The Dallas Stars and forward Jason Robertson are getting set to try again on a long-term contract extension.
Stars general manager Jim Nill expects to re-open talks with Robertson in December after the two sides settled for a one-year, $12 million contract to avoid arbitration in July.
Robertson is eligible to sign a new contract as of Jan. 1.
“I’m going to wait until probably around the first of December,” Nill told NHL.com on Saturday.
“I don’t want any distraction. Just get off to a good start and I’ll sit down with his representatives around the first of December, see if we can get something done.”
Dallas appeared to be ready to part ways with the winger in June before a potential trade with the Seattle Kraken fell apart when Robertson rejected an eight-year contract at a cap hit of roughly $15 million from the NHL’s newest franchise.
Nill said after Robertson re-signed on the one-year term that both sides were focused on reaching a long-term deal in the future.
The Stars are set to be flush with cap space next summer, which could help conversations this time around. Dallas is currently set to have just under $35 million to spend, per PuckPedia, with eight roster spots to fill. Along with Robertson’s new $12 million hit coming off the books, Tyler Seguin’s eight-year contract at a $9.85 million cap hit is set to expire.
The 27-year-old Robertson has three goals and seven points in eight games this season as the Stars have started 4-3-1.
He 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.
Drafted 39th overall by the Stars in 2017, Robertson has 216 goals and 497 points in 464 career regular-season games.
Robertson’s best season game during the 2022-23 campaign, when he recorded 46 goals and 109 points in 82 games and was named a first-team all-star.