The Dallas Stars have introduced they’ve prolonged restricted free agent defenseman Thomas Harley to an eight-year, $87 million contract with an AAV of $10.5875 million.
Along with the wage improve from his present $4 million AAV to $10.5875 million, it is going to be a front-loaded contract, with him making $13 million subsequent season.
Harley will earn $13 mil subsequent season on a frontloaded contract with the Stars. Dallas closed the hole in discussions this morning. 8 years. $10.5872 aav.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) October 28, 2025
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Harley was an RFA with arbitration rights this summer season. So the Stars are shopping for three years of RFA years as he could have no-trade safety the 12 months he would have been a UFA.
Thomas Harley’s extension with Dallas nonetheless being finalized, however it is going to be for 8 years, simply shy of $10.6 million AAV.
This buys 3 RFA years. Imagine there’s a full no motion clause when he will get previous yrs 1-3. Huge image: Harley believes he can win in Dallas, wished to remain.
— Emily Kaplan (@emilymkaplan) October 28, 2025
Whereas Harley shouldn’t be in the identical standing as RFA Luke Hughes was in New Jersey, he’s in an analogous standing to Jackson Lacombe in Anaheim. And due to Hughes and Lacombe receiving $9 million per season on their current extensions, the quantity for Harley was solely going up.
During the last couple of seasons, Thomas Harley emerged as a quantity one-pairing defenseman for the Dallas Stars alongside Miro Heiskanen. Final season with the Stars, Harley set profession highs with 50 factors (16 targets, 34 assists) in 78 video games whereas averaging 23 minutes per sport.
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Heiskanen missed a majority of final season with an harm, so Harley’s function elevated. Through the 23-24 season, Harley recorded 47 factors (15 targets, 32 assists) in 79 video games, averaging 21 minutes per sport. Harley is concerned in all facets of the Stars sport not solely offensively however has vastly improved defensively through the years.
Thomas Harley, signed to a 8x$10.6M extension by DAL, is a primary defenceman with elite mobility, tons of puck talent, and the need to be concerned in completely every thing. Loves to hitch the push, has a depraved shot, and respectable defensively too. #TexasHockey pic.twitter.com/VwvVij8z2O
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) October 28, 2025
Along with his success with the Dallas Stars, Thomas Harley performed for Staff Canada on the 4 Nations Faceoff. Who might overlook him taking part in within the first Staff USA and Canada sport on that enjoyable Saturday evening on the Bell Centre. He couldn’t apply as a result of there was uncertainty surrounding Cale Makar. However Harley suited up and was Canada’s finest defenseman in that sport and second-best defenseman within the match.
Harley will likely be on the staff as soon as once more for Canada on the Olympics in February. Now the Dallas Stars turn their attention to Jason Robertson. The Stars wish to hold Robertson, however it’s only a matter of how a lot on a long-term deal.
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Thomas Harley Getting Paid by the Dallas Stars?
What does that imply for Jason Robertson? #texashockey pic.twitter.com/LkwyHYe90n
— Jim Biringer (@JimBiringer) October 28, 2025
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