Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill joined NHL First Shift on the NHL Network with EJ Hradek and Dan Rosen and was asked in regards to the status of Jason Robertson’s contract with the club.
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NHL Rumors: Stars GM Jim Nill Wants To Keep Jason Robertson Long-Term
EJ Hradek: “Before I allow you to, I’m gonna ask you. I mean, all you guys from a managing standpoint, you’re at all times your roster, your contracts. Jason Robertson is a man whose contract is coming up. He’s got yet another 12 months of RFA status, and it could possibly be a UFA. What form of conversations are you able to or do you’ve with someone like that, as you form of lead forward, since the cap goes up, but still, there’s only a limited amount of room.”
Jim Nill: “Yeah, no. We began discussions with Jason last summer, so we’ve kept in contact, and ultimately, we decided, let’s table this. Let’s go have 12 months, let’s have playoff, and we’ll make this work. He’s an enormous a part of our team. He’s certainly one of the leading scorers within the league, and he’s really within the prime of his profession. He’s an enormous a part of our team. So a priority for us is to get him signed this summer and move on.”
NHLRumors.com Note: Everyone was making an enormous deal about Robertson’s status, attempting to trade him to this team or that team, given the speculation and possibly some “wondering” about whether the Stars could get him under the cap. We all know the Dallas Stars traded for Mikko Rantanen finally 12 months’s trade deadline after which signed him to an eight-year contract at $12 million AAV.
NHL Rumors: The Dallas Stars Turn Their Attention to Jason Robertson
Throughout the summer and into the season, the word was that the Dallas weren’t going to pay him as much as they were paying Rantanen, and he was searching for more. Stars GM Jim Nill has been adamant about signing Jason Robertson despite the constant speculation.
The lines of communication have been open and remain open. Nill’s goal is to keep Robertson with the Dallas Stars for the following decade. Robertson is viewed as an enormous a part of their organization that may bring the Stanley Cup to Dallas.
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