Toronto Maple Leafs fans have watched Nick Robertson try to find his place in the NHL for several seasons. There were flashes of offence, stretches of frustration and plenty of questions about where he fit in the lineup.
Hockey has a funny way of working. A young player can spend years trying to convince people he deserves a bigger opportunity. Then he gets one, starts scoring, and somehow finds himself right back where he started.
Nick Robertson scored twice in his Pittsburgh debut and Arturs Silovs made 19 saves as the visiting Penguins demolished the Philadelphia Flyers 7-0 on Wednesday in the season opener for both teams.
Can you name every winner of the Hart Trophy, which honors the most valuable player in the NHL, since 1983?
Some hockey players you just keep rooting for, even when you know the numbers don't quite make the argument. Nick Robertson has always been one of those players for me.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
Nick Robertson spent his entire career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, before he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 1. Robertson signed a two-year contract extension worth $6.5 million with the Penguins on July 14, reuniting with Kyle Dubas and Jason Spezza.
Nick Robertson spent six seasons trying to establish himself as a permanent part of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ lineup without ever getting there. The former second-round pick appeared in 234 games for Toronto, scoring 88 points but averaging only 11:52 of ice time.
One interesting thing about NHL careers is that a player’s value can change without the player changing all that much. Nicholas Robertson’s new contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins is a good example.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed winger Nick Robertson to a two-year contract with a $3.25 million cap hit, according to Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
Nick Robertson’s arbitration date gives the Pittsburgh Penguins a deadline. It does not give them an answer. That is an important distinction. The Penguins can try to settle on a number before his July 28 hearing, find another path or go through the arbitration process.
In perhaps the most intriguing of several key moves by the Penguins in the early days of free agency, Pittsburgh traded for forward Nick Robertson.
The Nick Robertson experiment in Toronto finally came to an end on Wednesday. After years of Robertson battling injuries and inconsistency, but still showing enough promise and potential to continue taking chances on him, the Toronto Maple Leafs traded him to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nick Robertson admitted that he remains unsure about his future with the team amidst an offseason of turnover for the organization.
The Maple Leafs forward, who has had an up-and-down relationship with the team throughout his tenure there, is finally in a position to call his shot.
The past few seasons have seen Nick Robertson turn from one of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ top prospects into one of its biggest question marks. Last summer, following another mediocre season, Robertson became a restricted free agent once again.
The Toronto Maple Leafs started the 2025-26 NHL campaign with mixed results, with a record of 3-2-1 after six games.
The Maple Leafs are not willing to lose games due to a lack of depth, which in the end costs more than marginally saving on the salary cap.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nick Robertson is drawing growing interest across the NHL.
Toronto needs a scorer to complement Auston Matthews, and without Mitch Marner, Robertson's profile fits perfectly.
For the Leafs, the financial flexibility would be minimal, but they have an overpopulation in offensive positions.
This trade would benefit both the teams and players involved.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are reportedly in talks to sign Jack Roslovic, who is currently a free agent after finishing his contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed Nick Robertson, but it doesn't sound like that will ensure him playing time.
The team did bring him back on a one-year, $1.8 million deal, but his role remains murky after he was scratched in much of the postseason and has struggled to gain the trust of multiple coaches.
Nick Robertson and the Toronto Maple Leafs agreed to a one-year pact worth $1.825 million for the 2025-26 season, avoiding Sunday’s scheduled arbitration hearing.
There will be no arbitration hearings in the NHL this summer.
The 23-year-old tallied 15 goals in 69 games last year in a limited role.
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