The Columbus Blue Jackets and goaltender Jet Greaves were $4.7 million apart in their arbitration briefs filed Tuesday, with the two sides two days away from entering a hearing.
General manager Don Waddell confirmed to The Athletic that the Blue Jackets filed for a $2.8 million salary, while Greaves countered at $7.5 million. Columbus selected the one-year term available to the arbitrator.
If the two sides begin their hearing on Thursday, no further contract talks can take place and a ruling on a contract will be made within 48 hours. The arbitrator can rule at any salary and does not need to choose between the two filings.
Every player that filed for arbitration in 2025 reached a contract with their club, while the Nashville Predators are the most recent to go through the process, seeing defenceman Spencer Stastney receive a two-year, $1.65 million deal in 2024.
PuckPedia first reported the arbitration hearing dates earlier this month, with Greaves receiving the fourth-earliest hearing. Jamie Drysdale and Trevor Zegras of the Philadelphia Flyers and Cole Perfetti of the Winnipeg Jets, though, all signed new deals before the 48-hour deadline to submit contract asks to the arbitrator.
Greaves established himself as an NHL goaltender late in the 2024-25 season, going 7-2-2 with a .938 save percentage and a 1.91 goals-against average.
The 25-year-old netminder built on that run in his first season as a full-time NHLer this past year, going 26-19-9 with a .908 save percentage and a 2.60 GAA.
Undrafted to begin his career, Greaves made his debut with the Blue Jackets in 2022-23 and has a career record of 36-28-11 with a .913 save percentage and a 2.60 GAA.
Following Greaves on the arbitration hearing schedule is superstar winger Jason Robertson, who is scheduled for a hearing with the Dallas Stars on Saturday.
Robertson has already dominated headlines this summer, turning down an eight-year deal at a roughly $15 million cap hit in a potential sign-and-trade with the Seattle Kraken.
Cole Sillinger of the Blue Jackets remains scheduled for a July 27 hearing, while Ronan Seeley of the Carolina Hurricanes, Alex Jefferies of the New York Islanders and newly acquired Florida Panthers goaltender Akira Schmid also have hearings still scheduled later this summer.
