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Nate Schmidt, Golden Knights await arbitration ruling

The Golden Knights and defenseman Nate Schmidt met for nearly four hours with a Toronto arbiter Thursday as they tried to settle on a contract for the restricted free agent.

“It went fine,” Schmidt’s agent Matt Keator said after the hearing. “Both sides were very professional and Nate handled it well.”

There’s still time to broker a deal before the arbiter rules Saturday. Schmidt, 26, is seeking a one-year, $2.75 million deal while the Knights are offering $1.9 million over two years. A four-year NHL veteran, Schmidt made $875,000 last season as a member of the Washington Capitals.