Unrestricted free agent Jason Arnott may be on the verge of inking his second deal of this short season, after his first one with the New York Rangers fell through. Sportsnet’s Mark Spector reports Arnott is apparently in good shape, and ready to sign with an NHL squad. “Agent Wade Arnott says brother Jason ‘cleared to play’ after knee [...]

With Shawn Horcoff and Eric Belanger out hurt, the Edmonton Oilers are short on experienced centermen. With the trade market not yet fully revealing who will be buys and sellers, Jonathan Willis of the Edmonton Journal suggets GM Steve Tambellini could look to the free agent market to fill the void. Willis suggest Jason Arnott, Blair Betts, Dominic Moore, Brendan Morrison, and Jesse Winchester as options, and proposes Daymond Langkow could serve [...]

The tentative deal between the New York Rangers and veteran free agent Jason Arnott is off, a source confirmed. Although the two sides agreed to terms on a one-year contract Saturday, the 38-year-old center was not cleared by Rangers team doctors, the source confirmed. The reason Arnott was not cleared is not immediately known. The Rangers declined to comment [...]

Quick Hits from around the league: As an unrestricted free agent, Jason Arnott is hoping to entertain several suitors in the next while. However, even though the veteran forward has been skating with members of the Dallas Stars, a deal in Texas doesn’t seem to be in the cards. Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News reports the signing [...]

Mathieu Darche is waiting for a new  Collective Bargaining Agreement to be decided, so that he can sign with another team, according to the Montreal Gazette. “I talked with some teams in early July and came close with one. For some reason it didn’t work out,” said the former Montreal forward. “I wish I’d been signed [...]

Quick Hits from around the league: The Los Angeles Kings have signed forward Tanner Pearson, selected by the Kings in the first-round in the 2012 NHL Draft, to a three-year entry level contract. The Vancouver Canucks announced the signing of forward Alexandre Mallet on Thursday. Mallet was picked in the second round, 57th overall by the Canucks in the 2012 NHL Entry [...]

Last week the NHL Board of Governors approved the sale of the St. Louis Blues to Tom Stillman, CEO of Summit Distributing. Here are the latest Blue’s news and rumors from around the NHL: The St. Louis Blues may make a huge addition this offseason, and it won’t be via free agency or via trade. Prospect Vladimir Tarasenko, thought [...]

The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 22–23, 2012 and the first round order has yet to be determined but some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft via trade. The second round traded picks are below: The Boston Bruins second-round pick will go to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on June 24, [...]