I like Nick Robertson and he has skill but leafs fans have way too much hope for him. He might be on the fourth line is what im saying, and Dubas knows that with the Engvall signing. Robertson should stay in the AHL until he can play a full season.

He's going to be a good player but I don't think he is going to be a leaf when he blossoms. He's good but I think he's not going to get the right role in TO. He needs to be a focal point on an offensive line and I just don't see it happening in TO.

Every year trolls say the same thing. And every year they are wrong.

Now you'll say something about the 1st round.

That left side is gonna be open in 23-24. No way leafs keep Bunting. If Robertson puts it together in the AHL this year and gets called up for some late season games I could see him trying out for a top 6 role when Buntings deal is up.

When I look at this depth chart I see such an obvious spot for him at LW2 with Tavares & Nylander but he's got to stay healthy. I think you start him in the AHL this year and make him force his way onto the team with his performance, but when he does you stick him right up there instead of letting him languish on the 4th line for 8 minutes a night. You presumably signed Engvall and Jarnkrok to be disciplined defensive forwards, so don't try and square peg them into being scoring wingers once Robertson proves he can be an NHL player.

No, because he doesn't have the ability to get into the corners and dig for pucks. He's too small. But put him with a guy who can and a goal scorer and he'll be good.

And obviously you don't know what kind of player he is. That 2LW needs a guy who can go get pucks and get them to JT and Nylander. That is the biggest weakness Robertson has.

Yeah, didn't even think about putting a tiny guy made of glass with a guy like Nylander. JT wouldn't have a problem being the guy digging in the corner, but he can never can seem to get there quick enough to be part of it. Maybe Knies can be that guy when he presumably signs at the end of the year(haven't watched him much but I'd hope a big boy like him would like getting into the dirty spots)?

I do think Robertson is going to be an important part of the top 6 if he can stay healthy - Willie probably wants a raise from his $6.9M after next season (from where, Willie? from where??) and the days of Michael Bunting being a sub-$1M first liner are quickly coming to a close. One of those two guys is moving on and Robertson should be able to step up into a scoring role.

VAN decline, they are trying to shed salary.

Or you move Robertson for someone else that fills the holes the team has.