Detroit Red Wings sign bruising winger Viktor Arvidsson in free agency
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The Detroit Red Wings have added something they needed: A bruising winger with a scoring touch.
Viktor Arvidsson agreed to a two-year, $10 million deal with Red Wings on Wednesday, July 1, the first day of the NHL free agency period.
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The 33-year-old is a much-needed acquisition. Arvidsson (5 feet 10, 181 pounds) is tenacious and consistent about going to the net, plays with pace and is a 200-foot player. He'll fit in nicely on the second or third line.
Arvidsson is a strong power play guy, but even better for the Wings, who struggled to score 5-on-5 last season, 21 of his 25 goals last season with the Boston Bruins came during even strength.
Arvidsson is a veteran of 682 NHL games (with 219 goals among 443 points), most recently contributing 25 goals, 29 assists and a plus-20 rating in 14:35 of ice time per game for the Bruins in 2025-26.
He has also appeared in 91 playoff games (46 points).
Arvidsson spent six seasons with the Nashville Predators after getting drafted in the fourth round in the 2014 NHL Draft before moving on to the Los Angeles Kings. He's also played for the Edmonton Oilers.
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