Penguins’ Nick Robertson contract update gives hope for getting brother Jason originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Pittsburgh Penguins still want Jason Robertson.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRight now, they’re taking the steps they have to with his brother Nick Robertson to give themselves a chance.The Penguins and Nick Robertson went to salary arbitration but have reached a settlement, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman:MORE:How a 3-team Dylan Larkin, Jason Robertson trade could workNow, the hockey world waits to see what happens next.Jason’s arbitration hearing with the Dallas Stars is scheduled for July 25. Many expect a decision to be made before that, whether it’s a contract agreement or some sort of sign-and-trade.The Penguins have been one of the teams linked to Jason all along, and it’d be a huge pickup for Pittsburgh. He had 45 goals and 51 assists last season.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDallas is going to have a tough time even fitting Jason under their current salary cap constraints, so a deal wouldn’t be a surprise. It’s actually a bit intriguing that the Stars are still going for it at the moment, because the fit would be really difficult.To be fair, Jason Robertson is the kind of player you try to push the limits to keep.The Penguins, though, would gladly take Jason Robertson off their hands — and it sure can’t hurt to have his brother waiting to potentially be his teammate.7-foot-1 draft pick is impossibly tallCale Makar is about to become a lot more expensiveSidney Crosby trade plans did a 180 for the PenguinsIt’s time to ask a serious Matthew Knies questionOilers’ Frederik Andersen signing is a massive bargain
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