Unlike most RFAs, Michael Stone actually has a fair amount of leverage in his latest contract negotiation.
Michael Stone became the only member of the Arizona Coyotes yesterday to file for salary arbitration, along with 23 other NHL players from around the league.
This is hardly a surprising development for the Coyotes, as the team had three arbitration eligible players file last season, most notably: Mikkel Boedker. They managed to get all three under contract before arbitration, which tends to be the norm league-wide. That's no surprise, considering how brutal the process can be.