Edmonton Oilers score big with Skinner and Arvidsson
In a crazy opening to the free agent market, with teams spending $745 million in the first hour, the Oilers wasted no time addressing one of their biggest concerns from last year
Even after they went to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, you knew significant change was coming for the Edmonton Oilers.
With nine unrestricted free agents and a pressing need to upgrade their top six, everyone was expecting a facelift when the market opened on Canada Day.
And they got one.
After some dramatic nipping and tucking on the first day of free agency, the Oilers are taking a brand new look into next season. The Oilers added two offensive talents to round out the top six in Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson, resigned three of their own free agents, landed a depth defenceman and waved goodbye to Warren Foegele, Vincent Desharnais and Sam Carrick.
In a crazy opening to the free agent market, with teams spending $745 million in the first hour, the Oilers wasted no time addressing one of their biggest concerns from last year, second line skill. They signed Arvidsson to a two-year contract worth $4 million a season, then followed that up by signing Skinner to a one-year, $3 million deal.
