The Latest: Upon the arbitrator awarding Mike Hoffman a one-year, $2-million contract Monday, all 25 arbitration cases have now been settled one way or another.
New York Rangers centre Derek Stepan, Detroit Red wings sniper Gustav Nyquist, and Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby headlined the 23 who filed for salary arbitration. All three inked multi-year extensions.
Three teams — Arizona, Calgary and Nashville — led the pack as three restricted free agents from each club filed. Players who file for arbitration cannot sign an offer sheet.
The Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs filed for club-elected arbitration with defenceman Justin Schultz and goalie Jonathan Bernier, respectively. (This means they believed their players should take a pay cut.)
As we saw last summer, arbitration cases usually result in a game of chicken, the two sides rarely completing the arbitration process. The majority of salary disputes are settled prior to an arbitrator’s ruling. Only Hoffman, Marcus Johansson and Alex Chiasson went the distance this summer.
Here is the full list of the players who filed for arbitration and how their cases panned out.
Arizona Coyotes
Mikkel Boedker
2014-15 salary: $2.8 million
Pre-arbitration settlement: One year, $3.75 million
Phil Samuelsson
2014-15 salary: $550,000
Arbitration date: July 21
Pre-arbitration settlement: One year, $600,000 (two-way deal)
Brendan Shinnimin
2014-15 salary: $718,000
Arbitration date: July 20
Pre-arbitration settlement: One year, $600,000 (two-way deal)
Buffalo Sabres
Phil Varone
2014-15 salary: $595,000
Arbitration date: July 27
Pre-arbitration settlement: One year, $600,000 (two-way deal)
Calgary Flames
Lance Bouma
2014-15 salary: $775,000
Arbitration date: July 22
Post-arbitration settlement: 3 years, $6.6 million
Paul Byron
2014-15 salary: $600,000
Arbitration date: July 30
Pre-arbitration settlement: One year, $900,000
Josh Jooris
2014-15 salary: $925,000
Arbitration date: July 28
Pre-arbitration settlement: 1 year, $975,000
Colorado Avalanche
Andrew Agozzino
2014-15 salary: $590,000
Arbitration date: July 20
Pre-arbitration settlement: One year, $600,000 (two-way deal)
Mathew Clark
2014-15 salary: $550,000
Arbitration date: July 22
Pre-arbitration settlement: Two years, $1.2 million (two-way deal)
Detroit Red Wings
Gustav Nyquist
2014-15 salary: $1.05 million
Pre-arbitration settlement: Four years, $19 million
“We’re very happy to have Gustav locked up for four more years,” general manager Ken Holland said in a release. “He’s quickly become an important part of our team, and is a critical piece to the Red Wings’ future. He is just now entering the prime of his career.”
Edmonton Oilers
Justin Schultz*
2014-15 salary: $3.675 million
Arbitration date: July 24
Pre-arbitration settlement: One year, $3.9 million
Minnesota Wild
Erik Haula
2014-15 salary: $900,000
Arbitration date: July 31
Post-arbitration settlement: Two years, $2 million
Nashville Predators
Craig Smith
2014-15 salary: $2 million
Arbitration date: July 20
Settlement: Five years, $21.25 million
Colin Wilson
2014-15 salary: $2.5 million
Arbitration date: July 28
Pre-arbitration settlement: Four years, $15.75 million
New Jersey Devils
Eric Gélinas
2014-15 salary: $900,000
Arbitration date: July 21
Pre-arbitration settlement: Two years, $1.575 million
Adam Larsson
2014-15 salary: $900,000
Arbitration date: July 29
Pre-arbitration settlement: Six years, $25 million
New York Rangers
Derek Stepan
2014-15 salary: $3.85 million
Arbitration date: July 27
Pre-arbitration settlement: Six years, $39 million
Ottawa Senators
Alex Chiasson
2014-15 salary: $900,000
Arbitration date: July 23
Arbitration ruling: One year, $1.2 million
“The arbitration process went as we expected — we had the opportunity to make our case, as did Alex’s group. In our opinion, both sides made fair, detailed arguments and we are satisfied with the ruling of the arbitrator,” GM Bryan Murray said in a release. “We are happy to have Alex under contract and anticipate that he will be a productive player for us this season.”
Mike Hoffman
2014-15 salary: $750,000
Arbitration date: July 30
Arbitration ruling: One year, $2 million
Philadelphia Flyers
Michael Del Zotto
2014-15 salary: $1.3 million
Arbitration date: July 21
Pre-arbitration settlement: Two years, $7.75 million
St. Louis Blues
Magnus Paajarvi
2014-15 salary: $1.4 million
Pre-arbitration settlement: One year, $700,000 (one-way deal)
Toronto Maple Leafs
Taylor Beck
2014-15 salary: $550,000
Arbitration date: July 24
Pre-arbitration settlement: One year, $875,000 (one-way deal)
Latest news: Realizing they wouldn’t be re-signing him, the Predators traded Beck to the Maple Leafs on July 12, then he promptly signed with Toronto on July 13.
Jonathan Bernier*
2014-15 salary: $2.9 million
Arbitration date: July 31
Post-hearing settlement: 2 years, $4.15 million
Washington Capitals 
Braden Holtby
2014-15 salary: $2 million
Arbitration date: July 23
Post-hearing settlement: 5 years, $30.5 million
Marcus Johansson
2014-15 salary: $2.175 million
Arbitration date: July 29
Arbitration ruling: 1 year, $3.75 million
*club elected
