Could The Islanders Make A Play For Stars Forward Jason Robertson?

The Dallas Stars have made Jason Robertson available, raising the question: do the New York Islanders have the assets to make a blockbuster trade for the 80-point forward?

The Dallas Stars have made goal-scoring forward Jason Robertson available. The 25-year-old, who is coming off an 80-point season (35 goals, 45 assists), has one year left on his contract worth $7.75 million annually.

Why the Stars are making him available — they may just be testing the market to see what could be out there — that’s their business.

However, for 31 teams, the ability to acquire a young forward with a year of control remaining is an enticing prospect. Yes, assets will need to be given up, but many teams would rather part with assets than spend $14 million or more annually on the open market for Mitch Marner or $10–$11 million on Nikolaj Ehlers, and so on.

Some teams, due to limited cap space, may only be able to go the trade route to add talent.

The question New York Islanders fans are wondering is if they have the assets to get Robertson.