NHL Free Agency: Complete list of players filing for abritration
By Josh Hill
The NHL offseason seemed to have it’s most exciting day on the first day of free agency back on July 1st, but that doesn’t meant the hard work is over for teams looking to sort out contracts they have. While big names like Paul Stastny, Thomas Vanek and Ryan Miller came off the market quickly, there are a slew of players looking to file for salary arbitration this summer in an effort to get paid what they think they deserve.
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A grand total of 20 NHL players have filed for arbitration and some big names are leading the list. The Montreal Canadiens will have to figure out what to pay Lars Eller and P.K. Subban, while just south of the Canadian border the New York Rangers need to sort htings out with Mats Zuccarello, Derick Brassard, Chris Kreider.
Here’s a look at the complete list of players who have filed for salary arbitration this summer:
Arizona Coyotes
Brandon McMillan
Boston Bruins
Matt Bartkowski
Calgary Flames
Joe Colborne
Dallas Stars
Cameron Gaunce
Antoine Roussel
Florida Panthers
Jimmy Hayes
Los Angeles Kings
Dwight King
Minnesota Wild
Justin Fontaine
Montreal Canadiens
Lars Eller
P.K. Subban
Nashville Predators
Mattias Ekholm
New York Islanders
Kevin Poulin
New York Rangers
Derick Brassard
Chris Kreider
Mats Zuccarello
Ottawa Senators
Derek Grant
Pittsburgh Penguins
Nick Spaling
San Jose Sharks
Jason Demers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Cody Franson
James Reimer
Filing for arbitration means that these restricted free agents cannot sign offer sheets with other teams and can only take the deals that are ruled in either their favor or that of the team paying them.