Dallas Stars owner completely disrespects Jason Robertson during an interview

The Dallas Stars still have two remaining restricted free agents on their roster. Neither Jason Robertson or Jake Oettinger has come to terms with the club on a new contract yet. After recent comments from the Stars owner it feels like they might not be particularly close either.

Stars' owner Tom Gaglardi joined the crew of the Cam & Strick Podcast to share his thoughts on how contracts are handed out today. Gaglardi was asked the following question:




This question is one that has plagued many General Managers around the league with the shift in pay allotment. Gaglardi gave the following answer:



Now that's a bold train of thought, when ultimately the goals are the most important aspect of the game. Last year Robertson put up 79 points in 74 games, including 41 goals. He was also 1 of only 3 players to score more than 25 goals for the Stars.

The idea that more money should be paid to replacement level talent is exactly what plagues so many teams in a salary cap era. The concept of overpaying depth players to keep star players salaries down is a wild concept and shows how out of touch the Stars owner is. Not to mention sharing the contract asks of his best player will likely be frowned upon by Robertson and his agent.