Danault, Trouba lead off summer arbitration hearings
Restricted free agents eligible for arbitration will make their case beginning July 20.
Leading off the offseason proceedings includes Montreal Canadiens center Phillip Danault, San Jose Sharks forward Chris Tierney, Dallas Stars winger Devin Shore, and Winnipeg Jets blue-liner Jacob Trouba.
The four are among the 37 players whose arbitration dates were announced by the NHLPA on Thursday. Initially, 44 players filed, but seven have already settled, counting Trevor van Riemsdyk, Matt Nieto, Dmitrij Jaskin, Oskar Sundqvist, Colin Miller and Alex Lyon, and Connor Hellebuyck.
Teams and players can continue to negotiate up until their scheduled hearing. Last year, only one arbitration case - involving Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt - went through with a hearing, where he was awarded a two-year, $4.5-million agreement.
Here's the full schedule of hearings this summer:
| Date | Player (Team) |
|---|---|
| July 20 | Phillip Danault (Canadiens) |
| July 20 | Chris Tierney (Sharks) |
| July 20 | Devin Shore (Stars) |
| July 20 | Jacob Trouba (Jets) |
| July 22 | Adam Lowry (Jets) |
| July 22 | Blake Coleman (Devils) |
| July 23 | Brett Kulak (Flames) |
| July 23 | Liam O'Brien (Capitals) |
| July 23 | Matt Dumba (Wild) |
| July 24 | Brandon Montour (Ducks) |
| July 25 | Joel Armia (Canadiens) |
| July 25 | Joel Edmundson (Blues) |
| July 25 | Brandon Tanev (Jets) |
| July 27 | Mark Jankowski (Flames) |
| July 28 | David Rittich (Flames) |
| July 28 | Jason Zucker (Wild) |
| July 29 | Troy Stecher (Canucks) |
| July 30 | Jimmy Vesey (Rangers) |
| July 30 | Tomas Nosek (Golden Knights) |
| July 30 | Garnet Hathaway (Flames) |
| July 30 | Mackenzie Weegar (Panthers) |
| July 30 | Marko Dano (Jets) |
| July 31 | Brady Skjei (Rangers) |
| Aug. 1 | Cody Ceci (Senators) |
| Aug. 1 | Elias Lindholm (Flames) |
| Aug. 1 | Stefan Noesen (Devils) |
| Aug. 1 | Gemel Smith (Stars) |
| Aug. 2 | Miikka Salomaki (Predators) |
| Aug. 2 | Kevin Hayes (Rangers) |
| Aug. 3 | Mattias Janmark (Stars) |
| Aug. 3 | Mark Stone (Senators) |
| Aug. 3 | Taylor Leier (Flyers) |
| Aug. 3 | Brock Nelson (Islanders) |
| Aug. 4 | Ryan Spooner (Rangers) |
| Aug. 4 | Patrik Nemeth (Avalanche) |
| Aug. 4 | William Karlsson (Golden Knights) |