With a 33-14-4 record and one of the six teams in the Eastern Conference with at least 70 points, the Toronto Maple Leafs can have a real shot at a serious playoff for the first time in almost two decades. They learned on Friday that they would be making an addition to the roster that could give them the extra strength they need.
Toronto remembered #1 Lead Nick Robertson from the Marlies of American Hockey League. The striker has scored three goals and eight points in nine games this season.
Robertson suffered an undisplaced right fibula fracture during the second contest of the campaign, which kept him out until February 2.
Robertson told The Athletic’s Joshua Kloke: “Sometimes the teams have a lot of players, and sometimes you don’t get the opportunities you want and sometimes there’s another team in the NHL that’s going to give the young lads a chance. their. last week. “At the moment, I just want to be healthy and play. I want to play in the NHL. I think I deserve it and I think I’m working towards that. I want to prove it with certainty. “
The 20-year-old was picked by the Maple Leafs in 53rd place in the 2019 NHL Admissions Draft. He played in the 2019 NHL Draft. six NHL games last seasonscored nine shots on goal and one assist.
