DALLAS (TNS) — The Dallas Stars have finally reached a resolution to their difficult contract negotiation with Jason Robertson, signing the forward to a short-term deal to bring him back for next season.

The Stars announced Tuesday evening that they signed their leading scorer to a one-year contract worth $12 million that keeps him in Dallas through the 2026-27 season, barring a trade. The deal addresses one of the Stars’ biggest uncertainties of the offseason and avoids an arbitration hearing that was set for Saturday.

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