Aug 24 2004
All contracts are for one year, unless otherwise noted. 2003-04 salaries are in brackets. Figures listed are for base salary only, and do not include signing bonuses, performance bonuses or deferered payments.
Players who avoid arbitration by negotiating new contracts are listed as "settled."
NHL Salary Arbitration Explained
Anaheim Mighty Ducks -
D Ruslan Salei
Awarded $2.4 million ($1.75 million) Atlanta Thrashers -
RW Ronald Petrovicky
Settled at $700,000 ($467,500) C Marc Savard
Settled at $2.7 million ($2 million) Boston Bruins -
D Hal Gill
Settled at $2.1 million ($2 million)D Sergei Gonchar
Awarded $5.5 million ($3.65 million) C Joe Thornton
Awarded $6.75 million ($5.5 million) Buffalo Sabres -
G Mika Noronen
Settled on two years starting at $825,000 ($550,000) D Brian Campbell
Settled at $550,000 ($550,000) C Jochen Hecht
Settled at $2.1 million ($1.3 million) D Rory Fitzpatrick
Settled at $700,000 ($375,000) RW Jean-Pierre Dumont
Settled at $2.1 million ($1.4 million) G Martin Biron
Awarded $2.8 million ($2.2 million) D Brad Brown
Settled at $700,000 ($750,000)C Daniel Briere
Awarded $2.55 million ($1.6 million) Calgary Flames -
G Miikka Kiprusoff
Awarded $2.95 million ($800,000) D Denis Gauthier
Settled on two years starting at $1.6 million ($1.3 million) Carolina Hurricanes -
RW Jesse Boulerice
Settled at $600,000 ($450,000) LW Erik Cole
Settled at $1.5 million ($495,000) C Kevyn Adams
Settled at $900,000 ($700,000)Chicago Blackhawks -
D Bryan Berard
Settled at $3 million ($2.01 million) D Stephane Robidas
Settled at $925,000 ($727,502) Colorado Avalanche -
RW Milan Hejduk
Awarded $5.7 million ($3.2 million) LW Alex Tanguay
Settled at $4.25 million ($1.5 million) Edmonton Oilers -
D Eric Brewer
Settled at $2.65 million ($2.5 million) Florida Panthers -
D Mike Van Ryn
Settled at $1.4 million ($1.128 million) Los Angeles Kings -
C Eric Belanger
Awarded $950,000 ($743,800) Minnesota Wild -
D Willie Mitchell
Settled at $1.775 million ($1.35 million) LW Andrew Brunette
Settled at $1.775 million ($1.1 million) RW Richard Park
Settled at $950,000 ($700,000) Montreal Canadiens -
LW Richard Zednik
Settled on three years starting at $2.3 million ($1.85 million) G Cristobal Huet
Settled on two years starting at $600,000 ($425,000) Nashville Predators -
RW Steve Sullivan
Settled C Wyatt Smith
Settled at $400,000 (minor leaguer last season) RW Vladimir Orszagh
Awarded $1 million ($700,000) New Jersey Devils -
C Scott Gomez
Awarded $2.9 million ($1 million) D Brian Rafalski
Settled at $3.1 million ($3 million) D Scott Niedermayer
Awarded $7 million ($4 million) NY Islanders -
C Oleg Kvasha
Awarded $1.55 million ($800,000)D Janne Niinimaa
Settled on three years starting at $3 million ($2.9 million) LW Jason Blake
Settled on three years starting at $2 million ($700,000) D Adrian Aucoin
Awarded $4.25 million ($3.25 million) C Dave Scatchard
Settled at $1.75 million ($1.4 milllion) NY Rangers -
D Karel Rachunek
Settled at $1.5 million ($900,000) Ottawa Senators -
D Chris Phillips
Settled on three years starting at $2.3 million ($1.675 million)LW Peter Schaefer
Settled on two years starting at $1.2 million ($600,000) D Zdeno Chara
Settled on two years starting at $4.6 million ($2.4 million) Philadelphia Flyers -
D Kim Johnsson
Awarded $2.8 million ($1.25 million) C Michal Handzus
Settled on three years starting at $2.8 million ($1.53 million) Phoenix Coyotes -
LW Ladislav Nagy
Settled at $2.1 million ($1 million) C Daymond Langkow
Settled at $2.95 million ($2.7 million) San Jose Sharks -
LW Nils Ekman
Awarded $1.2 million ($575,000) G Vesa Toskala
Settled on two years starting at $850,000 ($575,000)RW Scott Parker
Settled at $700,000 ($665,000) D Scott Hannan
Settled on three years starting at $2.55 million ($1.25 million)G Evgeni Nabokov
Settled on two years at $4.425 million per season ($3.625 million) Tampa Bay Lightning -
D Pavel Kubina
Awarded two years at $3.1 million and $3.4 million ($2.5 million) LW Ruslan Fedotenko
Awarded $1.5 million ($950,000) D Cory Sarich
Settled on two years starting at $1.6 million ($1.15 million) LW Fredrik Modin
Settled on three years starting at $2.9 million ($1.87 million) C Cory Stillman
Awarded $3.9 million ($2.75 million). Lightning decline the contract, making Stillman an unrestricted free agent. Toronto Maple Leafs -
D Tomas Kaberle
Settled on two years starting at $2.9 million ($2.75 million) D Bryan McCabe
Settled on two years starting at $4.45 million ($3.5 million) C Nikolai Antropov
Settled at $1.325 million ($925,000) C Clarke Wilm
Settled at $450,000 (minor leaguer last season) Vancouver Canucks -
G Dan Cloutier
Settled at $3.05 million ($2.5 million) C Brendan Morrison
Settled at $3.55 million ($2.45 million) Washington Capitals -
D Brendan Witt
Awarded $2.2 million ($1.75 million)
