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The NHLPA announced Wednesday that 21 restricted free agents have elected for salary arbitration.

Arbitration hearings are scheduled to take place between July 22 and Aug. 6. Just because the players have chosen arbitration doesn't mean they still can't come to terms with their teams on a new contract before their arbitration dates arrive.

The complete list of players to file:

Detroit Red Wings

Brendan Smith

Edmonton Oilers

Sam Gagner

Los Angeles Kings

Trevor Lewis
Alec Martinez
Jake Muzzin
Jordan Nolan

Montreal Canadiens

Ryan White

Nashville Predators

Nick Spaling

New York Islanders

Josh Bailey

New York Rangers

Mats Zuccarello

Ottawa Senators

Erik Condra

Pittsburgh Penguins

Robert Bortuzzo

St. Louis Blues

Chris Stewart

Toronto Maple Leafs

Mark Fraser
Carl Gunnarsson

Vancouver Canucks

Dale Weise

Winnipeg Jets

Zach Bogosian
Bryan Little
Paul Postma
Eric Tangradi
Blake Wheeler

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