Jason Arnott News

When he re-signed with the Predators last week, forward Steve Sullivan said his back was still feeling great.

NASHVILLE - Jason Arnott's family experienced a big change on Wednesday afternoon.

Step right up to the NHL's annual three-ring free-agent circus on Wednesday, and under the big top you'll see more than 300 players available to the highest bidder.

The closer the Predators get to Wednesday morning's deadline without signing any of their potential free agents, the more likely it becomes the team will have to look at the market for replacements.

Only one win separated the two best teams in hockey during the 2000-01 season, one Game 7 Stanley Cup Finals victory that - quite naturally - created an entirely different set of memories for Predators Greg de Vries and Jason Arnott.

While the Nashville Predators seem to be on steadier footing in Tennessee, they couldn't secure a playoff spot last season so there's still plenty of work ahead for general manager David Poile this summer.

NASHVILLE - A year ago at this time, Steve Sullivan's professional hockey career was very much in doubt.

Maybe Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey should think about learning to speak Russian.

So Predators General Manager David Poile hopes to set up a meeting with prodigal forward Alexander Radulov, huh? Here, then, are a few suggestions to break the ice if/when the two sit down: "So, Alex, how's the weather in Bashkortostan in January?" "Read any good Solzhenitsyn lately?" "I'm a little short on cash.

On hold for several months, the saga of the Predators and Alexander Radulov looks as if it will pick up steam once again.

NASHVILLE - The Predators roster that finished the 2008-09 season may look a good bit different than the one that begins the 2009-10 campaign.

Nashville and Chicago meet for the final time this season, and the second time in five days, tonight at the Sommet Center - Nashville's final regular season home game.

The Predators were one of the NHL's best teams following the all-star break, posting a 20-11-5 record over the last 10 weeks of the season.

As previously noted, Red Wings forward Marian Hossa left the ice just after the halfway point of last night's loss to the Nashville Predators, and Red Wings coach Mike Babcock confirmed to MLive.com's own Michael Zuidema that Hossa's groin acted up: April 10, MLive.com : Marian Hossa went down midway through the second period after getting tangled ...

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Ville Koistinen and Jason Arnott scored in the shootout to complete the Nashville Predators ' comeback from a two-goal deficit and beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Thursday night.

Patrick Kane, left, and Jonathan Toews celebrate a Chicago goal that got past Preds' goalie Pekka Rinna.

While the Blackhawks are again without one of their top scorers, the Predators hope the return of Jason Arnott can get them into the postseason.

From some of the quotes in the Associated Press game story, it certainly sounds like Jason Arnott returned less than 100 percent from his concussion.

Ville Koistinen scored the only shootout goal to give the Nashville Predators a 5-4 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.Jason Arnott, back in the Predators' lineup after an 11-game absence because of a concussion, had two goals and an assist.Shea Weber and Radek Bonk also scored for Nashville.Rick Nash, Jiri Novotny and Jason ...