Friedman shares key Jason Robertson update that could change everything for the Stars
Elliotte Friedman just delivered the line every Dallas fan wanted to hear about Jason Robertson, and Glen Gulutzan can exhale.
On Tuesday night's 32 Thoughts, Friedman said the only way Robertson ends up elsewhere is if the winger himself decides he wants out. He has no reason to believe that's coming.
That's a significant signal. Friedman doesn't toss those lines lightly. When he says "no reason to believe," front offices around the league listen.
Robertson is coming off a 96-point regular season. Forty-five goals. Fifty-one assists. The kind of production teams build a top six around, not trade away.
His cap hit sits at $7.75 million. In a market where 40-goal wingers routinely cross the $10 million line on extensions, that number is going to climb in any new deal.
Dallas already carries Mikko Rantanen at $12 million and Tyler Seguin at $9.85 million. Adding a long-term Robertson pact reshapes the cap sheet for years.
Why Jim Nill won't blink on a Robertson extension
The GM's track record tells the story. Nill has been running this franchise since 2013, and he doesn't fold on his homegrown stars when the talks get noisy.
Robertson scored 5 goals and 3 assists in the postseason. Eight points in six playoff games before Dallas was sent home by Minnesota in the second round.
The Stars finished 50-20-12 with 112 points and a +52 goal differential. That's not the profile of a team that breaks up its core.
Friedman's comments matter because they cut against weeks of trade-deadline-style speculation. The whisper market wanted a Robertson sweepstakes. Dallas's lead voice on the file just shut the door.
So what's left? Dollars and term. Whether Nill goes long or splits the difference on a bridge that lines up with Rantanen's window.
Why would Robertson want out anyway? Stars in his prime years, a coach in Gulutzan who leans on his top six, and a roster two rounds deep this spring. The math favors staying.
The next move is on Robertson's camp. And on a GM who has spent a decade proving he's willing to pay his guys to keep them.
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| Brett Kulak | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Marcus Johansson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nicolas Roy | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Brent Burns | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ross Colton | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ryan Hartman | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Daemon Hunt | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nazem Kadri | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Brock Nelson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Danila Yurov | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mats Zuccarello | - | 1 | 1 | |
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