Stars restricted free agent Jason Dickinson filed for arbitration before Friday's 4 p.m. deadline to do so, the NHLPA announced. Dickinson was the only Stars player to file for arbitration, while defensemen Dillon Heatherington, Gavin Bayreuther and Niklas Hansson (playing in Sweden next season) were also eligible to do so.
The move is generally a formality, with 40 of the 44 arbitration filings last year settled before a hearing (although the Stars and Gemel Smith did go to a hearing). Hearings will be hosted in Toronto from July 20 to Aug. 4, and Dickinson is one of 40 players to elect arbitration.