![]() It was a compromise between a team that doesn’t really feel confident about the consistency of Gurianov yet and the player, who wants to prove the team wrong. Nill started slowly and managed to sign winger Fredrik Olofsson and an intriguing young forward prospect Matej Blumel before rolling up his sleeves to negotiate with the current batch of restricted (but also unrestricted) free agents at his disposal.Įven before announcing a new head coach, Denis Gurianov signed a show-me 1 year deal, basically his qualifying offer that held the minimum annual average value it could – $2.9 million. It was rather unclear which way the Stars would eventually go with the young budding superstars. Pavelski was coming off one of the best years for him statistically and it was very prudent of Nill to align the expiry of his new deal to Roope Hintz’s contract.Īpart from the expiry of Rick Bowness’ contract, John Klingberg, Denis Gurianov, Jason Robertson, and Jake Oettinger were in need of new deals too. When the 2021-22 season ended for the Dallas Stars in the Saddledome, home of the Calgary Flames, in mid-May, there were signs that the team could be heading into a turbulent off-season.īack in March, even before the regular season concluded, general manager Jim Nill signed veteran Joe Pavelski to a one-year contract extension. ![]() ![]() Let‘s do a recap of Jim Nill‘s loaded offseason and how he prepared the team for opening night. Why patience is a virtue indeed, especially when negotiating big contracts with emerging young stars.
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