{"id":819064,"date":"2026-07-22T17:40:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/819064\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T17:40:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:40:45","slug":"jim-nill-says-jason-robertson-wanted-to-remain-a-dallas-star-we-hope-some-day-that-he-retires-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/819064\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Nill says Jason Robertson wanted to remain a Dallas Star: \u2018We hope some day that he retires here\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dallas Stars<\/a> general manager Jim Nill spoke Wednesday on the one-year, $12 million contract winger Jason Robertson<\/a> signed Tuesday to avoid arbitration.<\/p>\n

The two sides were scheduled to have a hearing on Saturday,\u00a0and the one-year term offers little clarity on the 27-year-old\u2019s future with the team. Robertson is eligible to hit unrestricted free agency next summer and cannot sign a new deal with the Stars – or any team if traded – until January.<\/p>\n

Dallas appeared to be ready to part ways with the winger last month before a potential trade with the Seattle Kraken<\/a> fell apart when Robertson rejected an eight-year contract at a cap hit of roughly $15 million from the west coast team.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring his negotiations, it was very clear Jason Robertson<\/a> wanted to be a Dallas Star,\u201d Nill\u00a0said\u00a0Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The general manager added that keeping Robertson on a long-term deal is the goal moving forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s our plan. Yes,\u201d Nill said. \u201cAnd like I said, a lot of things happen, but that that is our plan. We discussed that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope\u00a0someday\u00a0that he retires here,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

According to PuckPedia, Robertson\u2019s new deal puts the Stars $1.36 million over the cap with roughly two months left before the season starts. The team has no more restricted free agents, having traded forward Mavrik Bourque<\/a> to the Nashville Predators<\/a> ahead on July 1 as he was set to become an RFA. Dallas also moved out defenceman Ilya Lyubushkin<\/a> in that deal, clearing an additional $3.25 million in cap space.<\/p>\n

The Stars are set to be flush with cap space next summer, which could help the club retain Robertson when the two sides reopen negotiations. Dallas is currently set to have more than $41 million to spend, per PuckPedia, with 10 roster spots to fill. Along with Robertson\u2019s new $12 million hit coming off the books, Tyler Seguin<\/a>\u2019s eight-year contract at an $9.85 million cap hit is set to expire. <\/p>\n

Robertson led the Stars in scoring last season, recording 45 goals and 96 points in 82 games. He added five goals and eight points in six playoff games before the Stars were eliminated in the first round.<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-3 winger is coming off a four-year, $31 million contract that carried a cap hit of $7.75 million. His new deal came as an early birthday gift, signing the contract on the eve of his 27th birthday.<\/p>\n

Drafted 39th overall by the Stars in 2017, Robertson has 213 goals and 490 points in 456 career games.<\/p>\n

Robertson\u2019s best season game during the 2022-23 campaign, recording 46 goals and 109 points in 82 games and was named a first-team all-star.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill spoke Wednesday on the one-year, $12 million contract winger Jason Robertson signed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":819065,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[433],"tags":[712,49,48,115588,83991,448,82],"class_list":["post-819064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-apple-news","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-dallas-stars-sports-hockey-team-team-nhl-api-25","tag-jason-robertson-sports-hockey-player-player-nhl-api-8480027","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=819064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/819065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=819064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=819064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=819064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}