Of the 11 restricted free agents who filed for salary arbitration this off-season, six remain unsigned and now have scheduled hearing dates.
According to PuckPedia, the hearing dates are as follows:
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
Five players who elected for salary arbitration have since signed this off-season: Kaapo Kakko (Seattle Kraken), 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.
There were two team-elected arbitration cases this summer — Bowen Byram (Sabres) and Jack McBain (Utah Mammoth) — but both have since been settled.
The NHL is one of just two major North American sports leagues to use the arbitration system, along with MLB.
