You won't believe this Viktor Arvidsson prediction
Oilers enthusiasts are chomping at the bits as the regular season is just a few weeks away.
Bearing that in mind, the Oilers have also made some key additions over the course of the offseason, one of the most notable being Viktor Arvidsson. Arvidsson spent the last 3 seasons playing for the LA Kings, but has suffered through injuries and inconsistencies.
Despite his overall lack of success in LA, hockey analysts rated Arvidsson the best player on the Kings during the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Edmonton Oilers. Now, Arvidsson finds himself on the team he's failed to beat three years in a row, and if you cant' beat em'...join em'!
Hockey insider Tyler Yaremchuk breaks down his overall expectations for Viktor Arvidsson on the Oilers this season:
When healthy, Arvidsson is basically a lock to score 30 goals a season and again, is similar to Skinner in the sense that he doesn't rely on power play goals to boost his totals. He only has one season where he's hit double-digits in power play goals.
Health is obviously a concern here. Arvidsson has never played a full 82-game season once in his career and has missed at least ten games in five of his last six seasons.
Over the last two seasons, he's scored 34 goals in 95 games. If he can stay in the lineup and find some chemistry with Leon Draisaitl, then I could see him getting close to that mark this season.
Best case scenario for Arvidsson would be 35 goals over an 82-game regular season, which would be a career high.
If Arvidsson can find his footing early on and find some chemistry with Draisaitl, Arvidsson's stats should be the highest of his career.
source: Oilers Nation
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