There have been rumors swirling over the last week about Stars forward Jason Robertson’s name being floated in GM circles as being potentially available. None of the reported information has come from Dallas, but insiders definitely detected some “smoke.” Which leads to the important question for debate: is this something the team should do? Is it worth more than just consideration?
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Why would you trade Robo? Next question. What team would do a trade? Next question. If you're trading Robo, you want nothing less than a top 5 pick in the 1st round. That leaves only New York Islanders and San Jose Shark. Does anyone think those 2 teams are willing to trade? If you take anything less, then a 1st round top 5 pick. You're stupid! He's ranked as a top 10 player in the NHL!
Nope
Don't want Duchene back. Robo is just under a point a game in the playoffs. I think you keep him and work around it. He's the real deal.
East answer is no. But they have to feel out offers.
Can/ have it happened that a player reduce his salary to keep long time friend in team ? Or bring in someone to have a chance to win together Seguin/Benn/Klingberg( if Edm loose)
No, unless you can get significantly more proven playoff performance in 1-2 other players for him. Down the road, who knows, cap room may not be there if he demands big money when his contract is up. The bottom line is that you now have flexibility with Rantanen locked up. Miko is a better version of Robo with a much bigger post season up-side.
Yes, they should seriously consider trading him because the DNA of the team was altered with Rantanen. Robo is not an interior scorer and nether is Johnston for that matter. We need a Tkachuk, Knies type player. Robo is a peripheral scorer not an interior kind of guy. Also, team wise we can not bring back the same theme/style of play. Also Luds is right – we need to go heavy and big up front and we can't afford to chew around the edges of this issue.
If they trade him, he’ll go be a 50 goal scorer somewhere else guaranteed. I feel like Robo throws his weight around more than he gets credit for too
Trade robo to Washington for Tom Wilson.🤘😁
Hot/Not So hot takes
1. It would be dumb for us to not at least entertain offers on Robo. I think Robo wants 11m+ minimum. Gonna be hard to field a team eventually
2. Harley is closer to Klingberg 2.0 than a top 10 Defensemen. We should entertain offers there because our D is soft and LD heavy.
3. The NTC for Seguin continues to hinder us.
4. Marchmant/Duchene/Seguin experiment should be over
5. Find that solid piece to run with Sam Steel & Beck/Blackwell
6. We need physicality but not stupidity (i.e. marchmant)
7. We play like a bunch of pretty boys which im pretty sure was EDM hindrance for years until hyman, perry, amd others came in
I would trade Robo for a RHD with sandpaper like Tanev had.
No. Robo is ours! #foff
Robo was coming off an injury ( still no idea why he was playing in Game 82 of season …. And of course gets hurt ) …. In the playoffs and was getting better each game back . His defense got much better this year and he is becoming a complete 2 way player . Keep him . Cap is going up and there will be room for Robo and Harely after next season .
They should
NO.
Probably.
Ugh.
Hangs up my Robertson blackout next to Shore and Radulov
They better not, getting tired of this curse.
Feels like moving Luka to win now, just with a better gm. Took in mikko and now it’s hard to pay robo with him too, but honestly (maybe I’m alone here) I’d rather wait longer for a cup with robo than to win one now without him. Hope he stays!
Nill's going to have to solve 7 roster spots for just south of $5mil this offseason. I think he'd be better off finding someone to take Dumba off our hands and trading Marchment. Roughly the same amount of cap space relief as trading Robertson and more doable to fill in the gaps while keeping 30-40 goals on the roster.
No fucking way you trade Jason Robertson
Imho you go get his brother
I watched last leaf game and Robertson was only one to score and he had very limited minutes
This is crazy talking about trading Robo,Turning into Colorado Avalanche quick even thinking like this
Get rid of Nill and hire Sakic with this kind of mentality
Would trade? No
Should trade? No
Genius Keep Benn that contributed nothing in playoffs and cost you in penalties
Robo should have never got injured,why was he on ice in game that didn’t matter
You can’t win championships with Benn prove me wrong
I rather have Robo over Marner imo
He gut it out from injury like a man and scored goals and almost a hat trick against the oilers is not doing good in the playoffs? LOL. Rantenan had 0 goals last 8 playoff games. If you can't sign Robo for 12-14M, because you signed Rantenan, then you deserve to lose Robo.
The unspoken albatross in the room is Seguin's contract. He is too often injured, yet when healthy and matched with the right company he is awesome. His 9.8 mill in salary at the moment is troublesome.