A game changer for the Pittsburgh Penguins on the trade market is that they have the draft pick capability and even two or three top prospects clubs like enough where they can get in just about trade discussion. Even though the conversation was quite short from Pittsburgh’s end internally, as in a couple minutes, there’s a reason the Vancouver Canucks even reached out back in December to see if the Penguins were interested in pursuing Quinn Hughes.

That brings us to Jason Robertson.

Of course the Penguins love Jason Robertson, just like 31 other teams do, well 30 other teams minus Billy Guerin in Minnesota. But, here’s what is getting overlooked about his potential situation.

A new deal for Jason Robertson is not only going to cost $12 million a season, you better be ready to fork out at least $80 million in signing bonuses over the course of the contract. When the Penguins ownership change happened in 2021 between the Lemieux Group and FSG, one positive was Pittsburgh’s new ability to dive into the signing bonus game. FSG for a few years prior to 2024 unlocked Pittsburgh’s management teams in that area. While the Lemieux group would always spend to the cap, they were strongly against getting into the signing bonus game and quite frankly couldn’t afford it.

Fast forward to the new ownership with the Hoffmann Group in Pittsburgh and things are going to change drastically. A Pittsburgh pursuit of Robinson has been scoffed at around the league among agents and executives because of how strapped this new group is believed to be with cash To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!

Rumblings in team circles is Blake Lizotte’s representation when negotiating a three-year extension for their client are said to have To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!

What are some early indicators from the Hoffmann group in what they will be all about?

They are all in towards allocating resources to anything Kyle Dubas needs for development purposes outside the NHL roster. There is not going to be a drop off and that’s an area they have prioritized to keep developing and stay ahead of the game and have not scaled back Dubas’ vision he started when hired. But, there are certainly some worrisome individuals in the organization who are hearing whispers To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!

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