Micheal Ferland and his agent, Jason Davidson, have filed for player-elected arbitration in advance of today's deadline at 5 p.m. Eastern.Ferland's camp and Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving have worked towards a multi-year extension in recent weeks, and *some* progress has been made, but clearly a gap still remains between the two sides.Filing for arbitration should increase the urgency to try and find common ground in the coming weeks, as arbitration hearings can be rather cut-throat.Ferland, 25, is coming off a strong season where he set career highs in goals (15) and points (25) despite averaging just 11:34 of ice on a nightly basis and seeing essentially no power play time (35 minutes in 76 games played).