[Signings] 14 Players Elect For Salary Arbitration

[RWJC]

14 Players Elect For Salary Arbitration

 

July 5th, 2024 at 4:32pm CST • 

By Brennan McClain

 

Per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and originally produced by the National Hockey Leaguer Players’ Association, 14 players have elected for salary arbitration this summer. The deadline for team-elected arbitration is tomorrow. Friedman also notes the arbitration hearings will happen between July 20th and August 4th. To add context, not every one of these players will appear for a hearing with their respective teams as they may continue to negotiate on a new contract. However, each player who elects for salary arbitration is now prohibited from negotiating with other teams or signing an offer sheet. Here is a list of the players that have elected for arbitration:

 

F Beck Malenstyn (Buffalo Sabres)
G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Buffalo Sabres)
F Martin Necas (Carolina Hurricanes)
F Jack Drury (Carolina Hurricanes)
D Jake Christiansen (Columbus Blue Jackets)
G Jet Greaves (Columbus Blue Jackets)
F Kirill Marchenko (Columbus Blue Jackets)
F Joe Veleno (Detroit Red Wings)
D Spencer Stastney (Nashville Predators)
F Oliver Wahlstrom (New York Islanders)
D Ryan Lindgren (New York Rangers)
D Ty Emberson (San Jose Sharks)
D J.J. Moser (Tampa Bay Lightning)
F Connor Dewar (Toronto Maple Leafs)

 

https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2024/07/14-players-elect-for-salary-arbitration.html#ref=home

[qwijjibo]

Not that it was ever likely, but that ends the offer sheet speculation on all  those players 

[DrJockitch]

Necas filed for arbitration.
That will force their hand if they are really planning on trading him. 

[Bob Long]

2 hours ago, DrJockitch said:

Necas filed for arbitration.
That will force their hand if they are really planning on trading him. 

 

Doesn't it make it harder to trade him now? 

[GrammaInTheTub]

Some interesting former highly touted prospects on the list who haven’t quite put it all together yet. 
 

Bit of an aside: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has to be a top three fun name to say

[DrJockitch]

1 hour ago, Bob Long said:

 

Doesn't it make it harder to trade him now? 

After arbitration they can’t trade they either have to accept or waive. Up until arbitration they can do whatever. 

[elvis15]

3 hours ago, DrJockitch said:

After arbitration they can’t trade they either have to accept or waive. Up until arbitration they can do whatever. 

This sometimes forces teams' hands into reaching a deal or trading the player to a team that thinks they can sign them before arbitration. Might see a couple deals happen before arbitration forces their hands.

[qwijjibo]

4 hours ago, DrJockitch said:

After arbitration they can’t trade they either have to accept or waive. Up until arbitration they can do whatever. 

There's nothing preventing a team from trading  a player after an arbitration contract has been awarded 

[DrJockitch]

1 minute ago, qwijjibo said:

There's nothing preventing a team from trading  a player after an arbitration contract has been awarded 

You are correct, that rule changed.