Exactly 31 players filed for salary arbitration today, excluding the playoff hero Jaroslav Halak.
Antti Niemi should get his due raise and the Hawks certainly prepared for it by shipping most of their bottom six to the Eastern Conference. With Halak settling for under four million a season the Finnish rookie probably has no other choice to take similar money.
Other love-able fantasy players include Ian White, Matt Moulson, Tomas Fleischmann, Mason Raymond and Daniel Carcillo who all could conceivably break out.
For some teams, arbitration puts a rift between the player and management as the hearings can get quite honest. Expect a few of these teams to walk away from a reward they deem undeserving while other players may be scapegoats by not earning their heavier paycheck.
For the record the Atlanta Thrashers, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals and Edmonton Oilers lead all teams with three players each.
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James Wisniewski |
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Ben Eager Andrew Ladd Clarke MacArthur |
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Gregory Campbell Blake Wheeler |
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Tim Kennedy |
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Ian White |
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Antti Niemi |
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Jared Boll Anton Stralman |
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Fabian Brunnstrom |
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Derek Meech |
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Gilbert Brule JF Jacques Jeff Deslauriers |
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Brad Richardson |
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Mark Fraser |
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Matt Moulson |
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Daniel Girardi |
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Chris Campoli Peter Regin |
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Daniel Carcillo |
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Cam Janssen |
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Nate Thompson |
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Tanner Glass Mason Raymond Jannik Hansen |
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Eric Fehr Tomas Fleischmann Jeff Schultz |
