NHL Notebook: 11 players file for salary arbitration

Dostál is one of the best young netminders in the league, posting a .903 save percentage and 3.10 goals against average in 54 games behind a weak Ducks’ defence. With John Gibson being traded to the Detroit Red Wings, the crease belongs to Dostál in 2025-26.

The other notable player is Kakko of the Kraken. Selected second overall in the 2019 draft by the New York Rangers, the winger never broke out on the contending team, scoring a career-high 18 goals and 40 points in 82 games. In December, he was traded to the Kraken and scored 10 goals and 30 points in 49 games, giving him a new career high of 44 points in 79 games.

Arbitration hearings are slated to be held between July 20 and Aug. 4.

Tye Kartye signs two-year deal with Kraken

Sticking with the Kraken, they signed Kakko’s teammate Tye Kartye to a two-year deal worth $2.5 million, or $1.25 million annually.

Kartye went undrafted before signing an entry-level deal with the Kraken in 2022, shortly after his Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds were eliminated from the Ontario Hockey League’s playoffs. In his first professional season,  the left-winger scored 28 goals and 57 points in 72 games, joining the Kraken for their post-season run, scoring three goals and five points in 10 games.

The 2023-24 season was his first full season in the NHL, scoring 11 goals and 20 points in 77 games. Last season with the Kraken, the Kingston, Ontario native scored six goals and 13 points in 63 games.

Christian Fischer retires from hockey

On Friday, it was reported by The Athletic’s Max Bultman that Christian Fischer has decided to walk away from hockey at 28 years old.

Fischer was selected with the 32nd overall pick in the 2015 draft by the Arizona Coyotes. In 2017-18, his rookie season, the right winger scored 15 goals and 33 points in 79 games played. Over his nine-year career, he played for the Coyotes, Detroit Red Wings, and Columbus Blue Jackets, scoring 62 goals and 137 points in 523 games. The 28-year-old often played a penalty killing role and a bottom-six checking role.