The NHL preseason has come to a close and the puck drops on the regular season Tuesday. While it may seem far too early to read into lineup adjustments made by your team, we’re going to do just that with the changes the Toronto Maple Leafs made at practice on Monday morning.
There were four significant changes made the Maple Leafs’ lineup at practice on Monday that involved players that were previously on the outside looking in moving up into the lineup, while others took a step back or were not longer with the team at all.
Nicholas Robertson Joins Maple Leafs’ Regulars
The first significant move involved Nicholas Robertson, who signed a one-year extension with the Maple Leafs in the offseason and is looking for an opportunity to become a regular within the lineup. With consistency being the biggest issue for him over his short career with the team, his preseason play was – once again – on and off at times.
That said, he displayed the ability to add offence and with the team’s need for depth scoring, that could be enticing to Brad Treliving, Craig Berube and the rest of the staff.
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