Stars Rumored To Be Contemplating 2 Paths With Jason Robertson

It doesn't appear like Jason Robertson will go into next season how he sits right now on the Dallas Stars and with one year left on his contract at $7.75 million AAV. The fortunate thing for Dallas is that he is a RFA next offseason, so the team isn't just going to lose him. They can sign Robertson, trade him, or what appears to be the least likely outcome, stand pat for now.

Jeff Market said that, "I really do suspect that something will happen with Jason Robertson. It feels like it's going to be sooner than later. Nill has a number in his mind and won't go over it. We might find out quickly; either an extension or maybe a trade."

Robertson has earned the increase in pay he is going to get, but not exactly during the playoffs this year. After 35 goals and 80 points during the regular season, he only had four goals and six points in 11 games. Mikko Rantanen was the real star of the team in the playoffs and he is now getting $12 million AAV for the next eight years. With Roope Hintz, Wyatt Johnston, and Miro Heiskanen each getting $8.4 million AAV or more, Robertson's number has to at least get that high. Since he's signing later with the cap having gone up, it will likely have to exceed that.

We don't know the number GM Jim Nill has in mind to re-sign him at, but since the two sides haven't agreed upon anything yet, that is why there are rumors about a potential trade. There shouldn't be a ton of urgency, but it seems like there is. Dallas' issue is the lack of cap space, and they won't be in a great spot next offseason as well since most of their players are locked into deals and Tyler Seguin's contract ends one year too late.

It is tough to justify trading a star with one year left on his deal and is a RFA afterwards just because a contract can't get done a year in advance. I think he stays for at least the season so the team has much longer to negotiate a deal, and maybe something comes up where some cap space can be freed up. Given more time, options can open up.