Consider four Boston Bruins top-six scenarios for 2026-27:• Marat Khusnutdinov’s motor, hockey sense and competitiveness put him in line for full-time first- or second-line duty.• James Hagens grows into a dangerous playmaking and finishing NHL forward.• While short on foot speed, Alex Steeves forechecks willingly enough to put himself in position to showcase his above-average shot.• Granted occasional opportunities, Mark Kastelic’s speed, shot, size and blitzkrieg approach result in second-line production.None of this is guaranteed.Viktor Arvidsson, meanwhile, defined himself as a slam-dunk second-liner in 2025-26. By one metric, he was even better than that.Arvidsson was one of 254 forwards to play at least 820 five-on-five minutes last season, per Natural Stat Trick. His 3.07 points-per-60 rate was better than all of them save for two: Hart Trophy finalists Nikita Kucherov (3.72) and Nathan MacKinnon (3.43). Part of that blistering degree of production was how precisely coach Marco Sturm pinpointed Arvidsson’s workload. He averaged 11:53 of five-on-five ice time per game. In comparison, MacKinnon was at 16:25.How Carolina built the Hurricanes to win the Stanley CupSean Gentille and Jayne OrensteinSo even if general manager Don Sweeney and agent Kurt Overhardt continue to talk about an extension, you can see why Arvidsson would think about expanding his market. It’s possible that in less than two weeks, multiple parties will go beyond whatever the Bruins would consider and grant Arvidsson, 33, what is likely to be his final big-time score. Security would go a long way for the straight-line right wing. He puts himself in danger, proof of which was when he broke a rib and punctured a lung in Game 4 against the Buffalo Sabres.