It’s just another facet of the business side of the game
The second piece of news today (the first being the re-signing of Magnus Paajarvi) has Blues fans on twitter all .... uh... atwitter.
Today was the first arbitration deadline. The players have first crack at filing for a hearing to decide next year’s contract value, and the club has a separate chance to do so afterwards. Jaden Schwartz and his agent, playing it smart, have elected to file for arbitration at this deadline.
What does this mean?
Not a lot - yet. This is a player and his agent simply doing their due diligence in the course of the business side of the game.