Chuck Fletcher can’t head off on vacation quite yet. Announced Sunday afternoon, by the NHL Player’s Association, Philadelphia Flyers winger Zack MacEwen has filed for salary arbitration.
The two sides — the Flyers and the player’s representative — will argue their sides for what they believe is a fair salary, and a third-party arbitrator will make the final decision on the salary, which usually just happens to be exactly in the middle between the two sides’ numbers. The hearing will take place some time between July 27 and Aug. 11.
The 26-year-old bruising winger is in his final year under team control before heading to unrestricted free agency.