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Berube Says Nick Robertson Must Earn Maple Leafs Roster Spot

Toronto's deeper forward group raises the bar for Robertson's camp performance.

Overview

  • Head coach Craig Berube declined to guarantee Robertson a full-time role, calling training camp a competition with jobs to be earned.
  • Toronto added Mattias Maccelli, Nicolas Roy, Dakota Joshua and Michael Pezzetta, tightening forward depth and limiting available minutes.
  • Projection site DailyFaceoff currently lists Robertson as a likely healthy scratch to start the season.
  • Robertson re-signed for one year at $1.825 million, a short-term deal that does not secure his place in the lineup.
  • He struggled to hold a regular spot last season and was scratched in the playoffs, and The Athletic’s Jonas Siegel has suggested he could be shopped if he fails to fit under Berube.