{"id":131801,"date":"2022-08-31T10:20:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T14:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=131801"},"modified":"2022-08-31T10:14:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T14:14:50","slug":"top-five-restricted-free-agent-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/08\/31\/top-five-restricted-free-agent-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Top-Five Restricted Free Agent Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The offseason is quickly dying down. It is now time for the few remaining RFA’s to sign on for the upcoming campaigns. While most teams are lucky enough to have either all or almost all of their team signed, a team like the Dallas Stars is in a very tough spot. With two core pieces of their roster (Jason Robertson<\/a> and Jake Oettinger<\/a>) unsigned, they will need to make serious commitments to keep their team intact for the upcoming season. Along with the two Stars RFAs, we look a three other RFA’s in need of new contracts and make some restricted free agent predictions.<\/p>\n

Restricted Free Agent Predictions<\/h2>\n

Jason Robertson<\/a><\/h3>\n

The biggest name currently sitting as a restricted free agent is Jason Robertson. The 40+ goal-scoring point-per-game winger has established himself as a top young talent in the league, and will rightfully be demanding a lot of money. With players such as Nick Suzuki<\/a>, Brady Tkachuk<\/a>, Joshua Norris<\/a> and Robert Thomas<\/a> all earning long-term deals in the realm of $8 million annually, it is expected that Robertson will expect a contract beyond that. One contract comparable could be Matthew Tkachuk<\/a>, who was recently involved in one of the biggest trades<\/a> in cap-era history. Tkachuk signed an eight-year, $76 million deal with Calgary prior to being traded<\/a> to Florida. Any long-term deal with Robertson would logically be in the range of $9 million annually, which isn’t plausible for the Stars at the moment.
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