Friday was the deadline for arbitration eligible restricted free agents to file for salary arbitration.
There were 40 players that elected to go that route.
The most notable players to file were St. Louis Blues Stanley Cup winning goalie Jordan Binnington, recently acquired New York Rangers defender Jacob Trouba, and Boston Bruins forward Danton Heinen.
Binnington’s arbitration case would be by far the most interesting one if it reaches that point.
On one hand, he is still a bit of an unknown having played just 59 games (regular season and playoffs combined) in the NHL at the age of 25, so anything the Blues give him on a long-term contract would be a bit of a gamble. But he did help turn the Blues’ season around and backstopped the team to its ever first ever Stanley Cup so he has a pretty strong argument in his corner.
Hearing dates have yet to be set, but teams can continue to work on new contracts with each player in an effort to avoid arbitration.
Most of these players will end up being signed before they have to reach arbitration as neither side ever wants to go through the unpleasantness that those hearings can create.
[ProHockeyTalk’s 2019 NHL free agency tracker]
Anaheim Ducks
Chase De Leo
Boston Bruins
Danton Heinen
Buffalo Sabres
Remi Elie
Jake McCabe
Evan Rodrigues
Linus Ullmark
Calgary Flames
Sam Bennett
Ryan Lomberg
David Rittich
Rinat Valiev
Carolina Hurricanes
Anton Forsberg
Brock McGinn
Colorado Avalanche
J.T. Compher
Sheldon Dries
Ryan Graves
Dallas Stars
Jason Dickinson
Florida Panthers
MacKenzie Weegar
Los Angeles Kings
Alex Iafallo
Montreal Canadiens
Joel Armia
Charles Hudon
Artturi Lehkonen
Nashville Predators
Rocco Grimaldi
Colton Sissons
New Jersey Devils
Will Butcher
Connor Carrick
Mirco Mueller
New York Rangers
Pavel Buchnevich
Jacob Trouba
Philadelphia Flyers
Scott Laughton
Pittsburgh Penguins
Zach Aston-Reese
St. Louis Blues
Jordan Binnington
Joel Edmundson
Zach Sanford
Oskar Sundqvist
Tampa Bay Lightning
Cedric Paquette (signed after filing)
Vegas Golden Knights
Malcolm Subban
Washington Capitals
Christian Djoos
Chandler Stephenson
Winnipeg Jets
Andrew Copp
Neal Pionk
UPDATE: The NHLPA has released the schedule for these hearings which run from July 20 to Aug. 4.