Chicago Blackhawks goaltender amongst eleven player going against their own organization in salary arbitration

Chicago Blackhawks goalie Arvid Soderblom has elected to take his next contract negotiation to a third party to get a fair deal with the Blackhawks.

This, instead of trusting the process with the team. Soderblom proved himself capable of playing to the best of his abilities in 2024-25, a rebound from a 2023-24 season that saw him disappoint Blackhawks fans everywhere.

This season, he was arbitration-eligible after his $962K contract expired rendering Soderblom an RFA.

Now, the fun begins, as Kyle Davidson and the team will go through a painful process of finding the right AAV for his new deal.

Nick Robertson, Gabe Vilardi, Morgan Barron, Lukas Dostal, Drew Helleson, Kaapo Kakko, Dylan Samberg, Jayden Struble, Connor Timmins, and Maksim Tsyplakov joined the list.

The deadline for other NHLers to make the list for arbitration will end Sunday, which means the list could expand soon.

For now, Kyle Davidson has addressed the situation with Arvid Soderblom, which suggests a new deal could be on the way before the team and Soderblom make it to arbitration.

Soderblom finished the 2024-25 season with a record of 10-18-7, 3.18 GAA, and .898 save percentage.