Dave Pagnotta of The Fourth Period was on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio with Steve Kouleas and Craig Button and was asked about Jason Robertson of the Dallas Stars. Specifically, has the market determined that Robertson ought to be paid within the $14 million range?
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July 1st is Nearing for the Dallas Stars and Jason Robertson to Figure an Extension Out
Craig Button: “So, let me ask you this, just a bit bit about Jason Robertson, and also you mentioned the $14 million number. Is that this akin to what happened in Winnipeg? (Mark) Scheifele and (Connor) Hellebuyck sign those big contracts, the market changes, Kyle Connor signs for $12 million. Is that something where that’s the truth, and Dallas just doesn’t need to face that reality?”
Dave Pagnotta: “I mean, it might be, it might be. I mean, that is like, it’s tough, you take a look at the situation in Dallas, and Dallas considers themselves, obviously a year-by-year contender. Annual contender. You bought to tweak just a few things to recover from the hump sort of thing, which was what obviously another teams have done.
But I believe they give the impression of being at this and go, as much as we wish to be competitive, and we wish to proceed to chase the Stanley Cup, we’ve got to provide ourselves a bit little bit of flexibility because the season moves on here.
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As much as they love Jason Robertson, and the priority is to maintain him to get to a number as significant as say $14 million, it really puts them in a troublesome position for the remainder of the season. Not necessarily moving forward, because we all know where the cap goes to go in a 12 months from now, nevertheless it puts them in a little bit of a rough spot.
Now, there are other teams definitely looking around and lurking, you already know, what $14-$15 million, Ottawa, others, Seattle (a proposal refused), we’re prepared to supply that up and cough up the draft picks if we want to.
So, Dallas is definitely evaluating things. I believe they need to get and that is one other scenario, guys, where I believe it’s we got to figure something out here by the weekend, or on the very least, by the tip of the weekend, before really determining what alternative options now we have to go in here. Due to all of the activity, due to all of the talk occurring, this could be the chance where, if we will’t find middle ground, and it definitely doesn’t appear to be he’s taken $12 million. Then now we have to explore alternative options.
How can the Dallas Stars Not Extend Jason Robertson?
It’s sort of the character of the beast here, with how things go. And with those contracts you mentioned with Hellebuyck and Scheifele, and whatnot. You get your bank, you walk in, but I believe there’s also an understanding that if the team isn’t going to be competitive. If we’re not going to give you the chance to recover from the hump, then we’ll explore that possibility of trading it. Which I believe is more geared towards Hellebuyk right away than it’s Scheifele.”
NHLRumors.com Note: We all know Jason Robertson has rejected two, if not three, offers from other teams, plus the Dallas Stars offer of $12 million. Does Dallas say to groups trading for him, “Good luck, do the deal, and don’t allow him to discuss with them”? That’s an option now.
We all know the Dallas Stars don’t need to go past Mikko Rantanen‘s $12 million AAV. They could must in the event that they need to keep a homegrown talent. With the Vegas Golden Knights, Utah Mammoth, and Columbus Blue Jackets all in the combination for his services, Robertson desires to go to a spot where he thinks he can win after experiencing success in Dallas.
Again, the market was set by Adrian Kempe, Kyle Connor, Pavel Dorofeyev, Alex Tuch, Martin Necas, and, in fact, Leon Draisaitl. Has Robertson been slighted by the undeniable fact that the Stars selected Rantanen over him because the highest-paid player on the team? That might be a possibility. However the 40-goal scorer is coveted across the league.
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