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Arbitration eligibility clouds negotiations with Alex Galchenyuk and Nathan Beaulieu

Habs Eyes On The Prize | June 3, 2017

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The Montreal Canadiens have 13 pending restricted free agents as July 1 approaches. In order to retain their rights, the team will have to present a qualifying offer to each player by 5:00 PM ET on June 25.

A qualifying offer is the starting point for negotiations with these players. Normally RFAs have little leverage in negotiations and typically just sign these offers, but certain RFAs will have arbitration rights, which complicates the negotiation process for the team. The eight restricted free agents in the Canadiens organization with arbitration rights are:

When does a player become arbitration eligible?

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