Stepan, Holtby, 21 others elect salary arbitration

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Derek Stepan had 16 goals and 55 points in 68 games last season. (Kathy Willens/AP)

New York Rangers centre Derek Stepan and Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby are among the 23 players who elected to file for salary arbitration on Sunday.

Salary Arbitration hearings will be held in Toronto from July 20 to Aug. 4. Teams can continue to negotiate with players who elected for arbitration until the date of the hearing.

The deadline for club-elected salary arbitration notification is July 6 at 5:00 p.m. EST.

Here is a list of the players who filed for arbitration on Sunday:

Arizona Coyotes: Mikkel Boedker, Phil Samuelsson, Brendan Shinnimin

Buffalo Sabres: Phil Varone

Calgary Flames: Lance Bouma, Paul Byron, Josh Jooris

Colorado Avalanche: Andrew Agozzino, Mathew Clark

Detroit Red Wings: Gustav Nyquist

Minnesota Wild: Erik Haula

Nashville Predators: Taylor Beck, Craig Smith, Colin Wilson

New Jersey Devils: Eric Gélinas, Adam Larsson

New York Rangers: Derek Stepan

Ottawa Senators: Alex Chiasson, Mike Hoffman

Philadelphia Flyers: Michael Del Zotto

St. Louis Blues: Magnus Paajarvi

Washington Capitals: Braden Holtby, Marcus Johansson

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