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Boston Globe
16-07-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Can Viktor Arvidsson give the Bruins much-needed scoring punch?
A spirited postseason run may not be in the cards for the retooling Bruins, but getting the opportunity to reunite with Advertisement 'I didn't bring the names [of the Bruins' free agent additions with links to the Kings] up. They did,' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'He had a no-move clause, and he did it, not just because he wanted to come to Boston and have a great opportunity, but also the relationship I had with him in the past.' Entering a contract season, Arvidsson believes the opportunity afforded in Boston to play for Sturm and potentially earn featured offensive reps was too good to pass up. 'I'm going to come there, play a responsible game, and I think Marco knows exactly what he's getting from me,' Arvidsson said. 'I'm going to help offensively and bring scoring. I know I can do that. I know I had a little bit of a tough time last year with that. I'm really confident that I'm going to make the team better. Advertisement 'Knowing Marco from before, me and him have a really good relationship. I think [it's] going to be a fun year.' The Bruins are hoping the trade benefits all parties — especially if Arvidsson can add a scoring spark to a forward corps short on high-end talent. The Bruins' top priority this offseason was evident: more firepower up front. Despite David Pastrnak's continued brilliance (43 goals, 106 points) and a breakout season from Morgan Geekie (33 goals), Boston ranked 28th in goals per game, 29th in power-play percentage, and 29th in shots on goal per game. But the Bruins opted to focus most of their signings and offseason pickups on hard-nosed, bottom-six players such as Tanner Jeannot, Sean Kuraly, and Michael Eyssimont — with Arvidsson standing as the lone outlier as a winger with legitimate 20-goal upside. Beefing up the forward corps could make them tougher to play against, night in and night out. But if the Bruins still can't generate offense, they're seemingly set to get stung by the same flaws that dismantled all hope in 2024-25. As such, plenty is riding on Arvidsson to inject some offense into his new team, likely on a second line that could also feature Pavel Zacha and Casey Mittelstadt. Arvidsson's track record speaks for itself. He has scored 20 or more goals five times, including a pair of 30-plus-goal campaigns in 2016-17 (31) and 2018-19 (34) with the Predators. Advertisement But the last few seasons haven't been as fruitful for the Swede. Arvidsson dealt with injuries during the 2023-24 season with the Kings — undergoing back surgery in October before dealing with a nagging lower-body issue. In just 18 games, Arvidsson scored six goals and posted 15 points. With the Oilers, Arvidsson struggled to get into a rhythm further down the lineup, especially on a power-play unit where he has traditionally served in more of a net-front role. He scored just one goal and posted two assists on the Oilers' elite man-advantage. It was a far cry from the 2022-23 season, when Arvidsson had 10 goals and 15 assists on the power play for the Kings. 'A lot of factors played into it, I think,' Arvidsson said. 'I'm as responsible [for it] as everybody else was … I just have to look at myself as a person and a player. I truly believe that. And that's what I'm going to do.' With the Bruins, more featured reps should be available for Arvidsson — be it on the top power-play unit or on the second line, where his shoot-first approach should stand as a breath of fresh air. As Sturm prioritizes shot volume and pace, Arvidsson should be a willing participant. Of the 596 NHL players who logged at least 500 minutes of even-strength ice time last season, Arvidsson ranked 19th with 9.57 shots per 60 minutes Sturm and his staff are banking on a rebound season from a power-play unit that, personnel-wise, should have some upside. That optimism is echoed by Arvidsson, who said that Sturm served as his power-play coach in Los Angeles before becoming a head coach in the AHL. Advertisement 'I think it was a lot of communication between him and the players, how we were going to make it better, how we were going to be successful,' Arvidsson said of Sturm. 'It wasn't just X's and O's. It was trying to always and every day improve it, having a big bank of plays, situational plays that were effective. He played the game and he knows what it's all about.' If Arvidsson's skating ability can generate cleaner entries — and those wheels are utilized down low to recover pucks — he could be a remedy to the team's special-teams woes. 'Teams are killing in a certain way after taking away Pasta — you know you have to execute on the other side,' general manager Don Sweeney said of the Bruins' power-play struggles last season. 'But when that puck comes up top, it's supposed to go to the net — because that's what they're giving you. We weren't executing at the level you need to to be successful. 'And we need to do a better job. We have to take ownership of that. Our players have to take ownership of it. They didn't do a good enough job. They're more than capable. We just have to do a better job being connected and executing what we're supposed to do.' Conor Ryan can be reached at
Ottawa Citizen
01-07-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Gulutzan officially hired by Stars; Perry's new jersey; Arvidsson's bear tale
Article content Article content Viktor Arvidsson, a healthy scratch for Kasperi Kapanen in Game 6 in Florida last month, is really a third-line player now, but the Bruins, who are woefully weak of NHL veterans on the wing, might well give their trade add a look on left side with Swedish countryman Elias Lindholm on their second line after the Oiler trade. Article content The Bruins only have four real top-six players pencilled in now — David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha, Morgan Geekie and Lindholm — so Arvidsson will get a look there in training camp, most likely, but maybe on his off-wing, playing for Marco Sturm. Sturm was an L.A. assistant coach for one of Arvidsson's earlier years with the Kings. They may try another Swedish kid, Fabian Lysell, on RW on a second line with Arvidsson on left. Article content 'I've been lucky in my career to have Swedes on all the teams I've played on, That's really important. You go to a team first, and that (familiarity) helps,' he said. Article content Article content This 'n that: Oiler UFA John Klingberg's $4M AAV for one year in San Jose is peanuts compared to what guys were signing for, but he now is the highest-paid Sharks D. Mario Ferraro is next at $3.25 million. The Sharks are miles under the salary cap floor… No surprise that Ken Holland is signing Cody Ceci in Los Angeles after scrambling to bring him to the Oilers when Adam Larsson left for Seattle. Holland gave Ceci a four-year deal here with 10 teams trying to sign Ceci as a UFA for three years in 2021. Same four years in LA on Canada Cay at $4.5 million AAV. Good for Ceci, now on his fourth team since the 2024 Cup final (Edmonton, San Jose, Dallas and L.A.) but that's a lot of cheese for a guy who might be in the Kings' third pair. So now (check notes) we've got ex-Oilers Ceci and Perry, also Warren Foegele in LA now…. Kings signed Ceci and Brian Dumoulin at a combined $8.5 million AAV to try and mitigate the loss of their UFA D Vlad Gavrikov to the Rangers, but with all due respect to those vets, they aren't Gavrikov. He was the Kings' most consistently good D last season… Amazing what a Cup ring will do. Florida's third-pairing D Nate Schmidt, on a slim $800,000 last year, just got three years in Utah at $3.5 million AAV. And the smart Panthers are replacing Schmidt with Jeff Petry at $775,000 with bonuses… If Oilers are into buy-low on UFA's there are a few still out there. Like Victor Olafsson (Vegas), Anthony Beauvillier (Washington), Anthony Mantha (Calgary), and some fourth-liners like Curtis Lazar (New Jersey) and Joel Kiviranta (Colorado). Justin Brazeau (Minnesota) signed a two-year deal in Pittsburgh, Adam Gaudette, another possibility, signed two years with the Sharks… Ryan McLeod's new four-year, $20 million deal to stay with the Sabres is maybe a tad low for the ex-Oiler who had a career high 53 points this past season… When the Oilers didn't qualify farmhand starter Olivier Rodrigue, it sounds like they made an organizational decision that the 25-year-old wasn't going to be an NHL goalie, or they have a veteran in mind to take his spot in Bakersfield. Late Tuesday afternoon, they announced they had signed Edmonton-born Matt Tomkins, most recently of Tampa Bay, to a two-year, two-way contract with $775,000 AAV… One-time Oiler draft pick Matej Blumel, who had 86 points in 81 games on Dallas's Texas Stars team last season, signed in Boston for $875,000 one-way. Mistake, it says here, not to have signed Blumel… Ex-Oiler D Ethan Bear, who played for Washington's farm team last season, is on the move again, signing a two-way deal for $775,000 (NHL) and $325,000 (AHL)… The Avs signed Bakersfield UFA defenceman Ronnie Attard, who came to the farm last season from Philly for Ben Gleason, to a one-year deal… Ex-Oiler Kailer Yamamoto, who had 56 points in 54 games last year in the AHL, decided to re-sign with Utah, a two-way deal just like last year, with guaranteed $500,000 to play in Tucson. Article content
Calgary Herald
01-07-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Gulutzan officially hired by Stars; Perry's new jersey; Arvidsson's bear tale
Article content Article content Viktor Arvidsson, a healthy scratch for Kasperi Kapanen in Game 6 in Florida last month, is really a third-line player now, but the Bruins, who are woefully weak of NHL veterans on the wing, might well give their trade add a look on left side with Swedish countryman Elias Lindholm on their second line after the Oiler trade. Article content The Bruins only have four real top-six players pencilled in now — David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha, Morgan Geekie and Lindholm — so Arvidsson will get a look there in training camp, most likely, but maybe on his off-wing, playing for Marco Sturm. Sturm was an L.A. assistant coach for one of Arvidsson's earlier years with the Kings. They may try another Swedish kid, Fabian Lysell, on RW on a second line with Arvidsson on left. Article content Article content This 'n that: Oiler UFA John Klingberg's $4M AAV for one year in San Jose is peanuts compared to what guys were signing for, but he now is the highest-paid Sharks D. Mario Ferraro is next at $3.25 million. The Sharks are miles under the salary cap floor… No surprise that Ken Holland is signing Cody Ceci in Los Angeles after scrambling to bring him to the Oilers when Adam Larsson left for Seattle. Holland gave Ceci a four-year deal here with 10 teams trying to sign Ceci as a UFA for three years in 2021. Same four years in LA on Canada Cay at $4.5 million AAV. Good for Ceci, now on his fourth team since the 2024 Cup final (Edmonton, San Jose, Dallas and L.A.) but that's a lot of cheese for a guy who might be in the Kings' third pair. So now (check notes) we've got ex-Oilers Ceci and Perry, also Warren Foegele in LA now…. Kings signed Ceci and Brian Dumoulin at a combined $8.5 million AAV to try and mitigate the loss of their UFA D Vlad Gavrikov to the Rangers, but with all due respect to those vets, they aren't Gavrikov. He was the Kings' most consistently good D last season… Amazing what a Cup ring will do. Florida's third-pairing D Nate Schmidt, on a slim $800,000 last year, just got three years in Utah at $3.5 million AAV. And the smart Panthers are replacing Schmidt with Jeff Petry at $775,000 with bonuses… If Oilers are into buy-low on UFA's there are a few still out there. Like Victor Olafsson (Vegas), Anthony Beauvillier (Washington), Anthony Mantha (Calgary), and some fourth-liners like Curtis Lazar (New Jersey) and Joel Kiviranta (Colorado). Justin Brazeau (Minnesota) signed a two-year deal in Pittsburgh, Adam Gaudette, another possibility, signed two years with the Sharks… Ryan McLeod's new four-year, $20 million deal to stay with the Sabres is maybe a tad low for the ex-Oiler who had a career high 53 points this past season… When the Oilers didn't qualify farmhand starter Olivier Rodrigue, it sounds like they made an organizational decision that the 25-year-old wasn't going to be an NHL goalie, or they have a veteran in mind to take his spot in Bakersfield. Late Tuesday afternoon, they announced they had signed Edmonton-born Matt Tomkins, most recently of Tampa Bay, to a two-year, two-way contract with $775,000 AAV… One-time Oiler draft pick Matej Blumel, who had 86 points in 81 games on Dallas's Texas Stars team last season, signed in Boston for $875,000 one-way. Mistake, it says here, not to have signed Blumel… Ex-Oiler D Ethan Bear, who played for Washington's farm team last season, is on the move again, signing a two-way deal for $775,000 (NHL) and $325,000 (AHL)… The Avs signed Bakersfield UFA defenceman Ronnie Attard, who came to the farm last season from Philly for Ben Gleason, to a one-year deal… Ex-Oiler Kailer Yamamoto, who had 56 points in 54 games last year in the AHL, decided to re-sign with Utah, a two-way deal just like last year, with guaranteed $500,000 to play in Tucson. Article content
CTV News
01-07-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Edmonton Oilers deal winger Viktor Arvidsson to Boston Bruins for 2027 draft pick
The Edmonton Oilers have dealt left-winger Viktor Arvidsson (left) to the Boston Bruins for a fifth-round pick in the 2027 NHL entry draft. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) The Edmonton Oilers have dealt left-winger Viktor Arvidsson to the Boston Bruins for a fifth-round pick in the 2027 NHL entry draft. The Oilers announced the deal just before the league's free agency period began on Tuesday. Arvidsson, 32, had 15 goals and 12 assists in 67 regular-season games for Edmonton last season, and added another seven points (two goals, five assists) in 15 playoff appearances before the Oilers lost to the Florida Panthers in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final. The five-foot-10, 185-pound Swedish forward signed with Edmonton as a free agent in July 2024 following stints with the L.A. Kings and Nashville Predators. Arvidsson was originally selected by Nashville in the fourth round (112th overall) of the 2014 draft and has amassed 194 goals and 195 assists over 613 regular-season games. The move frees up US$4-million in cap space for an Oilers team that inked defenceman Evan Bouchard to a four-year contract with an average annual value of $10.5 million on Monday. Edmonton's superstar captain Connor McDavid is also now eligible for an extension. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 1, 2025. The Canadian Press
Global News
01-07-2025
- Sport
- Global News
Edmonton Oilers trade Viktor Arvidsson to Boston Bruins for draft pick
The Edmonton Oilers have dealt left-winger Viktor Arvidsson to the Boston Bruins for a fifth-round pick in the 2027 NHL entry draft. The Oilers announced the deal just before the league's free agency period began on Tuesday. Arvidsson, 32, had 15 goals and 12 assists in 67 regular-season games for Edmonton last season, and added another seven points (two goals, five assists) in 15 playoff appearances before the Oilers lost to the Florida Panthers in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final. Story continues below advertisement The five-foot-10, 185-pound Swedish forward signed with Edmonton as a free agent in July 2024 following stints with the L.A. Kings and Nashville Predators. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Arvidsson was originally selected by Nashville in the fourth round (112th overall) of the 2014 draft and has amassed 194 goals and 195 assists over 613 regular-season games. The move frees up US$4-million in cap space for an Oilers team that inked defenceman Evan Bouchard to a four-year contract with an average annual value of $10.5 million on Monday. Edmonton's superstar captain Connor McDavid is also now eligible for an extension.
