Confirmed with Link: Nick Robertson asks for trade (Update signs 1 year/875k deal with leafs)

[TMLegend]

Terrible news. He has warts, but he has real scoring talent. Won't be surprised if he posts 30 with real opportunity.

 

[HEAVY DUTY]

Trade him to the Devils so he can be reunited with Keefe.

 

[RoadWarrior]

No real loss. I'm sure he'll do fine on a rebuilding team.

A shame Liljegren didn't feel the same way.

Let’s just jettison every prospect. If Easton Cowan and Knies don’t score 30 goals next year we should ship them to Utah immediately before they lose anymore value.

 

[Jacquestrapless]

Opening up a spot for Roberton's superior in Skinner

 

[RunItBackAgain]

Meh. Package him and Lilly up for something.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Tell him to suck it up like the Bruins did with DeBrusk. He’s got no arbitration rights and we need what he can do at a cheap rate. Convince him that Sheldon isn’t here anymore so he’ll get more of a shot.

 

[RoadWarrior]

Let’s just jettison every prospect. If Easton Cowan and Knies don’t score 30 goals next year we should ship them to Utah immediately before they lose anymore value.

And fill in all the roster holes with 35 year old players. That’s the recipe for success no?

 

[leafan11]

This trade request could be because of the offer too, we have no idea.

 

[JKG33]

For a team desperate for cheap depth scoring, it's pretty telling for yhe quality of player Nick Robertson is that he couldn't seize a role. His trade value is minimal and I won't lose sleep over this one

 

[Evilhomer]

The day he was born, I was sitting in the North Tower at 8:45 am when the you know what hit the fan.

 

[Jacquestrapless]

I remember Debrusk asked for a trade and Bruins just kept him. Ya never know. Maybe just keep him until he gets a high enough value. Then again, it's tough to find a spot for him

 

[stickty111]

Too bad. We will likely regret it if he's gone. However Leafs don't have to honor his request. He has no leverage. If you don't get a good enough offer, let him sit and come with a fresh approach in camp with a new coach. Knowing us we'll trade him for a 5th or something though

 

[Sypher04]

You know what, if this is true, good riddance.
We don’t need that kind of entitlement
I don’t think he was managed well by Keefe and management at all, but our cap is our cap and him being waiver exempt dictates some moves that needed to happen and he was always quickly recalled when we needed to exercise that move.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Dubas would do the nice guy thing and give him a chance elsewhere… I hope Tre hardballs him

 

[Dog]

Maybe, they trade him and Marner? One can only hope!

 

[DcW]

Change of scenery swap is the best you can hope for. Any players come to mind in a similar situation?

 

[Burnie97]

You know what, if this is true, good riddance.
We don’t need that kind of entitlement

I've always been very much about team first... you don't want to be a Leaf... f*** off.

I don't want to hear excuses. Trade him and get what you can. Bye.

 

[leafan11]

You know what, if this is true, good riddance.
We don’t need that kind of entitlement

Do you follow this team lol? The whole culture of the team is built on entitlement

 

[SprDaVE]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807586076824862885

 

[cyris]

Him making his trade request publicly ironically makes him much harder to trade.

If someone gives us an offer we like for him fine other wise let him sit out till he signs a dirt cheap contract to get some leverage back. If he wants to sit out all year fine quality him next year and do it again.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Let's all calm down. Not all trade requests lead to trades.

 

[Sypher04]

Do you follow this team lol? The whole culture of the team is built on entitlement

At least the other players on this team that people might point to and call entitled have actually earned their place in the league not just as barely making the bottom of a roster but as some of the league’s very best players

 

[TheBeastCoast]

My answer would be a firm get f***ed unless we get a deal that actually benefits the team. Guy can either sit out or show up to camp. I don't care lol guy isn't Nylander holding out.

 

[DarkKnight]

Too bad, cheap talent, secondary scoring. People droning on about how Lil never gets a fair shot, this kid is the poster child. Every off shift he's benched the next game, never really given any minutes, pp time.

Bookmark this post, he pots 25 when he leaves. Shame to lose him, but I can't blame the kid. Injuries and misuse.

 

[stats1]

I don’t blame him. Kid wants to play. He’s good enough to get regular minutes. I’m expecting a 4th round pick for him