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His best spot would be a trigger man on PP1 but since they don't have any players willing or able to win battles on the PP, he can't fit there and the PP will never be good.
Confirmed with Link: Leafs sign Nick Robertson (1 year, $875k)
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Blowing his opportunity this season at becoming a valuable player. Just isn’t a good fit here.
Per the GM,
Winger Nick Robertson has one goal in 17 games this season, which makes you wonder where he fits long-term. But the Leafs GM sees positives in the 23-year-old’s game despite the offensive woes.
“You can say he’s struggling because there’s (no) production — the puck hasn’t gone in — but if his game was exactly the same as it was but a few more pucks had gone in, people would say Nick’s playing well. Nick has taken massive steps in his overall game — his checking game, his play away from the puck.
“What we’re talking to him about is, yeah, we want production, we want everybody to score, but make sure you’ve got a backup game so that if it’s not going in for a period of time, what else are you bringing? You still got to contribute. I’ve been impressed. He works like a dog.” (The Athletic)
I'm not saying he's safe, but if BT is impressed, it may be more than a 'window dressing' comment.
Winger Nick Robertson has one goal in 17 games this season, which makes you wonder where he fits long-term. But the Leafs GM sees positives in the 23-year-old’s game despite the offensive woes.
“You can say he’s struggling because there’s (no) production — the puck hasn’t gone in — but if his game was exactly the same as it was but a few more pucks had gone in, people would say Nick’s playing well. Nick has taken massive steps in his overall game — his checking game, his play away from the puck.
“What we’re talking to him about is, yeah, we want production, we want everybody to score, but make sure you’ve got a backup game so that if it’s not going in for a period of time, what else are you bringing? You still got to contribute. I’ve been impressed. He works like a dog.” (The Athletic)
I'm not saying he's safe, but if BT is impressed, it may be more than a 'window dressing' comment.
Definitely doesn't feel like a liljegren situation where they would just off-load him at his lowest value.
Of his close to 14 TOI, he was on the ice for almost 12 of those minutes with Holmberg at C, or rookies/4th liners: Minten/Greb/Dewar/Lorentz. While I think Nick has improved his overall game, until Minten gains some experience and grabs the 3C position, Robertson is not going to thrive playing with those players.
