Fiala and the Wild submitted their salary offers Sunday ahead of Tuesday's arbitration hearing, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet and Michael Russo of The Athletic report. Fiala is looking for $6.25 million on a one-year deal, while the team is offering $4 million.

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Last season, 25 of the 26 restricted free agents that filed for arbitration reached a deal before the hearing, so there's still a chance Fiala and the Wild will reach a deal in the next few days. The 25-year-old has been one of the league's quieter goal-scorers the last two campaigns, rattling off 43 goals in his last 114 regular-season contests. Fiala managed 32 power-play points during that span, as well, and the pace of his 20-goal effort in 2020-21 would have amounted to 33 over a full season. All told, it'll be interesting to see how the next few days play out relative to his salary and future in the State of Hockey.