Jason Arnott Rumors & News

Let's set the OTF Wayback Machine to October of 2006, a night when the Nashville Predators manhandled the Phoenix Coyotes on home ice. It was one of my first times attending a Preds game, and besides names like Jason Arnott and Paul Kariya, a certain forward really caught my eye: Martin Erat might be the Preds most dangerous offensive player, with a good combination of speed and soft hands. The most shocking thing about today's events isn't that Martin Erat was traded, so much as the fact that it came at his request. Erat was on his way to a 57-point season that year, playing on ...

The second stop on this road trip takes the Blues to Los Angeles to face the Kings. The first time we faced them, it was at the end of the original losing streak, and it continued with a 4-1 loss. Now we have a second chance. Halak will likely be in net, but this time we'll be missing Alexander Steen, Andy McDonald, and Vladimir Tarasenko. That's a lot to be missing, so the Blues front office has brought in ... Jason Arnott? That's just crazy enough to work! While he hasn't been signed (yet), he's been skating and practicing with the team on this road trip. It sounds like a contract of...

There was a time when playing the Nashville Predators meant squaring off against a healthy Paul Kariya, a pre-defection Alexander Radulov, in-their-primes Jason Arnott and Steve Sullivan and, for a brief span that included a playoff series against the Sharks, Peter Forsberg. That time isn't now and what was once an opponent that provided for exciting, offense-driven hockey has progressed (or is that regressed?) in the other direction to the point where games against the Predators are usually effective Ambien substitutes. Prior to a tense but short-lived overtime, that was the case agai...

In 2008, the Predators had finished the regular season with 91 points (41-32-9) and had snagged the 8th seed in the playoffs. It was a great year for Jason Arnott, who finished the regular season with 72 points - a mere four points below his career high. The Predators were up against the first seeded Detroit Red Wings, and had not been fairing extremely well. Down 2-0 in the series, the Preds came back to Nashville for the next set of games. During Game 3, the Predators scored two goals in nine seconds. This ended up being the second of three times in this series that the Predators sco...

If the Ryan Callahan injury news did anything (aside from pulling millions of New York Rangers fans off the cliff) it proved that the Rangers have issues with their lack of depth. The Rangers tried to solve that problem with Jason Arnott. That idea crashed and burned when Arnott failed his physical -- and the Rangers took his contract off the table as a result. Since then, Glen Sather has admitted to the Rangers looking for depth. The Carolina Hurricanes might have provided the Rangers with a solution. Wednesday afternoon the Hurricanes put former first-round pick Zach Boychuk on wai...

It's been something of a roller colaster the past couple of days for the New York Rangers. First the team agrees to a tentative contract with Jason Arnott, then the Rangers took down the Toronto Maple Leafs in a much-needed win. The next day news broke that Arnott actually failed his physical and the Rangers removed the tentative deal from the table. Glen Sather told the media that not only is the team moving on from Arnott, but they're still looking for depth. Here's what Sather told Andrew Gross: "We're always looking," Sather said. "We have 10 rookies at Hartford (AHL). It's nece...

Today's open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes... * The Flyers take on the Rangers tonight at 7 p.m; fewer penalties would be a great strategy here, boys. Previews: [Meltzer] [CBS Sports] [NHL.com] * Don't worry about seeing Jason Arnott tonight. He failed his physical and won't be joining the Rangers. [Blueshirt Banter] * Almost 7 minor penalties per game is, you know, at least 5 too many minor penalties. [Philly.com] * Eric T. argues that Eric Wellwood has earned a spot on the big club. You are correct, sir. [BSH] * With Meszaros' ...

With the pursuit of free agent Jason Arnott over because the 38-year-old center "couldn't pass the physical," Rangers president and GM Glen Sather said, the Blueshirts are keeping their eyes open for experienced forwards.