Confirmed: Official trade details between the Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins per NHL insider
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Just moments ago, multiple NHL insiders revealed that the Boston Bruins were trading for Edmonton Oilers forward Viktor Arvidsson.
Hearing Boston/Edmonton discussing a Viktor Arvidsson deal. We'll see.
This trade surprised a bunch of people, especially considering he is 32-years-old, and has a cap hit of $4 million.
But he was on the Los Angeles Kings roster whenever Marco Sturm was an assistant in 2021-22.
Marco Sturm was an assistant during Arvidsson's first year with the Kings in 2021-22, so he'll have some familiarity with the player.
At first it wasn't clear what the return was for Arvidsson, but now we have an idea of what it's going to be.
Trade details between the Bruins and Oilers
Pierre LeBrun stated that the Bruins were trading a future/mid-round draft pick to acquire Arvidsson, and then it was confirmed by Elliotte Friedman.
Still pending league trade call but Viktor Arvidsson, who waived his no-trade, going to Boston for a future/mid-round draft pick.
The Boston Bruins only traded a 5th round pick in 2027.
5th in 2027
The Boston Bruins now have just over $8 million in cap space with free agency about to being at 12 p.m. ET.
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