Edmonton Oilers Officially Trade Viktor Arvidsson

The Bruins will be getting extra depth on the wing by acquiring Arvidsson. David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period added that the veteran has waived his no-trade clause to facilitate the move.

The oilers are getting back a 5th round pick in the 2027 NHL Entry Draft, which means this move was merely a salary dump for the team.

The trade was announced yesterday, but became official today

According to NHL reporter James Courville-Lynch, Stan Bowman had been working on trades that would move veteran forwards Adam Henrique and Arvidsson. Now that one of the two players has been moved, the focus shifts to the other.

Moving both players would give the Oilers 7 million in cap room, assuming they don't take any salary back in the deals, freeing a decent amount of space up for them to make a splash when free agency opens.

The 32-year-old Arvidsson was brought in last summer by team president Jeff Jackson, who was serving as interim GM at the time, in a move to try to shore up their depth scoring.

Given Arvidsson's track record, the move made some sense on paper, although it helped put the Oilers in the cap bind that ultimately cost them Dylan Holloway and Philip Broberg to offer sheets from the St. Louis Blues soon after.