Jason Robertson scored two goals for his fourth straight multi-point performance, fueling the host Dallas Stars to a 6-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Sunday.
The summer was a bit of an eventful one for Stars winger Jason Robertson. Unable to agree to terms on a long-term deal, Dallas tried to move the veteran to Seattle but that was derailed when Robertson didn’t want to sign there, despite an eight year offer worth between $14MM and $15MM per season.
Jason Robertson’s future with the Dallas Stars became one of the NHL offseason’s biggest talking points after player and club could not agree to a long-term contract extension.
Mikko Rantanen had a goal and three assists and Jake Oettinger made 26 saves in his second straight shutout, helping the visiting Dallas Stars to a 4-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.
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The Jason Robertson situation generated a lot of buzz this summer. The young player struggled to reach an agreement on contract terms with the Stars. It ultimately resulted in a one-year deal (bringing him close to full free agency), but it wasn't easy.
According to Nick Kypreos, the Pittsburgh Penguins may still be waiting in the wings to acquire superstar forward Jason Robertson. Linked to Robertson when the winger struggled to get an extension with the Dallas Stars, his one-year deal seemed to quiet speculation.
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Eyebrows were raised when the Pittsburgh Penguins, a much-mentioned suitor for Jason Robertson, traded for his brother Nick this offseason, and it sounds like that situation is one hockey fans should continue to keep an eye on.
Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: The Dallas Stars signed winger Jason Robertson to a one year, $12 million deal, as they couldn’t reach a long-term number.
The Dallas Stars were under the heat lamp in negotiations with leading scorer Jason Robertson this summer. With little cap space to sign the routine 40-goal scorer, Dallas stalled a deal until Robertson’s request for salary arbitration forced their hand.
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The Dallas Stars enter the 2026–27 season with a largely unchanged roster after a quiet offseason dictated by salary cap constraints. The only major move was re-signing elite winger Jason Robertson to a one-year, $12 million deal, but the cap crunch forced them to trade away a rising young center.
On the recent NHL Trade Talk podcast, the panel discussed one offseason story that felt like a real shocker: the Dallas Stars. For a minute, it looked like Dallas might lose two huge pieces of its future—Jason Robertson and Thomas Harley—and then somehow both situations turned into “wait, they’re back?” mode.
Jason Robertson had his name tossed around in trade speculation for months before he finally signed a new one-year deal with the Dallas Stars. Following a long negotiation, the two sides were able to avoid arbitration and come to an agreement at $12 million, lower than what many fans expected.
The Dallas Stars and Jason Robertson have finally agreed to a new contract, as Robertson has signed a one-year deal worth $12 million. This deal makes Robertson an unrestricted free agent after the 2026-27 season, but he is eligible for another extension as of January 1st, 2027.
The Dallas Stars' long nightmare is over. At least, it's over for a little while.
The Dallas Stars probably thought they had plenty of leverage when the offseason began, but it hasn't turned out that way.
The NHL offseason has gotten rather quiet in recent weeks, but one situation involving a superstar who could be on the move might finally be nearing its conclusion.
Sometimes the most interesting NHL stories aren’t the trades that happen. They’re the negotiations that drag on long enough to make everyone else start dreaming.
Jason Robertson is going to arbitration. Amidst a well-documented contract negotiation, the Dallas Stars winger will be opting for player-elected arbitration to get a new deal done, according to Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman.
In perhaps the most intriguing of several key moves by the Penguins in the early days of free agency, Pittsburgh traded for forward Nick Robertson.
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Robertson did not want to sign there. And it seems no amount of money was going to change his mind on that.
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