Of the 11 restricted free agents who filed for salary arbitration this off-season, seven remain unsigned and now have their hearing dates scheduled.
Kaapo Kakko (Seattle Kraken) – July 25
Arvid Soderblom (Chicago Blackhawks) – July 28
Maksim Tsyplakov (New York Islanders) – July 29
Dylan Samberg (Winnipeg Jets) – July 30
Conor Timmins (Buffalo Sabres) – August 2
Nicholas Robertson (Toronto Maple Leafs) – August 3
Jayden Struble (Montreal Canadiens) – August 3
Four players who elected for salary arbitration have since signed this off-season: Morgan Barron and Gabriel Vilardi (Jets), and Lukas Dostal and Drew Helleson (Anaheim Ducks).
Players and teams can settle their arbitration case at any point before the hearing begins. If a case goes to a hearing, the player is only eligible to sign a one- or two-year contract.
Teams had a 24-hour window to file for arbitration, which closed on July 6. There were two team-elected arbitration cases this summer — Bowen Byram (Sabres) and Jack McBain (Utah Mammoth) — but both have since been settled.
For teams with a player who filed, a second buyout window will open for 48 hours, beginning three days after the final arbitration case is either settled or awarded.
The NHL is one of just two major North American sports leagues to use the arbitration system, along with MLB.
