The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with former Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll on a reported one-year, $800,000 deal. The signing was announced today by GM Jeff Gorton. Stoll used to be a member of the Los Angeles Kings and helped the Kings beat the Rangers in the Stanley Cup Finals in 2013. Stoll also played for the Edmonton Oilers in his career.

Over the course of his 12-year NHL career, he has won two Stanley Cups, both with LA. He has played in 792 games, with 140 goals and 239 assists. He also has 582 penalty minutes. He has played in three Stanley Cups during his career, one with the Oilers and two with the Kings.

In 2014-15, he played in 73 games scoring six goals, 11 assists and 58 penalty minutes. His season was cut short in April, when he was arrested in a Las Vegas hotel for possession of ecstasy and cocaine. The official charges were Felony Drug Possession. In late June, the charges were dismissed but he has to do 130 days of community service, some of which he has already done.

Stoll was originally drafted by the Calgary Flames in 2000, but re-entered the draft two years later and was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers. Last offseason, the Rangers gave former Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ryan Malone a flier with a similar contract after he had been arrested for DUI and cocaine possession. After playing a few games, Malone was put on waivers in November and cleared waivers. In February, they waived Malone for the intent of terminating his contract and he cleared waivers.

In this writer’s opinion, look for a similar thing to happen to Stoll with the Rangers that happened to Malone. If Stoll plays well in the first few weeks, then look for him to stay up. However, if he stumbles and doesn't play well, then he will probably be optioned down and go back and forth between the Rangers and the Wolf Pack. He is, however, a much better player than Malone. He will probably stick around for a while and might make an impact. This signing for the Rangers overall is a very low risk, high reward signing. His Stanley Cup pedigree might help some of the younger guys that are sure to be on the Rangers roster this season.