The deadline for
Club-Elected Salary Arbitration notification is July 6, 2008 at 5 p.m.
ET. Hearings will be held in Toronto from
July 20 to August 4, 2008."
More significant is the fact that these players are now ineligible to receive offer sheets from rival teams.
TSN.ca has the listing of the players from each team heading for arbitration and the dates for their respective hearings.
The most notable:
Derek Roy (Buffalo Sabres): July 27th.
Mike Cammalleri (LA Kings): August 2nd.
Nick Schultz (Minnesota Wild): July 26th.
Michael Ryder (Montreal Canadiens): July 30th.
Trent Hunter (NY Islanders): August 1st.
Sean Avery & Marcel Hossa (NY Rangers): July 30th and August 2nd respectively.
Ray Emery, Chris Kelly & Christoph Schubert (Ottawa Senators): July 24th, August 1st and July 27th respectively.
Lee Stempniak (St. Louis Blues): July 31st.
It'll be interesting to see which of these players end up signed before their arbitration hearings. It's never a good experience for the player or his respective team management. The player argues why he's worth a certain salary, the management argues why he isn't.
More often than not, arbitration tends to lay the groundwork for the player's eventual departure via trade or unrestricted free agency within one or two seasons of his award. It's tough to get over hearing your employer belittle your value merely to save a few bucks.
TORONTO/NHLPA (July 5, 2007) – The following players
have elected Salary Arbitration:
Atlanta Thrashers
Garnet Exelby
Jim Slater
Buffalo Sabres
Nathan Paetsch
Derek Roy
Calgary Flames Eric Godard
Dallas Stars
Antti Miettinen
Mike Ribeiro
Florida Panthers
Steve Montador
Los Angeles Kings
Mike Cammalleri
Minnesota Wild
Pierre-Marc Bouchard
Nick Schultz
Kurtis Foster
Montreal Canadiens
Michael Ryder
Nashville Predators
Vernon Fiddler
Greg Zanon
New York Islanders
Trent Hunter
New York Rangers
Sean Avery
Marcel Hossa
Ottawa Senators
Ray Emery
Chris Kelly
Christoph Schubert
Phoenix Coyotes
Brendan Bell
Josh Gratton
Pittsburgh Penguins
Colby Armstrong
St. Louis
Lee Stempniak
San Jose Sharks
Rob Davison
Tampa Bay Lightning
Ryan Craig
Washington Capitals
Milan Jurcina
Brooks Laich
The deadline for Club-Elected
Salary Arbitration notification is July 6, 2007 at 5 p.m. ET. Hearings will be held in Toronto from July 20 to August 4, 2007
I'm Lyle Richardson, also known as Spector, Foxsports.com 's "Prince of Pucks".,which is based on the fact I live in Prince Edward Island, Canada and I couldn't think of a better byline. I've been an NHL hockey commentator since 1998 on my website, Spector's Hockey, and I'm a contributing writer for Foxsports.com , The Hockey News and Eishockey News. I'm also a regular on The Faceoff Hockey Show and a frequent guest on "The Late Crew" on The Team 1200 Ottawa.
