Today, the NHLPA announced 23 players have filed for salary arbitration and two of them are New Jersey Devils: Eric Gelinas and Adam Larsson. This short post explains why that's not a big deal at all.
This afternoon, the National Hockey League Players Association announced that 23 players have elected and filed for salary arbitration. I believe all 23 are currently restricted free agents. The two from the New Jersey Devils certainly are: defensemen Eric Gelinas and Adam Larsson.
The long and short of salary arbitration means is that a third party - an arbitrator - would hear the player's and team's arguments on what the player's next contract should be and make a decision.