“Teams are about cores,” Gaglardi said. “To the extent that these guys are our core, we plan to keep them. There’s a lot of planning that goes into these things. A guy like Robertson, who comes off [his contract] in four years, if he’s somebody that we believe in, we’ll be looking at a long term, likely very expensive deal for him. He’s quite a talent, and we’ll have the room to do that.”
“Jamie [Benn] and Tyler [Seguin] are two of the biggest earners on the team, and their contracts will be up in the future,” Gaglardi said. “They’ll either re-up here, or their money will go to the next guy.” “A 10-year GM is very common in the league, it’s not a job that flips over very often,” Gaglardi said. “When you get a really stable, smart, seasoned balance decision-maker like Jim Nill, there’s really no need to [change things].”