On Tuesday, 24 players elected to have their next contract decided by an arbitrator.
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Tuesday marked the deadline for players to make their decision and this time around many high-profiled names elected for third-party assistance.
While general managers and team executives might do their best to talk-down the price of their very own players - and could sign before an arbitrator is needed - sometimes the player's performance speaks loudest and in such cases that player is going to get paid.
Here are five players most likely to cash in via arbitration:
Mike Hoffman
It's a position that is becoming all too familiar for Mike Hoffman.
After being awarded a one-year $2-million contract in arbitration last season, Hoffman is back at the table and this time is set to make the Ottawa Senators pay, literally.
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The 26-year-old went to arbitration after failing to come to terms with the Senators last season, even after leading the team with 27 goals during the 2014-15 campaign.
Well it appears that was no fluke as for the second-straight year Hoffman once again led the team in goals, this time with 29 while adding 30 assists.
He is the club's most skilled marksman and this time around he should be paid as such.
Jaden Schwartz
The St. Louis Blues missed Jaden Schwartz this season.
After a career-year that saw him collect 28 goals and 63 points, Schwartz was limited to just 33 games this time around, managing just eight goals and 22 points.
Schwartz's last contract - that paid him $4.7 million over two years - came prior to his career-season. Couple this with a strong postseason which saw him put up 14 points in 20 games this past season, that dollar figure is sure to go up.
What could fault Schwartz is that he didn't play a full season, but factor in that the team won 23 of its 33 with Schwartz in the lineup during the regular season and it's quite obvious the team is significantly better when's he's playing.
Tyson Barrie
Whether the Colorado Avalanche want to trade away Tyson Barrie or not the team can't deny that he has been one of the most productive defensemen in the game.
Barrie has averaged 51 points the past two seasons and this year hit a career-high 13 goals. With seven more goals and 15 more points than second-place Francois Beauchemin on the club, he is by far the team's valuable asset on the back end.
The 24-year-old also hasn't been afraid of coming up clutch for his team, finishing second this season with five game-winning goals.
Over the last two seasons his 102 points sit him seventh among all blue liners, ahead of the likes of Drew Doughty, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Shea Weber, and and Duncan Keith to name a few.
Barrie produces like a top defensemen, it's about time he got paid like one.
Kyle Palmieri
Few players saw their production sky-rocket this year quite like Kyle Palmieri.
After collecting 14 goals and 29 points in 57 games during the 2014-15 season with the Anaheim Ducks, the 25-year-old was traded to the New Jersey Devils where he erupted for 30 goals and 57 points. This coming off the final year of a three-year contract signed with the Ducks that paid him an annual average under $1.5 million
Factor in his four game-winning goals, his 11 power play markers, and 23 power play points, it's clear Palmieri deserves notably more than a "measly" $1.5 million.
J.T. Miller
J.T. Miller received less money than his entry-level contract awarded him this season and it appears that didn't sit well with him.
After receiving a three-year entry-level deal worth an average of $894,166, he was signed to a one-year contract worth just $874,000 and used it as motivation.
The 2011 first-round pick had a career year with 22 goals - more than twice as much as his previous three years combined - and 43 points. What makes his numbers ever more impressing is that 20 of his goals and 39 of his points came at even strength.
Talk about turning it around.
