Dallas Stars winger Jason Robertson was given permission to speak to the Seattle Kraken about a massive new contract, but he turned it down.

According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, Dallas gave the Kraken permission to speak to Robertson — an impending RFA without a contract for next season and beyond — about a new deal.

Friedman said that the Kraken offered Robertson eight years and $120 million total, which is $15 million per season, but he turned it down.

As well, Friedman reported that the compensation for a trade would have sent Seattle’s first-round pick in Friday’s NHL Entry Draft to Dallas. That pick is No. 7 overall.

“According to multiple sources, the Seattle Kraken were given permission by Dallas to talk to Jason Robertson, and offered him approximately $15 million per year on a eight-year deal — but the offer was declined. Neither the Stars nor the Kraken agreed to comment, nor did Robertson’s representative, Andy Scott. It’s believed the two teams had worked out some kind of trade before the permission was granted, apparently including Seattle’s first-round pick — seventh overall in Friday’s draft,” Friedman wrote.

Jason Robertson, Dallas Stars Far Apart

According to Friedman, the Stars and Robertson want a reunion, but the team and player are at least $2 million apart in contract value.

After turning down $15 million from the Kraken, you would have to imagine Robertson is looking for a contract approaching the eight-year, $136 million deal that Kirill Kaprizov signed with the Minnesota Wild, an average of $17 million per season.

Robertson has been rumored to be an offer-sheet candidate, with a report from NHL insider Pierre LeBrun on Thursday suggesting the Stars were “concerned” about that happening.

With the threat of an offer sheet imminent, the Stars were willing to deal Robertson to the Kraken for the No. 7 overall pick. But Robertson could not agree on a contract, so the deal is off, at least for now.

The Kraken and Robertson might try to re-engage in contract talks ahead of Friday’s NHL Entry Draft. This is obviously massive news, and it will be interesting to see what comes of it as it’s not every day a player turns down this kind of money.