The NHLPA announced that 30 players will file for salary arbitration.
For a refresher, salary arbitration is where a contract dispute is settled through the player and team each proposing a salary for the upcoming season at a hearing. The neutral third party (arbitrator) sets the player’s salary for the season after the process. If one signs an NHL contract before the age of 20, they must have four seasons of NHL experience to be eligible. If over 20, the term is decreased. The player can never receive less than 85% of his previous year’s salary and the team must make a decision to honor or decline the player’s awarded salary by the arbitrator in the next 48 hours after the hearing. If the team declines, the player can become an unrestricted free agent.
New York Rangers forward Jesper Fast and Montreal Canadiens forward Alex Galchenyuk have already settled by signing new contracts with their teams.
NHL Salary Arbitration: 30 Players File
Here is the full list with some notables.
Arizona Coyotes: Jordan Martinook
Boston Bruins: Ryan Spooner
Buffalo Sabres: Nathan Beaulieu, Johan Larsson, Robin Lehner
Calgary Flames: Micheal Ferland
Colorado Avalanche: Matt Nieto
Detroit Red Wings: Tomas Tatar
Edmonton Oilers: Joey LaLeggia
Los Angeles Kings: Kevin Gravel
Minnesota Wild: Mikael Granlund, Nino Niederreiter
Montreal Canadiens: Alex Galchenyuk (signed)
Nashville Predators: Viktor Arvidsson, Marek Mazanec, Austin Watson
New York Islanders: Calvin de Haan
New York Rangers: Jesper Fast (signed), Mika Zibanejad
Ottawa Senators: Ryan Dzingel, Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Pittsburgh Penguins: Brian Dumoulin, Conor Sheary
St. Louis Blues: Colton Parayko
Tampa Bay Lightning: Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat
Vancouver Canucks: Reid Boucher, Michael Chaput
Vegas Golden Knights: Nate Schmidt
Winnipeg Jets: Connor Hellebuyck
ST. LOUIS, MO. – APRIL 09: St. Louis Blues defenseman Colton Parayko (55) during an NHL game between the Colorado Avalanche and the St. Louis Blues on April 09, 2017, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO. The Blues won, 3-2. (Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
