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Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the NHL salary arbitration process. I was invited to take part in the “mock” arbitration hearing, and ended up facing off against Brian Burke. It was quite the experience to say the very least.

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We are going to hear it a lot more in the coming days and weeks – but this summer is going to be particularly crazy in terms of player movement (temporary cap drop, buyouts, and so on).

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Does Mark Arcobello have a legit shot at NHL minutes for the Oilers next year?

Right now, Arcobello is (certainly) behind just Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Sam Gagner, Shawn Horcoff and Eric Belanger on the team's center depth chart, but that's a position likely to undergo plenty of change.

Horcoff and Belanger likely aren't going to be

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