The Toronto Maple Leafs lost 100-point winger Mitch Marner to free agency, creating a significant scoring and penalty-killing gap. General manager Brad Treliving acquired Mattias Maccelli and added depth across the roster to help mitigate the loss. Nick Robertson signed a one-year contract and emerges as an internal candidate to replace some of the scoring. Robertson's NHL progress has been inconsistent due to the pandemic, injuries, and intermittent healthy scratches, resulting in only 156 NHL games since 2020-21. At nearly 24 years old, Robertson posted a career-high 15 goals last season and could produce more with increased ice time and better linemates.
Between the pandemic, injuries, and some mistrust from his coaches causing him to be a healthy scratch and yo-yoed between the American Hockey League's (AHL) Toronto Marlies and the Maple Leafs, Robertson's NHL career has been a bit rocky. These factors have all resulted in the forward playing a total of only 156 NHL games since entering the league in 2020-21.
Last year he showed some promise, setting a career high in goals with 15 and added seven assists for 22 points in 69 games in the regular season. He has shown the ability to be a consistent goal scorer even in his limited usage, averaging 17 goals and 29 points over a full 82-game schedule. This comes while getting roughly 11 and a half minutes of time on ice, per game on average.
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