The Rangershave agreed to terms with free-agent forward Jarret Stoll, Monday.Multiple reportssayStoll will receive a one-year deal worth $800,000.
Stoll, 33, wason charges ofpo se sion of cocaineand ecstasy. He eventually wascharged with one felony count of cocaine po se sion. He pleaded guilty in Juneto two reduced misdemeanor charges, and his performing 32 hours of community service within 120 days.Stoll told reporters in a conference call withreporters Monday night that he had completed the community service requirement Darius Anderson Jerseys .
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He also used the teleconference to defendhis character.
I know what kind of person I am, I know what kind of hockey player I am, . People around me know what kind of person I am. For the outside world to think what they think, it really doesnt have an impact on myself or the way I play Ross Blacklock Jerseys hockey. Thats not who I am, thats not the person I was brought up to be and anybody important in my life knows that.
At the time of Stoll's plea agreement, NHL deputy commi sioner Bill Daly via email:"There is no suspension at this time.Now that his legal situation is resolved, we will evaluate what next steps, if any, the league intends to take.But we have no further comment on the matter at this time."
Stoll is coming off the least productive season since his rookie year, totaling only 17 points in 73 games for the Kings. But New York likely added him to fortify its Andy Janovich Jerseys backbone down the middle the Rangers lacked a true fourth-line center for most of last year. Kevin Hayes, who showed plenty of promise at center but is probably a better winger, will likely shift to the outside and play among the team's top six forwards.
Stollfigures to be the Rangers' fourth center behind Derick Bra sard, Derek Stepan and Dominic Moore. Stoll has won 55.3 percent of his career faceoffs, and over the past three seasonshe has started his shifts in the defensive zone more often than any other Kings forward (30.8 percent).
The 6-1, 215-pounder has Houston Texans Pet Gear played in the Stanley Cup Final three times in his career (2006, 2012and 2014), winning the Cup twice with the Kings in the two most recent. In 93 career NHL playoff games, Stoll has 10 goals and 16 a sists, along with a plus-5 rating and 68 penalty minutes.
No. 1 you look at his history as a player, hes been a Whitney Mercilus Jerseys winning player in the league a couple of times. You trace him back to his junior years, hes won there. Hes always been in a leadership type role, Rangers general manager JeffGorton told reporters. Weve talked to a lot of people who have played with him in the league and before he got to the league, talked to trainers and people who have dealt with him. It all comes out as a Charlie Heck Jerseys real character guy who made a mistake.
Stoll has 140 goals and 379 points in 792 regular-season games with the Oilers and Kings.Outside hockey, Stoll is most famous for dating Erin Andrews, a sideline reporter and TV host for Fox.
Sporting News Media's Tom Gatto contributed to this report.
