Yetserday, the Toronto Maple Leafs qualified pending RFA Nick Robertson. Shortly after, the young sniper informed the franchise he has no plans of re-signing and would like a fresh start elsewhere.
Toronto General Manager Brad Treliving had a successful weekend re-signing second generation Maple Leaf Max Domi to a team friendly four-year, $3,75M AAV and trading for the rights to veteran defenceman Chris Tanev from the Dallas Stars with a contract announcement to be made shortly after free agency opens.
Injuries have derailed the 22 year old's NHL development, playing just 87 games spread across parts of 4 seasons with the Maple Leafs. Robertson is coming off his most production NHL campaign, scoring 14 goals and 27 points in 56 games, while averaging just 11:23 in ice time.