The Dallas Stars and Jason Robertson don’t appear to be any closer
The Sheet with Jeff Marek: David Pagnotta and Marek discuss the Dallas Stars, Jason Robertson situation heading into the weekend.
Marek: “Where, from what you’ve been able to glean, where do you think things are at with Robertson and the Dallas Stars? Because for all, for everyone who thought that, you know, attaching (Ilya) Lyubushkin’s contract to Mavrik Bourque in Nashville was going to get the Jason Robertson deal done, not so fast. Two sides are locked.”
Pagnotta: “Yeah, I got the update while Irf and I were doing a quick recap on things for the Insider Edition, and my question was to this individual close to the situation: Have, has there been any traction in the last little bit here. Are you anywhere closer?”
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Marek: “No. No.”
Pagnotta: “That was the exact answer.”
Marek: “No.”
Pagnotta: “Two letters, one word. No. I’m not, this is another interesting one. Like, there were teams beforehand, speaking of offer sheets. There were teams before this that we even got to July one, before we got to the draft, that were contemplating, should we go after Jason Robertson on an offer sheet 15 plus. And I think they’re still under consideration.
And I believe that I believe some teams have reached out and had conversations. Now, I don’t, I don’t know if an offer sheet has been presented, and we, we won’t know until a) somebody reveals it, team or player slash agent; and b) would be, if he actually accepts one and signs it.
So, but there are teams that have reached out to at least, the very least, understand where things are at on that front. And they have to contemplate, just like some teams are doing with Leo Carlsson (signed an offer sheet with Philadelphia), and I’m sure others, they are debating internally whether or not they can go after him at 15 plus. And I think the inquiries are more trying to gauge would he want to do that here, based on obviously what happened with Seattle.
Marek: “I was going to say, yet he had that in Seattle, and said ‘No.’ Like that to me, is like a shoo, go away. We’re not, we’re not there. Like we’ve said all along. I think you and I are both on the same page. He wants to be in Dallas, but he wants to be in Dallas on his terms. Period.”
Pagnotta: “Yes.”
Marek: “That’s, That’s where he wants to be, and I know that there are some players that are miffed by it. I know players have reached out to him and tried to talk to him about the situation.
I’ll take it a step further. I know that there are some people that aren’t exactly thrilled with social media pictures of being at the World Cup, and here’s me golfing and all this, while Jim Nill and Tom Galardi are having, like, an existential crisis about the Dallas Stars. I don’t think that’s going over very well either with the organization, to be blunt.”
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Pagnotta: “No, no, they’re not overly thrilled. And you know, we thought on July one that, okay, they’re back at the negotiating table, maybe some, maybe someone’s finally going to bend a little bit, and we’re a couple days later, we’re still waiting. And as of last night, you said it, no, there’s been no traction on that front, so unless something happens today, or over the weekend. Or you know, the longer this goes, the bigger the risk of the offer sheet actually comes into play, even with him wanting to be there.”
Marek: “Yes.”
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