NHL arbitration cases all settled early: What each player received

NHL arbitration cases all settled early: What each player receivedThe NHL's salary arbitration season is over without a single case being heard and only one player being close.The final two players — Columbus Blue Jackets forward Cole Sillinger and Florida Panthers goalie Akira Schmid — settled on Friday, July 24. Their cases were scheduled for next week.Settling early is typical, as filing for arbitration creates a deadline for both sides to get a deal done and avoid having an independent arbitrator set a salary.Sillinger averages $4.625 million in his new three-year deal and Schmid will average $2 million in his two-year deal, according to Sportsnet's Ellliotte Friedman, after being acquired from the Vegas Golden Knights.Blue Jackets goalie Jet Greaves was the only player who was close as his three-year, $15 million deal was reached right before his hearing on Thursday. He had requested $7.5 million and the team requested $2.8 million for the goalie who became a No. 1 netminder last season.Dallas Stars forward Jason Robertson, who had 96 points last season, settled for one year at $12 million earlier this week.Here are the 15 players who filed for arbitration, when they were supposed to have hearings and the deals that they reached by settling early (dates and salary figures from puckpedia.com):More: Connor Bedard, Sabres among winners, losers of Patrick Kane Blackhawks deal1 / 28NHL players who changed teams in the offseasonForward Brady Tkachuk was traded to the Florida Panthers, where he will join brother Matthews. (James Guillory, Imagn Images)Salary arbitration hearing dates, resultsMonday, July 20Wednesday, July 22Trevor Zegras, Philadelphia (settled, four years, $9.125 million average)Thursday, July 23Jet Greaves, Columbus (settled, three years, $5 million)Saturday, July 25Xavier Bourgault, Ottawa (settled, one year, $850,000)Jason Robertson, Dallas (settled, one year, $12 million)Monday, July 27Cole Sillinger, Columbus (settled, three years, $4.625 million average).Note: The Blue Jackets have about $14.5 million left to re-sign 2023 No. 3 overall pick Adam Fantilli, who has no arbitration rights.Tuesday, July 28Wednesday, July 29Ronan Seeley, Carolina (settled, one year, $850,000 in the NHL, $100,000 in the AHL and $160,000 guaranteed)Thursday, July 30Alex Jefferies, N.Y. Islanders (settled, one year, $850,000 in NHL, $100,000 in AHL, $130,000 guaranteed)Saturday, Aug. 1Akira Schmid, Florida (settled, two years, $2 million average)Peyton Krebs, Buffalo (settled, four years, $4.5 million average)This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NHL arbitration cases all settled early: What each player received