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Jason Robertson scores goals better than almost every other player in the NHL.
If the New York Islanders could add him in a blockbuster trade, that'd be a huge deal. And it sounds like the Dallas Stars' forward could potentially be available.
Robertson is a restricted free agent this offseason, which means the most likely outcome is that he returns to his current team.
If negotiations don't go well, though, Robertson could end up elsewhere -- with a goal-needy time like the Islanders.
Daily Faceoff's Tyler Yaremchuk spoke in a new episode of their YouTube show about the idea of Robertson getting moved to the Islanders, and he sees a lot of ways in which it would make sense.
"Like, the New York Islanders. What’s their kind of mindset heading into this summer?" Yaremchuk said. "They finished third from the bottom in power play percentage last year. Do they feel like, you know, with Matthew Schaefer exceeding expectations in year one, should they maybe try to push their timeline up a little bit quicker? We know Pete DeBoer is going to be behind the bench there as well. Not 100% sure what their relationship was like in Dallas, but there is some history there between the two."
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Robertson is coming off a season in which he scored 45 goals and had 51 assists.
Pretty much any team in the NHL could convince themself that adding a 96-point forward who will turn 27 in July is a logical move.
It's a two-part cost if that happens, because there'd be a trade of some sort to Dallas, and then paying Robertson on a big new contract.
Given his ability, though, it could be worth it, particularly for an Islanders team trying to move in the right direction but definitely in need of firepower.
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