As the Jason Robertson contract saga finally came to a close, with the 27-year-old ultimately settling for the number offered by the Dallas Stars, the drama that unfolded around it, including voided trades and a string of other rumored moves, apparently left some players on the team feeling a certain way.

Notable NHL insider Jeff Marek addressed the situation on a recent episode of Daily Faceoff's "The Sheet" podcast, noting that he knows some players were left pretty upset by how Robertson's contract situation played out over the offseason. Marek also said he doubts any player who feels that way would go on the record about it.

That reluctance makes sense given how many shockwaves were sent through the locker room over the course of the saga. Robertson voided a sign-and-trade to the Seattle Kraken that would have come with an eight-year, roughly $120 million offer for the winger, with Dallas reportedly set to receive the No. 7 pick in this year's draft, and possibly additional pieces, in return.

That wasn't the only fallout as in order to free up the cap space needed to eventually retain Robertson, whose camp wouldn't budge off wanting a deal north of $15 million annually before ultimately signing a one-year, $12 million bridge contract. 

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The Stars were forced to move an impact player they likely could have kept had Robertson signed sooner with impact forward Mavrik Bourque, who posted a career-high 41 points in 82 games last season, was dealt to the Nashville Predators along with defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin in exchange for a 2027 second-round pick and a 2028 third-round pick.

The Stars also had a deal in place to acquire reigning Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Zach Werenski from the Columbus Blue Jackets in a blockbuster that would have sent Thomas Harley the other way, only for Werenski to kill the trade by exercising his no-move clause. 

That outcome likely didn't do much for the relationship between the organization and Harley, either, leaving the Stars with some relationship-building to do heading into the season, with Robertson's contract saga sitting at the center of it all.

With training camp on the horizon, players around the league, and likely more than a few in the Dallas room, will be hoping the storyline doesn't carry over into the regular season.

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