Toronto Maple Leafs Nick Robertson is a prime candidate for an offer sheet
Toronto Maple Leafs Nick Robertson has bounced between the NHL & AHL. Now the team is at risk of losing him to another team by an offer sheet.
On the heels of the St Louis Blues handing offer sheets to the Edmonton Oilers Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway there is word that the Toronto Maple Leafs could suffer the same fate with 22-year-old Nick Robertson.
Robertson who is currently an RFA has voiced his displeasure about how the Maple Leafs have used him during his time in Toronto, however being buried down the depth chart with the likes of Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, John Tavares and Max Domi who could blame him? Robertson is regarded as having a very high ceiling but hasn't been allowed to show what he's fully capable of doing. But bring in Craig Berube and things could be very different for the Pasadena, California native.
So what's the solution? Brad Treliving has to work relatively quickly to figure out whether he has room to sign Robertson on top of convincing him to stay. If the GM stalls any further he risks another team with a ton of cap space looking for a player who needs a change to swoop in and sign Robertson to an offer sheet.
Robertson's sample size in the National Hockey League is relatively small, but these days many players who have played less than 100 games are getting paid. The name of the game is, what can you do for me down the road when it used to be what have you done for me lately? In 87 National Hockey League games the left winger has 17 goals along with 17 assists and although that may seem underwhelming, in hindsight, given that he hasn't been in the lineup consistently, it's rather good.
Where will Nick Robertson play next season? We'll just have to wait to find out.
Source - The Hockey Writers
Maple Leafs at Risk of Losing Robertson to Offer Sheet
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Do you think an NHL team will offer sheet Nick Robertson? | ||
| Yes. He's just too good | 33 | 46.5 % |
| No. He's shown he can't play consistently | 38 | 53.5 % |
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