Stars F Jason Robertson files for salary arbitration

Dallas Stars forward Jason Robertson filed for salary arbitration ahead of Sunday's deadline, per multiple reports.

He was one of 15 restricted free agents to do so, making them ineligible to sign offer sheets from other teams.

Robertson is the biggest name on the list after recording a team-high 96 points (45 goals, 51 assists) in 82 games in the final season of his four-year, $31 million contract.

Robertson, who turns 27 on July 22, nixed a potential sign-and-trade deal last week to the Seattle Kraken. Seattle reportedly had offered an eight-year, $120 million contract but Robertson indicated he would not sign a long-term deal there.

The full list of players who filed for arbitration, released by the NHLPA, includes Robertson's brother, forward Nick Robertson of the Pittsburgh Penguins, along with the Philadelphia Flyers' Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale, the Columbus Blue Jackets' Jet Greaves and Cole Sillinger, and Braden Schneider (New York Rangers), Xavier Borgault (Ottawa Senators), Akira Schmid (Florida Panthers), Kirby Dach (Montreal Canadiens), Connor McMichael (St. Louis Blues), Cole Perfetti (Winnipeg Jets), Alex Jefferies (New York Rangers), Peyton Krebs (Buffalo Sabres) and Ronan Seeley (Carolina Hurricanes).

Arbitration hearings are scheduled to take place between July 20 and Aug. 1.

"The games don't start until September, and this is part of the contract negotiations," Dallas general manager Jim Nill said in his news conference after free agency started Wednesday.

Robertson, a two-time All-Star, has recorded 490 points (213 goals, 277 assists) in 456 games since making his NHL debut with Dallas in February 2020. The Stars drafted him in the second round in 2017.

--Field Level Media