Bad News for Top Maple Leafs Prospect
With the Leafs adding depth on the wing this offseason, it makes for a tough situation for this prospect.
Robertson's Situation with the Leafs
Nick Robertson has been mired with injuries during his development over the past few seasons. As he began getting into some games with the Leafs, he unfortunately suffered a season-ending injury.
With training camp coming up, what are the odds that Robertson can make the roster? Leafs writer Luke Fox had this to say.
A peek at Toronto's left-wing depth chart shows that Robertson will have to outduel Tyler Bertuzzi, Max Domi, Matthew Knies and, say, Sam Lafferty to secure a spot. Among that group, only Knies is exempt from waivers, and his post-season revealed a cap-friendly NHLer."
Short end of the Stick
With Robertson being exempt from waivers, it makes him the likely victim of being sent down to the Marlies. Additionally, it seems unlikely that he will beat out Bertuzzi or Domi, two players who were brought in under the current regime. That leaves Knies, a player who excelled during the playoffs last year, and Lafferty. Lafferty, though, would be a risk to be lost to waivers if her were sent down.
That unfortunately means Robertson is likely to be the one sent down. If he is able to stay healthy, however, a good showing at camp could change that.
As seen on Hockey Feed - "Insider has bad prediction for Toronto's Robertson"
| POLL | ||
SEPTEMBRE 9 | 58 ANSWERS Bad News for Top Maple Leafs Prospect Will Robertson be the one sent down to the Marlies this season? | ||
| Yes | 46 | 79.3 % |
| No | 12 | 20.7 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Mackenzie Weegar | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marcus Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nick Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Corey Perry | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||