Robertson and Harley in camp with Stars after team had offseason deals in place to trade them

The useful part

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Stars had deals in place this offseason that would have sent high-scoring forward Jason Robertson and young standout defenseman Thomas Harley to other teams. Since neither of those trades got completed, Robertson and Harley were both on the ice with the Stars for the start of training camp Thursday. Robertson is back on a $12 million, one-year deal that avoided salary arbitration after the Stars had a sign-and-trade deal in place with Seattle during the NHL draft in June.

How it works

• Robertson didn't agree to a reported $120 million, eight-year contract ($15 million a season) with the Kraken.
• "It feels like another day, as if nothing ever happened and we're back at it," Robertson said after the first practice.
• "I've always known that this is a business, but for the first time it really affected me that way, so it was a stressful week for sure," said Harley, who later spoke with general manager Jim Nill and coach...
• "We're all on the same page, I want to be here, they want me here, so it's all good.

Details worth keeping

The homegrown players are in different situations. … When I'm out here, it feels like the most of where I belong, on the ice playing." The Stars were then set to send Harley and Mavrik Bourque to Columbus for Norris Trophy winner Zach Werenski, but the star defenseman exercised his no-trade clause to remain with the Blue Jackets. Bourque was instead traded to Nashville at the start of free agency.