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The hearing dates are out for NHL salary arbitration cases and eight players have already reached a settlement.
St. Louis Blues forward Connor Michael was among the latest, signing a six-year, $40.5 million contract with a $6.75 million cap on Thursday, July 16. He was followed by the Montreal Canadiens ' Kirby Dach (one year, $3.6 million).
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The day before, both Philadelphia Flyers forward Trevor Zegras (four years, $9.125 million average) and Winnipeg Jets forward Cole Perfetti (five years, $6 million average) settled.
Buffalo Sabres forward Payton Krebs had agreed to a four-year deal with $4.5 million salary on Monday, July 13, well before his scheduled Aug. 1 hearing. New York Rangers defenseman Braden Schneider also settled on Monday for one year at $5.5 million.
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Nick Robertson settled for two years at a $3.5 million average on Tuesday. Ottawa's Xavier Bourgault (one year, $850,000) signed before the hearing dates were announced.
Settling early is typical during the salary arbitration hearing season, which runs from July 20 to Aug. 1 in Toronto. Both sides try to work out deals before the hearings.
This year, 15 restricted free agents filed to have an independent arbitrator determine their next contract. Both sides file salary requests and the arbitrator can award either number but often does something between.
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The most interesting case is Dallas Stars winger Jason Robertson , who made $7.75 million in his last deal and is due a big raise after a 96-point season. The record arbitration award was $7.5 million to future Hall of Famer Shea Weber in 2011. Robertson is the brother of Nick Robertson.
Here are the salary arbitration dates, per puckpedia.com :
Monday, July 20
Jamie Drysdale, Philadelphia
Cole Perfetti, Winnipeg (settled, five years, $6 million average)
Wednesday, July 22
Trevor Zegras, Philadelphia (settled, four years, $9.125 million average)
Thursday, July 23
Jet Greaves, Columbus
Saturday, July 25
Xavier Bourgault, Ottawa (settled, one year, $850,000)
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Jason Robertson, Dallas
Connor McMichael, St. Louis (settled, six years, $6.75 million average)
Monday, July 27
Cole Sillinger, Columbus
Tuesday, July 28
Nick Robertson, Pittsburgh (settled, two years $3.5 million average)
Wednesday, July 29
Braden Schneider, N.Y. Rangers (settled, one year, $5.5 million)
Ronan Seeley, Carolina
Thursday, July 30
Alex Jefferies, N.Y. Islanders
Kirby Dach, Montreal (settled, one year, $3.6 million)
Saturday, Aug.. 1
Peyton Krebs, Buffalo (settled, four years x $4.5 million average)
Canadiens' Kirby Dach settles before arbitration hearing
He gets a one-year, $3.6 million deal, a slight bump from his previous $3,362,500 average. The key is he gets a one-way deal that pays him the same if he goes to the minors. He had been offered a deal that pay him less in the minors.
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Blues' Connor McMichael settles before arbitration hearing
He gets a six-year, $40.5 million contract, a big increase from his previous $2.1 million average. He's joining the Blues this season after coming over in the Jordan Kyrou trade. He had 46 points last season with the Capitals.
Flyers' Trevor Zegras settles before arbitration hearing
He gets a four-year, $36.5 million contract, up from a $5.75 million average in his last contract. He becomes the Flyers' top-paid player after scoring a career-best 67 points following his trade from the Ducks.
Jets' Cole Perfetti settles before arbitration hearing
He gets a five-year, $30 million contract, up from a $3.25 million average in his last contract. He dropped from 50 points to 32 as he dealt with injuries but he also averaged a career-best 15:37 per game.
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Penguins' Nick Robertson settles before arbitration hearing
Robertson came over from Toronto in a July 1 trade. His two-year $6.5 million contract is a raise from the $1.85 million he made in his final Maple Leafs contract. He has a career-high 16 goals and 32 points last season.
Rangers' Braden Schneider settles before arbitration hearing
The defenseman gets one year at $5.5 million, up from a $2.2 million average in his last two-year contract. Schneider averaged about three more minutes a game last season.
Sabres' Peyton Krebs settles before arbitration hearing
The forward averages $4.5 million in his new contract, a bump from his previous $1.45 million cap hit. Krebs had his first 82-game season and set career bests in goals (12), assists (27) and points (39).
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NHL salary arbitration tracker, hearing dates, results
