Buffalo Sabres forward Peyton Krebs has filed for salary arbitration, the NHL Players’ Association announced Sunday.
Krebs, 25, is the Sabres’ only unsigned restricted free agent.
Filing, of course, doesn’t mean a player will go to arbitration. Negotiations can continue. The sides usually reach a deal before the arbitration hearing.
Players who file for arbitration want more than their qualifying offer would pay them.
Fifteen players filed for arbitration, according to the NHLPA.
The deadline for team-elected arbitration is Monday at 5 p.m.
Hearings will be held from July 20 to Aug. 1.
Krebs, one of the Sabres’ most versatile forwards, set career highs across the board last season, registering 12 goals, 39 points and a plus-13 rating in 82 games.
He just completed a two-year, $2.9 million contract.