from David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Karlsson is seeking $6.5 million annually in arbitration, while the Knights offered $3.5 million annually, figures that were confirmed by the Review-Journal on Thursday.
Karlsson’s agent, Michael Deutsch, and the Knights can continue to negotiate a new contract before the hearing, which begins at 6 a.m. Pacific time and is expected to last several hours....
The 25-year-old center made $1 million last season when he led the Western Conference champions in scoring with 78 points and received the Lady Byng Trophy as the league’s most gentlemanly player.
The Knights currently have more than $13.1 million in salary cap space, according to CapFriendly.com....
The last player to go to arbitration after a breakout season similar to Karlsson’s was Ottawa’s Mike Hoffman with a plus-24 goal increase from the previous year.
Hoffman was awarded a $2 million salary after asking for $3.4 million, and that 2015 ruling, which leaned in favor of the team, could serve as a precedent in Karlsson’s case.
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