2003 NHL salary arbitration list
Arbitration hearings will be held Aug. 1-15 in Toronto
Team
Player
Pos.
2002-03 salary
2003-04 salary
Date settled
Anaheim
Niclas Havelid
D
$830,000
$1,350,000
* 8/6
Atlanta
Pasi Nurminen
G
$630,000
$1,100,000
* 8/11
Marc Savard
C
$1,300,000
$2,000,000
* 8/13
Boston
** Bryan Berard
D
$850,000
Hal Gill
D
$1,350,000
$2,000,000
* 7/23
Brian Rolston
C
$2,200,000
$3,175,000
8/8
Buffalo
Steve Begin
C
$375,000
$400,000
* 7/31
Eric Boulton
LW
$400,000
$550,000
* 8/1
Calgary
Toni Lydman
D
$715,000
$1,700,000
* 8/11
Dallas
Richard Matvichuk
D
$2,200,000
$2,200,000
* 8/14
Edmonton
Ryan Smyth
LW
$3,025,000
$3,450,000
* 8/14
Florida
Jaroslav Bednar
LW
$330,000
$500,000
* 7/30
*** Peter Worrell
LW
$600,000
$800,000
* 7/16
Los Angeles
Maxim Kuznetsov
D
$525,000
$575,000
* 7/28
Minnesota
Manny Fernandez
G
$1,600,000
$2,200,000
* 7/30
Antti Laaksonen
LW
$750,000
$950,000
* 7/23
Willie Mitchell
D
$600,000
$1,350,000
* 8/10
Nashville
Kimmo Timonen
D
$1,400,000
$2,000,000
* 8/15
N.Y. Islanders
Arron Asham
RW
$423,500
$650,000
* 7/18
N.Y. Rangers
Anson Carter
RW
$2,400,000
$2,400,000
* 8/18
Tom Poti
D
$1,800,000
$2,800,000
8/12
Ottawa
Josh Langfeld
RW
$425,000
$450,000
* 7/24
Phoenix
Zac Bierk
G
$375,000
$550,000
* 7/28
Mike Johnson
RW
$1,550,000
$2,300,000
* 8/9
Daymond Langkow
C
$2,250,000
$2,700,000
8/8
Pittsburgh
Dick Tarnstrom
D
$475,000
$1,100,000
* 7/30
San Jose
Mark Smith
C
$467,500
$500,000
* 7/15
St. Louis
Pavol Demitra
C
$1,975,000
$6,500,000
8/1
Bryce Salvador
D
$520,000
$1,200,000
* 7/16
Tampa Bay
John Grahame
G
$600,000
$1,000,000
* 7/18
Andre Roy
RW
$700,000
$825,000
* 7/15
Cory Stillman
C
$2,100,000
$2,750,000
* 8/13
Vancouver
**** Bryan Helmer
D
$425,000
$425,000
Washington
Michael Nylander
C
$1,800,000
$2,675,000
* 8/10
* -- Avoided arbitration by agreeing to new contract
** -- Became an unrestricted free agent on Aug. 12 when Boston rejected the arbitrator's salary of $2.51 million
*** -- Traded to Colorado on July 19
**** -- Traded to Phoenix on July 25