Hooray! I hope he flourishes under Berube and cements himself on the team. Then get that bag next year.
TeamOggy
This is definitely a “prove it” contract. I’m rooting for him to stay healthy and have a big impact this year.
buddyboykoda
Guy has all the opportunity in the world to seize a top 6 LW spot and run with it. Put pucks in the net and maybe we can flip him for a different asset. This is what made sense all along.
Showtime98
20 goal szn 🔜
hockeyholloway89
I think this is a decent compromise for both sides. Leafs definitely wanted to sign him for cheap for longer. If anything, Robertson comes out as the winner here, but this is his last chance to have a “prove it” year. And given the lack of LW depth, he has a really good chance to show his top line play.
PuckPov
Now we can only hope the leafs actually give him the minutes/role he deserves. 6th among all leafs forwards in P/60, 4th among all leafs forwards in G/60 last season, yet he got just 11 mins per night, and played just 56 games. The poor guy would put up a handful of points, then get sent to the press box for a few games. It didn’t make any sense.
Is he solid defensively? No. Is he the strongest guy on the ice? No. If that’s what you expect of him, you’re looking at the wrong guy. There’s no point in hoping a player becomes something they can never be.
He’s a small offensive specialist with a hell of a shot, but he works his ass off and has shown improvement. With the cap crunch, we need a guy like him. There’s no way he should’ve been sent to the press box while players like Reaves and Gregor were consistently sent out to do absolutely nothing. He got screwed by Keefe last season.
Berube reportedly told him he’d be given a fair chance, he deserves it. We’re desperate for depth scoring, we’re very weak at LW, it makes sense.
RealCanadianDragon
I could still see him traded such as a deadline move.
goleafsgo13
His agent probably read yesterday’s post and finally came to his senses.
toedragrelease
Atta boy Bobby.
snipingsmurf
Good deal for the team but man he is gonna be pissed
Judge_Tredd
*angrily signs contract*
Rowdy_Roddy96
Just hope he has a healthy season and plays well to boost his trade value. That being said he is likely going to play with either JT / Marner or even Domi / Marner. Robertson would excel with players setting him up so he can score goals
100thmeridian420
It’s a fair deal and hopefully he can prove himself. He has the potential.
HappyHorizon17
Awesome, I like Nicky Bobby and hope he kills it this year
succulentchinesefoo
Well that’s good! LFG
GracefulShutdown
Guy with no leverage who they weren’t trading at all gets league min.
This really should have been a non-story but man, some of you had to make this a whole thing, didn’t you?
Snarglefrazzle
I love that we are looking at a 22-man roster with $400,000 in cap space. Having actual healthy scratches rather than playing the emergency call-up game, plus getting to accrue cap space to cash in at the deadline.
I also hope he gets a fair shot and sticks on either the 2nd line as the guy Nylander sets up or the 3rd line as our secondary scoring guy
IAmTheBredman
Shout out to all the people in this sub who kept saying the leafs have to honour his trade request and it’s bad for business if they play hardball with him since he’s an rfa
Dracko705
It just made no sense from his side and by all reports that’s what Tre was able to explain and finally get him to agree to come back
There is literally no better time for Nick Robertson to show his worth than this year, new coach, plenty of half-open spots he could work his way up to higher in the lineup
If he really wants to leave after that then I’m sure we can do this next year with a different result
WhoJustShat
Robo is still young, he has tons of upside, if he can learn to play better without the puck and make better decisions he will be a solid player
The kid has a wicked shot and hes a scoring threat but his play in the dzone is lacking
power_of_funk
Robertson-Matthews-Nylander line with 140 goals this season
BlueHotCoconut
I guess his argument of “well my brother is really good” didn’t win him the contract he wanted.
Escapement_Watch
basically free player! league minimum
spinning_tuna
$300k of cap space left. great work Drunkard Shanny
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I’m not unhappy about this
Hooray! I hope he flourishes under Berube and cements himself on the team. Then get that bag next year.
This is definitely a “prove it” contract. I’m rooting for him to stay healthy and have a big impact this year.
Guy has all the opportunity in the world to seize a top 6 LW spot and run with it. Put pucks in the net and maybe we can flip him for a different asset. This is what made sense all along.
20 goal szn 🔜
I think this is a decent compromise for both sides. Leafs definitely wanted to sign him for cheap for longer. If anything, Robertson comes out as the winner here, but this is his last chance to have a “prove it” year. And given the lack of LW depth, he has a really good chance to show his top line play.
Now we can only hope the leafs actually give him the minutes/role he deserves. 6th among all leafs forwards in P/60, 4th among all leafs forwards in G/60 last season, yet he got just 11 mins per night, and played just 56 games. The poor guy would put up a handful of points, then get sent to the press box for a few games. It didn’t make any sense.
Is he solid defensively? No. Is he the strongest guy on the ice? No. If that’s what you expect of him, you’re looking at the wrong guy. There’s no point in hoping a player becomes something they can never be.
He’s a small offensive specialist with a hell of a shot, but he works his ass off and has shown improvement. With the cap crunch, we need a guy like him. There’s no way he should’ve been sent to the press box while players like Reaves and Gregor were consistently sent out to do absolutely nothing. He got screwed by Keefe last season.
Berube reportedly told him he’d be given a fair chance, he deserves it. We’re desperate for depth scoring, we’re very weak at LW, it makes sense.
I could still see him traded such as a deadline move.
His agent probably read yesterday’s post and finally came to his senses.
Atta boy Bobby.
Good deal for the team but man he is gonna be pissed
*angrily signs contract*
Just hope he has a healthy season and plays well to boost his trade value. That being said he is likely going to play with either JT / Marner or even Domi / Marner. Robertson would excel with players setting him up so he can score goals
It’s a fair deal and hopefully he can prove himself. He has the potential.
Awesome, I like Nicky Bobby and hope he kills it this year
Well that’s good! LFG
Guy with no leverage who they weren’t trading at all gets league min.
This really should have been a non-story but man, some of you had to make this a whole thing, didn’t you?
I love that we are looking at a 22-man roster with $400,000 in cap space. Having actual healthy scratches rather than playing the emergency call-up game, plus getting to accrue cap space to cash in at the deadline.
I also hope he gets a fair shot and sticks on either the 2nd line as the guy Nylander sets up or the 3rd line as our secondary scoring guy
Shout out to all the people in this sub who kept saying the leafs have to honour his trade request and it’s bad for business if they play hardball with him since he’s an rfa
It just made no sense from his side and by all reports that’s what Tre was able to explain and finally get him to agree to come back
There is literally no better time for Nick Robertson to show his worth than this year, new coach, plenty of half-open spots he could work his way up to higher in the lineup
If he really wants to leave after that then I’m sure we can do this next year with a different result
Robo is still young, he has tons of upside, if he can learn to play better without the puck and make better decisions he will be a solid player
The kid has a wicked shot and hes a scoring threat but his play in the dzone is lacking
Robertson-Matthews-Nylander line with 140 goals this season
I guess his argument of “well my brother is really good” didn’t win him the contract he wanted.
basically free player! league minimum
$300k of cap space left. great work Drunkard Shanny
Hope his play backs up his threats!