Anthony Di Marco of the Daily Faceoff was on TSN Radio in Montreal this past Monday and was asked about the upcoming arbitration hearings for Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale of the Philadelphia Flyers, as well as Jason Robertson of the Dallas Stars.
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NHL Rumors: Philadelphia Flyers Won’t Rush a Trevor Zegras Extension
Host: “What about the players that have filed for salary arbitration, specifically the top players here with Jason Robertson of Dallas, and again with Philadelphia, (Trevor) Zegras and (Jamie) Drysdale?”
Anthony Di Marco: “Yeah, Zegras and Drysdale, I think that that’s maybe just more of a, maybe just more of like, what’s the word I’m looking for? Like, just to prolong this thing because they were not extended, qualify, or they were not exactly quite sure they’re handling that. But as far as Zegras goes, Pat Brisson is working on the Dylan Larkin situation and the Elias Patterson situation. He is the former agent of General Manager Danny Briere. I think there’s a good relationship there. I think that ultimately that deal comes in seven to eight years, $9 million for Trevor Zegras.
And as Dave Pagnotta reported last week, he’s hearing four years, $6.25 million or in that general range for Jamie Drysdale. I believe that ultimately gets done. I don’t think those deals ultimately get to arbitration. I think they will be resolved before they reach that point.
As for Jason Robertson, I mean that’s a very peculiar situation with Dallas. Obviously, they unload the (Ilya) Lyubushkin and Mavrik Bourque to the Nashville Predators on July 1st last week to try and free up some salary and roster spots to get done.
Jason Robertson and the Dallas Stars are Heading to Arbitration
I mean, Robertson is not only being picky with his ultimate destination of wanting to stay in Dallas and turning down a $ 15 million-a-year contract from the Seattle Kraken, but he’s also drawing a hard line, and clearly wants to be paid at least decently more than his compatriot, Mikko Rantanen.
So I wonder if that goes there, but I don’t know, guys, it seems like the Dallas era with Jim Nill, who I think has historically been probably one of the better GMs over the last decade or so, it feels like it may slowly be starting to come unravelled there in Texas.”
NHLRumors.com Note: Given that the Anaheim Ducks have matched Leo Carlsson‘s offer sheet, the Flyers will now focus on getting deals done with Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale. Now, Briere doesn’t have to account for $18 million on his books. So these could get done before the hearing.
As for Jason Robertson, this one could go to the hearing. Things could be said in that meeting that could cause damage, but again, the goal for Stars GM Jim Nill has been to keep Jason Robertson long-term. Going to arbitration allows them to keep negotiating without the threat of an offer sheet. So many scenarios that could play out with Robertson and the Stars.
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