Red Wings Have Pieces to Make Offer for Stars' Robertson
Detroit Red Wings may have building blocks for a trade involving Dallas Stars' Jason Robertson.
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Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman recently addressed swirling speculation around the Dallas Stars and star forward Jason Robertson.
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On 32 Thoughts, he emphasized that the team is not actively shopping Robertson, who is entering the final year of his contract with two more years under team control, but is instead trying to gauge his true market value ahead of a complex summer.
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With the 2025–26 season poised to bring a wave of free agents for Dallas like team leader in points Matt Duchene as well as captain Jamie Benn, Mikael Granlund, Cody Ceci, and Evgenii Dadonov.
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The Stars must carefully balance cap space and roster talent or they could run into some serious problems which may leave a struggling Robertson on the outside.
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Friedman added that if Dallas were to entertain serious trade discussions involving Robertson, they would almost certainly seek a return that is close to what they gave up in March for Mikko Rantanen.
That blockbuster Rantanen deal cost Dallas a blue chip prospect in center Logan Stankoven, two conditional first-round picks (2026 and 2028), and two third-rounders (2026 and 2027).
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To envision what a Robertson trade might look like, Detroit often comes up in conversation. The Red Wings own a very deep prospect pool, with promising talents like Nate Danielson, Simon Edvinsson and the NHL-ready Marco Kasper, plus they hold four first-round picks over the next three seasons.
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The assets closely resemble what Dallas has spent and could give the Detroit front office, a leg up on the rest of the pack. Still, the narrative edges toward the Stars keeping Robertson.
The more likely scenario remains extension discussions, with Robertson's market value becoming a key component at the negotiating table. Should a trade eventually be on the table, the benchmark has been set.
Dallas would be targeting a least one of the Red Wings top prospects as well as two firsts and two future thirds, which may be a enticing offer for a Detroit team that could get a 90-110 point scorer and has room to grow at 25 years old.
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Robertson posted a career-best 109 points in the 2022–23 season with 46 goals and 63 assists over 82 games, establishing himself as one of the league's elite forwards. He followed it up with back-to-back 80-point campaigns over the last two seasons.
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