2012 NHL Arbitration

The following NHL players have elected to file for salary arbitration this summer. The hearings will be held from July 20 to August 4. Arbitrators are only allowed to hand out one to two year deals and their decisions must be made within 48 hours of the hearing. Teams then have 48 hours to accept or decline the arbitrator's decision. If a team has more than one player filing for arbitration, that team has 48 hours from their last player's hearing to decide if they want to accept or decline the arbitrator's decision. If a team declines an arbitrator's decision, the player becomes an unrestricted free agent. If an arbitrator's award is for more than $1,633,131 on a one-year contract, the team has the right to walk away from the decision and let the player become an unrestricted free agent. Anything under that amount, the team must accept the award. Players who have filed for arbitration cannot be given an offer sheet. The following players are still scheduled for arbitration:


All players re-signed with their teams before their arbitration dates.


The following players have re-signed with their teams prior to their arbitration hearings:

Anaheim Ducks
Nick Bonino, C - 2 years, $1.4 million (7/12/12)

Colorado Avalanche
Jamie McGinn, RW - 2 years, $3.5 million (7/13/12)

Dallas Stars
Richard Bachman, G - 1 year, $625,000 (7/12/12)
Mark Fistric, D - 1 year, $1.475 million (7/21/12)

Detroit Red Wings
Kyle Quincey, D - 2 years, $7.55 million (7/18/12)

Edmonton Oilers
Sam Gagner, C - 1 year, $3.2 million (7/20/12)

Florida Panthers
Kris Versteeg, RW - 4 years, $17.6 million (7/23/12)

Montreal Canadiens
Raphael Diaz, D - 2 years, $2.45 million (7/13/12)

Nashville Predators
Sergei Kostitsyn, LW - 2 years, $6 million (7/23/12)

New Jersey Devils
Mark Fayne, D - 2 years, $2.6 million (7/21/12)

New York Rangers
Anton Stralman, D - 2 years, $3.4 million (7/26/12)

Ottawa Senators
Kaspars Daugavins, LW - 1 year, $635,000 (7/23/12)

St. Louis Blues
T.J. Oshie, RW - 5 years, $20.875 million (7/19/12)
David Perron, LW - 4 years, $15.25 million (7/5/12)

San Jose Sharks
T.J. Galiardi, C - 1 year, $950,000 (7/9/12)

Toronto Maple Leafs
Nikolai Kulemin, RW - 2 years, $5.6 million (7/20/12)

Vancouver Canucks
Mason Raymond, RW - 1 year, $2.275 million (7/9/12)
Dale Weise, RW - 1 year, undisclosed (7/25/12)

2010 NHL Arbitration

The following 32 NHL players have elected to file for salary arbitration this summer. July 5 was the deadline for players to elect salary arbitration. The hearings will be held from July 20 to August 4, with the specific dates to be determined by the NHL and NHLPA on Tuesday. If more players file for arbitration, I will add them to this list. Arbitrators are only allowed to hand out one to two year deals and their decisions must be made within 48 hours of the hearing. Teams then have 48 hours to accept or decline the arbitrator's decision. If a team has more than one player filing for arbitration, that team has 48 hours from their last player's hearing to decide if they want to accept or decline the arbitrator's decision. If a team declines an arbitrator's decision, the player becomes an unrestricted free agent. Players who have filed for arbitration cannot be given an offer sheet. The following players are still scheduled for arbitration:

Atlanta Thrashers
Clarke MacArthur - July 21, 2010 - Awarded one-year contract worth $2.4 million in arbitration (Thrashers walked away from the award, making him an unrestricted free agent)

Boston Bruins
Blake Wheeler - July 29, 2010 - Awarded one-year contract worth $2.2 million in arbitration (Bruins accepted the award)

Buffalo Sabres
Tim Kennedy - July 29, 2010 - Awarded one-year contract worth $1 million in arbitration (Sabres accepted the award, but later bought out his contract, making him an unrestricted free agent)

Chicago Blackhawks
Antti Niemi - July 31, 2010 - Awarded one-year contract worth $2.75 million in arbitration (Blackhawks walked away from the award, making him an unrestricted free agent)

Vancouver Canucks
Jannik Hansen - July 22, 2010 - Awarded one-year contract worth $825,000 in arbitration (Canucks accepted the award)


The following players have re-signed with their teams prior to their arbitration hearings:

Anaheim Ducks
James Wisniewski - 1 year, $3.25 million (7/30/10) (later traded to NY Islanders)

Atlanta Thrashers
Ben Eager - 1 year, $965,000 (7/28/10)
Andrew Ladd - 1 year, $2.35 million (7/29/10)

Boston Bruins
Greg Campbell - 2 years, undisclosed (7/15/10)

Buffalo Sabres
Patrick Kaleta - 2 years, $1.815 million (7/21/10)

Calgary Flames
Ian White - 1 year, $2,999,995 (7/30/10)

Columbus Blue Jackets
Jared Boll - 2 years, undisclosed (7/13/10)
Anton Stralman - 1 year, undisclosed (7/28/10)

Dallas Stars
Fabian Brunnstrom - 1 year, $675,000 (7/22/10)

Detroit Red Wings
Derek Meech - 1 year, undisclosed (7/15/10)

Edmonton Oilers
Gilbert Brule - 2 years, $3.7 million (7/27/10)
Jeff Deslauriers - 1 year, undisclosed (7/31/10)
Jean-Francois Jacques - 1 year, undisclosed (7/13/10)

Los Angeles Kings
Brad Richardson - 1 year, undisclosed (7/17/10)

New Jersey Devils
Mark Fraser - 1 year, $500,000 (7/28/10)

New York Islanders
Matt Moulson - 1 year, $2.45 million (7/27/10) (hat tip to TheMetalChick for mentioning this one)

New York Rangers
Dan Girardi - 4 years, $13.3 million (7/9/10)

Ottawa Senators
Chris Campoli - 1 year, $1.4 million (7/30/10)
Peter Regin - 2 years, $2 million (7/29/10)

Philadelphia Flyers
Daniel Carcillo - 1 year, undisclosed (7/13/10)

St. Louis Blues
Cam Janssen - 1 year, undisclosed (7/6/10)

Tampa Bay Lightning
Nate Thompson - 1 year, undisclosed (7/16/10)

Vancouver Canucks
Tanner Glass - 1 year, undisclosed (7/9/10)
Mason Raymond - 2 years, $5.1 million (7/26/10)

Washington Capitals
Eric Fehr - 2 years, $4.4 million (7/8/10)
Tomas Fleischmann - 1 year, $2.6 million (7/27/10)
Jeff Schultz - 4 years, $11 million (7/7/10)

Canucks Re-Sign Mason Raymond to Two-Year Deal

The Vancouver Canucks have announced that they have re-signed left wing Mason Raymond to a two-year contract worth $5.1 million, thus avoiding salary arbitration with the 24-year-old forward. The deal will pay him $2.5 million in 2010-11 and $2.6 million in 2011-12. In all 82 games last season with the Canucks, he had 25 goals and 28 assists for 53 points. Not a bad signing for Vancouver, as Raymond had a fine year with the team in 2009-10. He has decent offensive skills, can score goals, and is a good skater. His contract puts the Canucks $3 million over the salary cap, but they might get some cap relief with the recent Achilles tendon injury to oft-injured defenseman Sami Salo. If Salo goes on long-term injured reserve, his $3.5 million won't count against the team's salary. However, when he finally comes off injured reserve, they need to be prepared to move that $3 million in salary.