One other season however the identical story, what does the long run maintain for Toronto Maple Leafs ahead Nick Robertson?
The Chris Johnston Present: Chris Johnston and Julian McKenzie speaking about Toronto Maple Leafs ahead Nick Robertson and what his future could also be with the Maple Leafs, and what they may very well be searching for in the event that they transfer him this 12 months.
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McKenzie: “Nick Robertson, future being up within the air once more simply appears like a right here we go once more state of affairs with that.
Johnston: “Yeah, it’ll be a commerce if it ever occurs that everybody’s like, ‘Oh yeah, that’s that’s been within the works for a protracted, very long time.’
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And look, I’ll say this, Nick Robertson solely has so many rights below the CBA. However even after wanting a commerce in summer time 2024, he ended up signing final September. You already know, had a fairly good 12 months. The issue for him was when it mattered most, when the Leafs have been within the playoffs, he didn’t costume too usually.
And I believe in the end, he’s a really pushed child, a really aggressive man. You already know, and he’s on a workforce that’s been deep on the ahead place, you realize, that that has undoubtedly restricted his alternatives to some extent within the NHL. He’s truly scored at an affordable fee, provided that he’s probably not enjoying energy play time, you realize, he’s carried out quite a lot of you have a look at, you realize, seasons of 13,14, targets. A number of these targets have been scored at even power.
You already know, I believe it’s, it’s believable that he goes elsewhere, performs somewhat increased within the lineup, and form of meets a number of the expectations which have been there for him. So, you realize, we’ll see what occurs.
The Leafs, clearly, aren’t simply freely giving for nothing. I believe they see him as an asset. He’s nonetheless a reasonably younger participant. It appears like he’s been round perpetually, however a part of that’s he made his debut within the NHL at age 18 or 19 in that covid 12 months, coming again within the 2020 playoff bubble. And so he has been across the fringes of the Leafs roster for fairly a while.
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Nevertheless it feels just like the time could be writing somewhat bit quick for him and the Leafs group, however we’ll must see how issues go. We haven’t precisely seen a bushel of trades across the league right here the final eight weeks. It’s been fairly quiet on the, on the transaction entrance and never been, not been a straightforward time to maneuver gamers.
McKenzie: “Yet one more hypothetical, if it will get to that time, is Brad Treliving extra more likely to need one other younger participant in return for Nicholas Robertson, or is he extra more likely to say, simply give me a draft choose as an asset?
Johnston: “Effectively, I believe the Leafs want belongings themselves for future commerce deadlines. I imply, one factor in Toronto is the cabinets comparatively naked as a result of they’ve, they’ve been a commerce deadline purchaser for season after season after season.
So, you realize, I believe they’re ready to be open-minded concerning the return. It’s about getting what they deem to be truthful worth. However you realize, if it’s one other younger participant, if it’s a draft choose, you realize, presumably it’s one thing that they will they will use to doubtlessly make future trades as nicely.
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As a result of, you realize, the opposite aspect of a Mitch Marner, you realize, life with out Mitch Marner is the Leafs even have extra cap flexibility than regular too. So you realize, they may truly be available in the market for various sorts of trades as this season goes alongside themselves, if these alternatives come up.
However, however they actually, the one factor they’re lacking is that the capital to make these, these sorts of strikes. They’ve already traded away their 2026, first spherical choose, and so, you realize, I don’t know that it must be one factor or one other, apart from they will at all times use somewhat bit extra worth for for future strikes.
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