Overview
- Arvidsson, who spoke Sunday at the team’s season-ending media session, said a broken rib and a punctured lung sidelined him for the last two games against Buffalo.
- He was hurt on a Game 4 hit from Sabres defenseman Mattias Samuelsson and left after 3:13 of ice time.
- He practiced on his own twice aiming for a possible Game 7, and he said his lung has healed and he does not expect lasting issues from the rib.
- He enters the offseason as an unrestricted free agent after posting 25 goals and 54 points in 69 games, and he said he is open to talking with GM Don Sweeney about a return.
- Coach Marco Sturm shuffled lines after Arvidsson’s exit, and Boston fell in six games as Buffalo earned its first playoff series win in 19 years.