Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban highlights a list of 20 NHL players who have elected to file for salary arbitration this summer.
The NHLPA released the list on Saturday, and the only Bruins player on it is defenseman Matt Bartkowski. The 26-year-old had a $650,000 salary cap hit during the 2013-14 season, per CapGeek. He tallied 18 points (zero goals, 18 assists) in 64 games with the B’s.
Arbitration hearings will take place in Toronto from July 20 through Aug. 4. The highest salary ever awarded in arbitration was $7.5 million for Nashville Predators defenseman and captain Shea Weber in 2011.
Teams and players usually make a strong effort to work out a new contract before arbitration because the hearings often are unpleasant as both sides argue why their dollar figure is most accurate.
Here’s the full list of players who have filed:
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
