Dallas Stars Common Supervisor Jim Nill joined Dave McCarthy on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio on Wednesday, and he requested him about the place issues stand with Jason Robertson. Nill replied that the 2 sides are engaged on a contract extension, and he needs to maintain Robertson a member of the Dallas Stars.
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Dave McCarthy: “Couple final ones earlier than I allow you to go, Jim. Could be remiss if I didn’t carry up one of many matters at hand. I do know there’s quite a lot of hypothesis about the way forward for Jason Robertson with the membership. He’s an RFA on the finish of this season. What are you able to say when it comes to the place issues stand, when it comes to a brand new deal for Jason?”
Jim Nill: “We’re engaged on that. We’ve been speaking all summer season. I feel it in all probability bought blown somewhat bit over proportion. Speaking to different groups. It actually got here right down to this summer season. All people knew our cap state of affairs. So I’ve bought each staff that they need to be calling, seeing what we’re going to do, and who’s accessible. And sure, in fact, that’s the title that comes up. I’d be asking the identical factor. However so have been there groups calling? Sure, and it’s due to our cap state of affairs.
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Do we would like Jason Robertson on our staff and get him signed? Sure. He’s a giant a part of our staff. And so we’re engaged on that. We’ll see the place it goes. As you see, quite a lot of gamers on the market now. We’re in a special state of affairs from a few of these different groups with larger guys who’re UFAs in a 12 months.
We’ve bought two years of Jason, however we’re attempting to get him signed. Prefer to get forward of the ball sport and get that accomplished. Is there urgency from both occasion? No, however I’d nonetheless prefer to get enterprise taken care of. So like I stated, he’s a giant a part of our staff, and hopefully he’s a giant a part of our staff over the following 7, 8, 9 years.”
McCarthy: “Properly, we’ll depart it right here on this. You talked about you heard the rumors. Clearly, you’re not silly. You hear what’s occurring. As a supervisor, when issues begin to tackle a lifetime of their very own, and as you stated, and I agree, it bought, it bought forward of itself. It bought somewhat loopy initially of the summer season.
How troublesome is it so that you can hear this? Do you will have an inclination typically to need to attain out and set the report straight? Or is it greatest quite a lot of occasions in your thoughts, simply to sit down again, let it die down, and never add, perhaps, even when unintended, extra gas to the hearth?”
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Nill: “Properly, it’s essential simply to speak to the events concerned. You already know, I’ve saved in contact with Pat Brisson, Jason’s agent. We’ve talked. I’ve talked to Jason over the summer season, and simply, I get speaking to him. He simply come into city right here, I’ll be speaking to him.
So, I don’t suppose between the 2 events, there’s any, you understand, what’s occurring. They’ve bought to do their half, too. Jason is coming into a big a part of his profession. He’s going to get a life-altering contract right here developing, and I hope that we will get one thing accomplished. However that’s simply sort of a part of the enterprise.”
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