Sportsnet: Robertson Thread II: Rejected trade/contract from Kraken and Blues (Mod warning post #1)

[Cogburn]

his what?

Was he not on the US Olympic team?

No, no he was not.

Well the other half of what I believed is still valid.

 

[Calvin Bale]

So he has to be angling for one of Anaheim or San Jose at this point right?

 

[Spurgeon]

I'm not sure what this dude wants:

- He reportedly turned down 15x8 from Seattle, a no tax state.
- He currently plays a a cup contender from a no tax stat and can't come to terms over a $2 million (reportedly) gap
- He's American so unlikely to want to sign in Canada

Does he want to sign with Real Madrid or something WTF?

It’s not a no tax state for much longer

 

[Dynamite Time]

So he has to be angling for one of Anaheim or San Jose at this point right?

My guess is Anaheim or maybe Chicago; could also see LA and San Jose as an option though.

 

[Jargon]

My guess is Anaheim or maybe Chicago; could also see LA and San Jose as an option though.

Chicago can trade their 4th overall—oh wait

 

[dragonballgtz]

I'm not sure what this dude wants:

- He reportedly turned down 15x8 from Seattle, a no tax state.
- He currently plays a a cup contender from a no tax stat and can't come to terms over a $2 million (reportedly) gap
- He's American so unlikely to want to sign in Canada

Does he want to sign with Real Madrid or something WTF?

Like others have stated I'm sure he has his mind made up already.

At this rate he might have to spend one more year in Dallas. Dallas sends him a QO, Robo plays the year out, then becomes a UFA.

 

[wunderpanda]

I'm not sure what this dude wants:

- He reportedly turned down 15x8 from Seattle, a no tax state.
- He currently plays a a cup contender from a no tax stat and can't come to terms over a $2 million (reportedly) gap
- He's American so unlikely to want to sign in Canada

Does he want to sign with Real Madrid or something WTF?

maybe he just wants to be ufa next summer & make sure dallas can't gut his destination in a trade.

 

[KaprizovSaveUs]

 

[mphmiles]

Like others have stated I'm sure he has his mind made up already.

At this rate he might have to spend one more year in Dallas. Dallas sends him a QO, Robo plays the year out, then becomes a UFA.

I do think he's made up his mind already, but there's no way he stays in Dallas on his 1 year QO IMO. They're not going to keep an impending UFA as valuable as he is on their roster knowing that he has a grudge against management and will almost assuredly be leaving for nothing next year. They'll flip him for the best they can get at that point.

 

[RabbleMasterBlaster]

I think he does not want to be #1 guy, he wants to play second fiddle.

He'd be one hell of a self aware guy if that's the case. And that would make him very valuable in my books if he knows he's not worth a contract like this. Means he's somewhat humble.

Except if it's Vegas he wants to go to. Then he sucks :p

 

[themelkman]

Seattle is eye-opening. They pretty much gave him the world and he said no. I would've thought that'd fit him well but I guess it'd be hard to predict let alone guess where Robertson ends up.

Gonna make a darkhorse guess and say Philadelphia.

Seems like he probably only accepts a winning team. No idea who that leaves but he joins this group of American players I would really be careful of as a mid tier team

 

[dragonballgtz]

I do think he's made up his mind already, but there's no way he stays in Dallas on his 1 year QO IMO. They're not going to keep an impending UFA as valuable as he is on their roster knowing that he has a grudge against management and will almost assuredly be leaving for nothing next year. They'll flip him for the best they can get at that point.

I can see that happening as well. At the end of the day I think he will do whatever he can do to be at his destination of choice. Be it this off season or gutting it out on a one year contract, knowing he will be a UFA next year

 

[mphmiles]

Seems like he probably only accepts a winning team. No idea who that leaves but he joins this group of American players I would really be careful of as a mid tier team

...that seems like the type of player I would want most on my team

 

[Zalos]

Robertson is not worth 15 millions. That's all I'm going to say.

 

[CanadianHawks]

Robertson is not worth 15 millions. That's all I'm going to say.

They offered Breadman a monster deal and he told them to kick rocks, got less from LA

More a reflection on Seattle being a terrible team with no direction, he sees a team that not only is not a contender now, but will not be for the length of his deal

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

Would rather have the Tuch deal. $15m for Robertson is insane. Guy never stands out when I’ve seen him play.

 

[IslesNorway]

He clearly has a few select spots in mind for where he wants to go, but apparently those teams aren't prepared to pay the cost or haven't got the space. I bet he wants Vegas or NYR. They always do.

 

[GigaChad]

I see a little bit of Gretzky, Lidstrom and Hasek in him too

Hasek for sure!

 

[notsocommonsense]

I hope he picks Winnipeg

Would you?!?

 

[Summer Rose]

ah yeah, forgot Crosby and Toews as well

This is Tony Esposito erasure and I won’t stand for it.