F Nicholas Robertson - Peterborough Petes, OHL (2019, 53rd, TOR)

[TheBeastCoast]

Pretty happy with this pick.

 

[Paradoc]

Welcome to Toronto!

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Like the pick, super skilled.

Considering the size of his brother, no concerns there either.

 

[William H Bonney]

Pretty insane value at 53.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Congrats on Gaudreau 2.0, Toronto

 

[ViewsFromThe6ix]

 

[BruinsBtn]

Great pick. Leafs love their Petes lately. The other guy was garbage but Robertson has major upside and is such a fun player to watch.

 

[oooooooooohCanada]

The scouting reports I've read make me think of Andreas Johnsson and Trevor Moore. And then this comes out haha:

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Hopefully this is our Debrincat pick.

 

[bsu]

Gallagher 2.0 love him

 

[Mrb1p]

I had him in my top 25.

Have fun.

 

[justafan22]

I had him in my top 25.

Have fun.

Seems like a high upside pick

 

[Mrb1p]

Seems like a high upside pick

It is. Hes a smart player, works hard and has a lot of upside.

 

[arrbez]

This is a good pick. Feels like a first round rounder. He's so young too, only a couple days away from not even being draft eligible until next year.

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

Seems to be putting up a pretty good showing at the WJSS:



Centering first line with Wahlstrom on his wing last game.

 

[Pyrophorus]

Great pick. Leafs love their Petes lately. The other guy was garbage but Robertson has major upside and is such a fun player to watch.

SDA was a darkhorse to make the team last year.
Pretty far from garbage.

 

[Knies iT]

Seems to be putting up a pretty good showing at the WJSS:



Centering first line with Wahlstrom on his wing last game.

I think this will be the undisputed best non-1st round pick of the new regime and I say that as a massive Dermott fan. Might be the best pure value pick considering where he was drafted.

 

[93LEAFS]

SDA was a darkhorse to make the team last year.
Pretty far from garbage.

SDA was terrible in the OHL. That far outweighs whatever he did in camp.

 

[LeafChief]

 

[PuckProspects]

He's been awesome in the SS so far

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I don’t think he makes the team this year. Maybe he takes Brink’s spot, but they probably aren’t competing for any more than 13th forward and I’d give Brink the advantage to make the team.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Made it through the cuts down to one team to play in the best on best games. Good sign.

 

[teddygmr]

Im quite surprised to see that Robertson is playing Center on the first line! All the pre-draft stuff that I read on him listed him as a Winger. This actually could boost his value considerably IF he can develop into a capable top 3 line Center!

 

[93LEAFS]

Im quite surprised to see that Robertson is playing Center on the first line! All the pre-draft stuff that I read on him listed him as a Winger. This actually could boost his value considerably IF he can develop into a capable top 3 line Center!

It's most likely temporary. Due to his combo of size and non-high-end skating, even if he moves back to center at the junior level, he's likely back on the wing by the time he reaches pro-hockey.

 

[William H Bonney]

USAH really likes to experiment with lineup positions at forward at the WJSS. That doesn't mean the staff doesn't possibly envision Robertson at center come tournament time if he makes the team, but I wouldn't read much into him playing center in 1 summer hockey game, nor is there really a concept of a first line at this point either. It's about experimentation, seeing where the puzzle pieces fit, what guys could possible fill multiple roles if need be, etc.