Subban, Zuccarello, Reimer among 20 players filing for salary arbitration
A total of 20 restricted free agents filed for salary arbitration before Saturday's deadline, including Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban, New York Rangers forward Mats Zuccarello and Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender James Reimer.
The NHLPA released a list of the players on its website. The Rangers have the most players filing of any team with three, while the Canadiens, Maple Leafs and Dallas Stars each have two.
Here is the full list:
Arizona Coyotes: Brandon McMillan; Boston Bruins: Matt Bartkowski; Calgary Flames: Joe Colborne; Dallas Stars: Cameron Gaunce, Antoine Roussel; Florida Panthers: Jimmy Hayes; Los Angeles Kings: Dwight King; Minnesota Wild: Justin Fontaine; Montreal Canadiens: Lars Eller, P.K. Subban; Nashville Predators: Mattias Ekholm; New York Islanders: Kevin Poulin; New York Rangers: Derick Brassard, Chris Kreider, Mats Zuccarello; Ottawa Senators: Derek Grant; Pittsburgh Penguins: Nick Spaling; San Jose Sharks: Jason Demers; Toronto Maple Leafs: Cody Franson, James Reimer.
Players who file for arbitration are not eligible to sign offer sheets. Arbitration hearings will run from July 20 to August 4, with independent arbitrator decisions due by August 8.
Teams have until Sunday to file for arbitration with players.