Reasons for not trading with the Maple Leafs Robertson Nick
Joshua Kloke
7 to 9 minutes
From his spot in the corner of the Toronto Maple Leafs dressing room, Nick Robertson glanced up at the mass of media gathered there.
The NHL trade deadline was just over a month away, and the Leafs had a bye week starting in a few days. Young Leaf players like Robertson have found themselves thrown into the narrative as pieces who might be headed out, as has become routine in Toronto.
The 22-year-old Robertson is still under contract with Toronto, but he has already played for the team for five (!) seasons. He is familiar with the procedure.
With a cheeky grin, he asks, “There’s trade talk?” “Every year, it seems like the same thing happens around the