Jason Arnott Jason William Arnott ( born October 11 , 1974 ) is a professional ice hockey centre for the St . Louis Blues of the National Hockey League . He began his NHL career with the Edmonton Oilers in 1993 – 94 after being selected seventh overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and was named to the NHL All - Rookie Team . A two - time NHL All - Star , Arnott won the Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils in 2000 , scoring the championship - winning goal in the second overtime of game six . Arnott also played for the Dallas Stars before joining the Nashville Predators in 2006 , where he served as Captain for two seasons . On June 19 , 2010 Arnott was traded back to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for forward Matt Halischuk and a second - round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft . On February 28 , 2011 Arnott was traded to the Washington Capitals in exchange for center David Steckel and a second - round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft . On July 6 , 2011 Arnott signed a one year free - agent contract worth $ 2 . 5 Million ( but could go up to $ 2 . 8 Million with bonus ) with the St . Louis Blues . Playing career . Arnott grew up playing for his hometown Wasaga Beach Stars " DD " of the OMHA . In his Bantam year , Arnott signed with the Stayner Siskins Jr . C . club of the OHA for the 1989 - 90 season . In 1990 - 91 , Arnott played Jr . B . hockey for the Lindsay Century 21 Bears of the OHA . Later that year , Arnott was selected in the 1st round ( 16th overall ) of the 1991 OHL Priority Selection by the Oshawa Generals . The OHL Draft was held that spring in Kitchener , Ontario . Arnott was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1st round ( 7th overall ) on June 26 , 1993 , following an impressive tenure with the Oshawa Generals in the OHL . In 1993 - 94 , as a rookie , Arnott played 78 games as a left winger , scored 68 points and was the runner - up to future teammate Martin Brodeur for the Calder Memorial Trophy for rookie of the year . On January 4 , 1998 Arnott was traded to the New Jersey Devils along with Bryan Muir for Valeri Zelepukin and Bill Guerin . As a member of the " A Line " on the New Jersey Devils with Patrik Eliáš and Petr Sýkora he led the team to the 2000 Stanley Cup championship , scoring the Cup - winning goal at 8 : 20 of double overtime in game six against the Dallas Stars . On March 19 , 2002 he was traded to the Dallas Stars with Randy McKay for Joe Nieuwendyk and Jamie Langenbrunner , a hugely unpopular trade in Dallas . In 2005 – 06 Arnott had a career high 76 points for Dallas and scoring 32 goals , the most since his rookie season in which he had 33 . He also set a career high of 44 assists . In the offseason , he signed a five year contract for $ 22 . 5 million with the Nashville Predators . On June 19 , 2010 Arnott was traded back to his Stanley Cup winning team , the New Jersey Devils in exchange for forward Matt Halischuk and a second - round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft . This was the first ever trade between the Devils and the Predators . With the Devils , Arnott played alongside captain Jamie Langenbrunner , his original counterpart in his trade to the Stars in 2002 . On February 28 , 2011 , Arnott was again traded away from the New Jersey Devils , to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Dave Steckel , and a second round pick in 2012 . On March 9 , 2011 , Arnott recorded his 900th career point against the team that drafted him , the Edmonton Oilers in a 5 - 0 shutout victory . On April 2 , 2011 , Arnott scored is 400th career goal in a 5 - 4 overtime victory against the Buffalo Sabres . On July 6 , 2011 , Arnott signed a free agent contract with the St . Louis Blues . There is an arena in Wasaga Beach that honors Arnott and is home of the Wasaga Stars .