Let's chat about Jason Robertson and his value
Some thoughts on the biggest deal for the Stars this summer.
I’ve intentionally taken some time to stop and think about the Dallas Stars and Jason Robertson.
As a quick refresher, the Stars top-scoring forward, who had 96 points this season, is a restricted free agent coming off a four-year deal that paid him $7.75 million per season.
He’s the franchise-record holder for points in a season by any player since the franchise moved to Texas, with 109 points a few years back, and this past postseason, where the Stars fell to the Minnesota Wild, Robertson was the Stars most consistent forward.
Robertson also has arbitration rights, which the Stars will want to avoid, and this is the final season he can sign an eight-year deal before the NHL CBA changes.
As my pal Kyle Stich from AFP Analytics put it last week when he joined Robert Tiffin and I on Algorithmically Incorrect Hockey, Robertson is a restricted free agent that the Stars should really treat as a UFA.
Kyle also has Robertson’s contract projection at $12 million per season over eight years, and when making their projections AFP Analytics does their best to find the middle range of the projection.
