be sticking around? It would take a blockbuster deal to appease Edmonton. Is this enough? [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/community/kings-offer-for-mcdavid-in-blockbuster-outlet-trade-pitch] Insider Makes New Connor McDavid Contract Prediction [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/latest-news/insider-makes-new-connor-mcdavid-contract-prediction] Oilers Potential New Goalie PTO Target [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/latest-news/oilers-potential-new-goalie-pto-target] Oilers Should Aim Higher Than Rumored Goalie [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/latest-news/oilers-should-aim-higher-than-rumored-goalie-target] Target [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/latest-news/oilers-should-aim-higher-than-rumored-goalie-target] McDavid v. the Decade of Darkness: Part 4: Pronger Wants Out [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/latest-news/mcdavid-v-the-decade-of-darkness-part-4-pronger-wants-out] Oilers Rank #2 In Surprising New Study [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/5b32f6be-9a05-4497-8521-0c2440dff717.webp] Oilers Rank #2 In Surprising New Study EDMONTON – In recent years, the <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/">Edmonton Oilers</a> are used to finishing second. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/latest-news/oilers-rank-2-in-surprising-new-study] “I was a bit injured at the start, missing about 15 games,” Arvidsson said to Ronnkvist [https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/viktor-arvidsson-oilers-bruins-nhl-2025-26-interview]. “My role on the team wasn’t really what I had in mind, but it wasn’t what Edmonton had envisioned either. It turned into kind of a trudging season for me, with less ice time and a reduced role.” “It was a fun and, above all, a very educational season.” Anyone who has ever had to work a job that they don’t enjoy can understand what Arvidsson explained in this interview. If you aren’t in the proper role, it can feel like you are a square peg getting rammed into a round hole. It’s fair to say that a similar thing happened with the Oilers' other prized free agent transaction from last summer: Jeff Skinner [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/latest-news/jeff-skinner-3-surprising-things-you-didnt-know]. Regardless of what happened in 2024-25, the Oilers will look ahead to the upcoming season. They begin the long journey back to another Stanley Cup Final. Add us to your Google News [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwn-DfCA?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] favourites, and never miss a story.
