Maple Leafs' Robertson, Jets' Vilardi among 11 to file for NHL salary arbitration
Arbitration hearings are often avoided when teams reach agreements and re-sign their restricted free agent. Once that player files for arbitration, he isn't eligible to receive an offer sheet from a rival team.
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Robertson scored a career-high 15 goals and had seven assists in 2024-25. Vilardi is coming off a season in which he established career-highs in goals (27), assists (34) and points (61) in 71 games. Samberg also had a career season by scoring six goals and 20 points while compiling a plus-34 rating in even strength as he logged an average of 21 minutes.
Forward Morgan Barron was the third Jets player to file for arbitration. Anaheim Ducks goalie Lukáš Dostál and Seattle Kraken winger Kaapo Kakko are other notables on the list.
Some notable restricted free agents did not file for arbitration, including Buffalo's Bowen Byram, Utah's Jack McBain and Philadelphia's Cam York.
Dostál went 23-23-7 with a 3.10 goals-against average and .903 save percentage for Anaheim. Kakko had a combined 14 goals and 30 assists in 79 games with the New York Rangers and Seattle.
Other players that elected for salary arbitration are Arvid Soderblom (Chicago), Drew Helleson (Anaheim), Jayden Struble (Montreal), Conor Timmins (Buffalo) and Maxim Tsyplakov (N.Y. Islanders).
The deadline for the second club-elected salary arbitration notification is Sunday at 5 p.m. ET.
(Photo of Nick Robertson: Bruce Bennett / Getty Images)
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