Oilers' Expected Timeline for Return on Injured Forward Victor Arvidsson

It became clear that he would not play last night but indications suggests that he may be ready to play either on Monday or Tuesday as the Oilers will continue their Eastern Canadian Road swing against the Montreal Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators.

The Oilers have maintained their 11-7 formation for the past couple of games as it gives head coach Kris Knoblauch a chance to shuffle his lines.

The scope of Arvidsson's injury has not been revealed, as he has been out for the past several games and his debut with the Oilers has been underwhelming.

Both Oilers management and himself hoped for a better start to his year.

Through 16 games, he scored two goals with three assists for five points and has been a + 2. Since arriving in the league in 2014 with the Nashville Predators, Arvidsson has yet to have one full season of play and has been hit by the injury bug every single year.

The Oilers have hoped that he would be able to regain his scoring touch and be a fixture on their top 6 as he along with several other unrestricted free agents were part of a barrage of signings by former interim general manager Jeff Jackson.

The Oilers themselves are looking for levels of consistency that will help them rise in the standings.

So far this season has been an up and down year at hopefully the team can correct the problems soon enough as the season is closing out the month of November.

The Oilers will face off against the Montreal Canadiens at the bell centre on Monday November 18th and game time will be at 7:30 PM eastern.