What has Robertson done to deserve being left out?

[Buds17]

Scored the team's lone goal in Game 5? IIRC, Robertson and Kampf did have the lowest TOI among forwards in that game, and the team did win Game 6. Still, two points in three playoff games isn't shabby at all for such a small sample size.

 

[djdev]

i think hes much better suited to play vs teams like the canes than the panthers. IF we make it to the next round i expect to see more of him..but could be wrong.

 

[Stephen]

I think they need to feed Robertson Trevor Moore highlight videos.

 

[Stephen]

i think hes much better suited to play vs teams like the canes than the panthers. IF we make it to the next round i expect to see more of him..but could be wrong.

Yeah I could see him having more of an impact vs a team like the Canes than Florida, though he has 1 goal vs the Panthers.

 

[Menzinger]

Berube just doesn't seem to trust him yet

 

[djdev]

Yeah I could see him having more of an impact vs a team like the Canes than Florida, though he has 1 goal vs the Panthers.

tbh i dont even count that goal lol. but ye, he certainly did score. the scratch and score moniker is never going away at this point lol.

 

[WilliamInLondon]

Berube just doesn't seem to trust him yet

Agreed. I'm not sure I would either. He hasn't been great this season, but has certainly shown pockets of success. He wouldn't be my first choice to slot in in a do-or-die game because of the risk factor, but if the Leafs somehow advance tomorrow night, I would like him to slot into the early games against Carolina. I like the fact that he gets his shot off.

Long-term, I'm not sure what Treliving thinks, but unless you're getting equal or better value for him, I'd rather re-sign him to a 3-4 year deal before his UFA year. He's a classic buy-low player and I believe there's still untapped potential in the kid. The Leafs will need some of these kind of players next season and beyond

 

[HellasLEAF]

I think we have a deep team and at this time of year past the top 6 your offensive abilities aren't as important as others perhaps in playoff hockey where they allow bit more hold up play clutch and grab etc. I still really like him and feel he can help out team right now so it's unfortunate.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Tight, defensive playoff hockey like last night ... it's just not his game.

 

[Stephen]

tbh i dont even count that goal lol. but ye, he certainly did score. the scratch and score moniker is never going away at this point lol.

Well he is charged up for at least one goal for Game 7.

 

[Dreakmur]

Berube just doesn't seem to trust him yet

I’m not sure it’s a lack of trust. I think he just doesn’t value the limited game he plays. Look at Kampf - I find it hard to believe any coach wouldn’t trust him. It seems Bérubé just doesn’t value the one dimensional game Kampf plays, regardless of how well he plays it.

Bérubé likes big, strong, mean guys. Robertson isn’t any of that.

 

[Voodoo Child]

It's not what he's done it's what he's not done, and that's proven he can be enough of an offensive difference maker to make up for his all around shortcomings.

He's probably in if Knies is out and that's fine.

 

[therealkoho]

2 main reasons I can think of are curling up in fetal position & the matchup game when you don't have last change.

Really thought he'd stick but I trust Berube. Laughton sure as hell isn't coming out.

I know a lot of folks here dont see it, but Laughton does a lot of those little things that coaches love, playing with tenacity, finishing checks, getting pucks deep, making good passes. He's not perfect, but he's the best that Berube has playing that kind of game. I really hope something drops for him soon, he's worked hard enough to earn a goal or at the very least an inadvertent assist.

 

[arso40]

It's not what he's done it's what he's not done, and that's proven he can be enough of an offensive difference maker to make up for his all around shortcomings.

He's probably in if Knies is out and that's fine.

Probably kampf in his place and him with domi n patches

 

[BM14]

He falls down more than Benoit and is half the size.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

 

[All Mod Cons]

According to the Deserve To Win O'Meter on that site, TOR deserved to win Game Five. Yes, Game Five. Does anyone buy that?

It's not like the percentages are close, either. 57.7% in favor of TOR for a game they lost 6-1 and in which they looked terrible?

Something seems off there.

It's like they couldn't actually be arsed to figure out the deserve to win o meter properly and just knew that fancy stats nerds would love it anyway.

 

[Cap'n Flavour]

Berube doesn't seem to care if his bottom 6 isn't scoring, as long as they're playing "the right way".

The question isn't about Laughton anyway, it should be why does McMann keep playing over Robertson, and the answer is Berube also seems to be quite loyal to players he trusts even when they've been ghosts for 10+ games. But McMann set up the insurance goal last game so all is forgiven. And that's basically it, if they win game 7 Berube's going to be lauded as a genius, if they don't there will be the usual wailing and gnashing of teeth.

 

[colchar]

Scroll down to the 'Expected Goals %' section and select "5 on 5"

What a pathetically stupid stat.

Robertson is the best in the team

I haven’t studied either player in detail

That was obvious.

, but with such a massive difference, wouldn’t it make more sense to let Robertson play? (Unless there’s some tactical or strategic reason I’m unaware of.)

Like that there are more important things than moronic 'expected' stats?

 

[colchar]

He does nothing and that's why he's left out.

He takes stupid penalties.

 

[colchar]

According to the Deserve To Win O'Meter on that site, TOR deserved to win Game Five. Yes, Game Five. Does anyone buy that?

It's not like the percentages are close, either. 57.7% in favor of TOR for a game they lost 6-1 and in which they looked terrible?

Something seems off there.

Yeah, most so-called 'advanced stats' are bullshit. Hell, look at the stat on which this thread is based - expected instead of reality.

 

[matsqq]

What a pathetically stupid stat.


Like that there are more important things than moronic 'expected' stats?

The thing with stats is — when something stands out as much as it did in this case, it usually has either a logical explanation or it truly is something out of the ordinary.

And in many cases, it’s a little bit of both.

By the way — 'pathetically stupid'? In your case, I’d say that’s a pretty clear case of projection.