Article content Whatever happens next season, Viktor Arvidsson knows he won’t suffer yet another first-round ousting at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers . In true if-you-can’t-beat-’em, join-’em fashion, the Los Angeles Kings forward signed a two-year contract with Edmonton worth $4 million a season as NHL free agency opened Monday. In each of his three seasons with the Kings, Arvidsson saw the Oilers knock them out of Round 1 of the post-season, like clockwork.
“I played them in the first round and I knew it was going to be hard,” Arvidsson said of the latest playoff matchup, a 4-1 series win by an Oilers squad that went on to reach Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. “We played them, this is the third year in a row. I didn’t play the first one, but I knew it was going to be a hard matchup.
I know what they’re capable of.” Arvidsson kept his eye on the Oilers incredible playoff run through the second round, before returning home to Sweden, which is also home to his new teammate and veteran Oilers defenceman Mattias Ekholm. “It was great, I talked to Ekhy a little bit.
It’s awesome to see you can go that far,” Arvidsson said. “I’ve done it once and that’s a great feeling.” One he hopes to rekindle with his new team right on the cusp of championship form.
“They have something really going for them there, and for us. So, it’s going to be fun,” Arvidsson said. “The process, it was pretty straightforward.
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