Edmonton Oilers Place Victor Arvidsson on Injured Reserve With Concerning Injury

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Liam McCormick
November 21, 2024 (2:23 PM)

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Moments ago, the Edmonton Oilers announced that the team has placed forward Victor Arvidsson on the Injured Reserve with an undisclosed injury.

This injury seems to be trending in a concerning direction for the Edmonton Oilers and Arvidsson himself.

Last week, Arvidsson's absence at practice was described as a maintenance day, and now he's missed 5 straight games.

Arvidsson likely has suffered a setback on an injury that was supposed to be a minor problem, and now Coach Knoblauch has confirmed Arvidsson will miss even more time.

There's been no details released on the nature of the injury, which is becoming standard for NHL players according to Elliotte Friedman, but now sends fans and media into a frenzy because there's no timeline on his return.

I recognize that NHLers hate the idea of greater transparency with the passion of 1,000 burning suns. Their arguments are fair, ranging from: «Its private, none of your business» to «I'm going to get targeted if opponents know.» I don't expect anything to change beyond «upper-body, lower body».
- Elliotte Friedman, 32 Thoughts

The most concerning aspect of this injury and setback with Arvidsson is the fact that there's a total lack of information, and his reputation as an injury-prone player.

Arvidsson has never played an 82 game season in his 11 year career, and has only played more than 70 games once since the 2017-18 season. A combination of many injuries has kept Arvidsson out.

Additionally, Arvidsson hasn't been producing offensively with the Oilers like he has previously in his career, making his lack of availability even more frustrating.

In 16 games with the Oilers this year, primarily playing with Leon Draisaitl, Arvidsson has only 2 goals and 5 points. Thats a pace for 10 goals and 25 points in a full season - a huge drop off for Arvidsson.

The Oilers do have a lucky break coming up, quite literally. After Saturday's game against the New York Rangers, the Oilers won't play again until November 29th, giving their injured players nearly a full week to heal up.

Hopefully Arvidsson is able to completely heal from whatever is affecting him in this extra time off, and get back to the Oilers lineup and producing offence after the week long break.