Holtby, Stepan, Nyquist among 23 players to file for salary arbitration
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Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby, New York Rangers forward Derek Stepan, and Detroit Red Wings winger Gustav Nyquist joined 20 others in filing for salary arbitration prior to Sunday's deadline.
Here is the complete list, as issued by the NHLPA:
| Team | Player |
|---|---|
| ARI | Mikkel Boedker |
| ARI | Phil Samuelsson |
| ARI | Brendan Shinnimin |
| BUF | Phil Varone |
| CGY | Lance Bouma |
| CGY | Paul Byron |
| CGY | Josh Jooris |
| COL | Andrew Agozzino |
| COL | Mathew Clark |
| DET | Gustav Nyquist |
| MIN | Erik Haula |
| NAS | Taylor Beck |
| NAS | Craig Smith |
| NAS | Colin Wilson |
| NJD | Eric Gelinas |
| NJD | Adam Larsson |
| NYR | Derek Stepan |
| OTT | Alex Chiasson |
| OTT | Mike Hoffman |
| PHI | Michael Del Zotto |
| STL | Magnus Paajarvi |
| WAS | Braden Holtby |
| WAS | Marcus Johansson |
Holtby posted a career-high 41 wins along with his best GAA (2.22) and save percentage (.923) since his rookie season in 2010-11.
Stepan registered 16 goals and 55 points, adding 12 points in 19 playoff games for the Rangers.
Nyquist recorded a career-high 54 points and scored 27 goals in his fourth season with the Red Wings.
The deadline to file for player-elected salary arbitration was Sunday at 5 p.m. ET.
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