Jason Robertson’s contract drama with the Dallas Stars is over. For now, anyhow.
Robertson, the high-scoring 26-year-old ahead, has signed a one-year, $12 million contract with the Stars, the team announced on July 21.
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The deal helps participant and group keep away from arbitration, which the restricted free agent had filed for amid a contract standoff. It additionally units Robertson as much as be an unrestricted free agent upon conclusion of the 2026-27 season.
His long-term future with the Stars, then, nonetheless stays unsure, however he may signal an extension on Jan. 1, per Elliotte Friedman. Robertson reportedly turned down a deal for $15 million per year with the Seattle Kraken earlier than free company started.
If Robertson stays within the fold, Dallas figures to be harmful once more. A second-round decide within the 2017 draft, Robertson scored 45 objectives and led the Stars with 96 factors in 2025-26.
He has three different 80-point seasons underneath his belt, together with a career-best 109 factors recorded in 2022-23.
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Jason Robertson contract particulars
The one-year, $12 million contract means Robertson would not transfer previous Mikko Rantanen to turn out to be the Stars’ highest-paid participant. Instead, they’re tied. Rantanen had signed an eight-year, $96 million extension with the Stars after they acquired him from the Hurricanes in March 2025.
According to puckpedia.com, the Stars are $1.36 million over the cap, however they’ve till the beginning of the season to get that remedied.
This article initially appeared on USA TODAY: Jason Robertson contract standoff with Dallas Stars ends