The Colorado Avalanche will be dealing with two players who have filed for salary arbitration with the NHLPA – defenseman Tyson Barrie and forward Mikhail Grigorenko.
The two Avalanche players join a total of twenty-four players throughout the NHL who requested a salary arbitration hearing before the player deadline of Tuesday, July 5, 2016. Teams have until 5 pm EST, Wednesday, July 6, 2016 for them to request a hearing. The arbitration hearings will be scheduled between July 20 – August 4, 2016 in Toronto.
Both sides will have 90 minutes to present their arguments before a neutral arbiter who must then render a judgment within 48 hours after the hearing.