By Justin Worsley
Jason Arnott is already a legend in the eyes of many New Jersey Devils fans, but now he has a chance to add more to his legacy.
The Nashville Predators continued their weekend of wheeling and dealing, sending the 35-year-old center to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for forward Mike Halischuk and a second-round pick in the 2011 NHL Early Entry Draft.
Arnott scored the championship-winning overtime goal for the Devils in Game Six of the 2000 Stanley Cup finals against the Dallas Stars.
Arnott was traded to Dallas in 2002 along with Randy McKayand and Joe Nieuwendyk in exchange for Jamie Langenbrunner. The Canadian-born hockey player stayed in Dallas until 2006, when he signed a free-agent deal with Nashville.
Arnott was the center of the Devils "A Line" which also featured wingers Patrik Elias and Petr Sykora. Elias is still a Devil while Sykora was released by the Minnesota Wild last January.
In 1993, as a rookie in Edmonton, Arnott finished as the runner-up for the Calder Trophy, which is given to the rookie of the year. Devils goalie Martin Brodeur won the award over him.
Arnott played in 63 games for Nashville last season, notching in 19 goals and 27 assists, his lowest total since the 1997-98 season, which he played for both Edmonton and the Devils.
New Jersey has been rapidly making changes this off-season in hopes that they will be able to advance further into the playoffs. The last time New Jersey has advanced past the opening round was in 2007.
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