Jason Robertson signs one-year, $12 million deal with Dallas Stars

Jason Robertson is happy to be with the Dallas Stars for another season, and not too concerned about the process that led to a $12 million contract to avoid a salary arbitration hearing only weeks after the team had a deal to trade him. “What happened from then to now is, kind of doesn't matter anymore,” Robertson said Wednesday, his 27th birthday and a day after signing the one-year deal. Robertson has averaged more than a point a game in his six full NHL seasons, all with the Stars — 490 points (213 goals and 277 assists) in 456 regular-season games.

After a season in which he led the club with 96 points, Dallas forward Jason Robertson, who nixed a trade to the Seattle Kraken this summer, avoided a salary arbitration hearing with the Stars, accepting a one-year deal worth $12 million on Tuesday night.

Jason Robertson and the Dallas Stars will avoid a salary arbitration hearing after the high-scoring forward signed a $12 million contract for next season. The Stars announced the deal Tuesday night, a day before Robertson's 27th birthday and 2 1/2 weeks after he had filed for arbitration. “Jason has been a cornerstone of our franchise since he was drafted in 2017,” Stars general manager Jim Nill said.

Jason Robertson has signed a one-year, $12 million contract with the Stars, the team announced on July 21.

The Dallas Stars and star winger Jason Robertson have agreed to a one-year, $12 million contract, avoiding arbitration.